A Palmyra man remained in Cumberland County Jail this week after his arrest for the 1995 murder of a Portland man with Windham ties. Maine Assistant Attorney General William Stokes confirmed that Steven R. Cutting, 46, confessed last week to killing 36-year-old William Greenwood on the night of April 30, 1995. He was arrested Aug. […]

A Palmyra man remained in Cumberland County Jail this week after his arrest for the 1995 murder of a Portland man with Windham ties. Maine Assistant Attorney General William Stokes confirmed that Steven R. Cutting, 46, confessed last week to killing 36-year-old William Greenwood on the night of April 30, 1995. He was arrested Aug. […]

Those who are pregnant and planning a natural birth are invited to to learn about labor and birth and how to work through labor without using pain medications at The Birth House in Bridgton. A variety of coping techniques will be covered including movement, massage, meditation and the use of water. Topics include breastfeeding and […]

Shifting students and building a new bus garage are two of the preliminary recommendations settled on Monday by the School Administrative District 61 Facilities Review Committee. The committee, which formed this summer and includes selectmen, school and citizen representatives, will meet again Monday, Aug. 25, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Crooked River Elementary […]

Senior meals are available at Unity Gardens on Route 115 in North Windham. For reservations or information, call Southern Maine Agency on Aging at 396-6500. Tuesday, July 1 Swiss style beef patty, rice pilaf, applesauce, broccoli cuts, whole wheat dinner roll, cake with frosting. Diabetic dessert: Diet spice cake. Alternate entrae: Chicken leg. Wednesday, July […]

Standish voters still don’t know whether the question to build a community center will be on ballots. What they do know after the release of the report Tuesday by the committee examining what kind of center is needed is that the committee wants a big, expensive center. The recommended center makes no fiscal sense, in […]

Customers who stop by the Maine Bean Bakehouse & Deli in Windham for a sandwich or a cup of coffee may end up helping a neighbor stay warm this winter. Starting last month, the popular Route 302 restaurant began accepting tips at the front counter. But instead of pocketing the extra cash themselves, the employees […]

The following students were named to the dean’s list at the University of New England for the spring 2008 semester. Naples Cody R. Lapointe, studying for a bachelor’s of athletic training education New Gloucester Adam J. MacDonald, – studying for an associate’s in dental hygiene Chelsea M. Manley – studying for a bachelor’s of applied […]

Whether Standish residents will vote on a proposal for a more than $8 million community center will be discussed at a Town Council workshop Aug. 26, after the question was tabled by the Town Council Tuesday. The council discussed responses to the newly released community center report Tuesday, with some councilors advocating for a referendum […]

Dear Editor: I am responding to Phil Kennard’s latest rant, in the Aug. 1 Lake Region Weekly, in which he belittles Sen. Bill Diamond’s effort to make the state sex offender registry more effective by citing what the offender has done, so that people can differentiate between those whose offenses are relatively minor and those […]