Under the stars Have you been looking for a fun way to spend an evening with your family and friends? If so, come join the members of the Raymond Village Community Church as they celebrate family fun with an outdoors film night Friday, Aug. 22. The outdoor theater showing “Ratatouille” on the big screen will […]

What do you think of when you hear the word “green?” Making changes that are going to cost you a pretty penny, right? When you say the word “green,” expensive words come to mind such as – solar panels, energy efficient appliances or Energy Star rated windows. That is just a part of the “living […]

After finding a homemade bomb in his front yard Sunday, John Nicosia came to the Standish Town Council Tuesday to ask them to ban parking in front of his house on Middle Jam Road. This wasn’t the first incident on his road, Nicosia said, asserting that he has had a series of problems with people […]

Getting warmer An emergency community meeting, organized our legislative delegation of Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Cumberland, and Reps. Mark Bryant, D-Windham, and Gary Plummer, R-Windham, will be held Thursday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Windham High School auditorium. The purpose is to bring together as many Windham citizens as possible, to talk about what […]

Art Lester of Raymond, shown here sailing near the Spanish island of Majorca, drowned last week in Sebago Lake at the age of 63. Lester, a well-known employee of the National Weather Service in Gray, was remembered by friends as full of life and quick with a joke. Courtesy photo

Joe Bruno, former Republican legislator and frequent critic of the state-supported Dirigo Health plan, has been nominated to serve on the Dirigo Health Agency board of directors. Gov. John Baldacci last week announced the nominations of Bruno and three others, including another former Republican legislator, Judy Foss of Yarmouth. Also nominated were Sara Gagne Holmes, […]

The legal skirmishes preceding the trial of a Massachusetts man charged with manslaughter took a turn against the defense Wednesday when a judge decided the blood alcohol test results are admissible and that a change of venue motion will be decided next month. In deciding to admit the blood alcohol test result, Justice Robert Crowley […]

Now that Windham High School students will be required to complete community service in order to collect a diploma, the school is looking for help in steering students toward those who need help. School officials are inviting students, parents and other community members to a brainstorming session Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. in the […]

It was one of those days with a plan. I had my list of errands right on the table next to my pocketbook, the stack of overdue books and bottle of water (tap water, that is). As soon as it got to the getting up time of most businesses, 9:30 or 10 a.m., I’d hit […]

Robert Levesque, a Casco resident unhappy with the tax increases he and other waterfront property owners face as a result of recent revaluation of town properties, has asked the Board of Selectmen to clarify the correct procedure for gathering signatures for two petition drives he would like to launch. Levesque wants to have a new […]