When George Wing set up shop in Upper Gloucester in 1977, he never thought Wing’s Tank and Tummy would become a must-stop for Route 100 motorists looking for a tasty bite and a friendly face. “I thought I’d be here maybe 10 years,” said Wing, 75, who last week locked the doors to his namesake […]

Weather words of the week: Western U.S. front: A frontal system emerging from the west producing showers, thunderstorms and heavy rains while moving fast or slow. The system can last for more than one day, preventing more pleasant weather from arriving. Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. High: 74 Low: 57 […]

Casco residents will be asked to again approve borrowing for two town building projects at a special town meeting at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 18, due to an error in the warrant for the annual town meeting. The special town meeting was scheduled at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting, during which Robert Levesque asked for clarification […]

Having a daughter with cancer puts life in perspective, Shirley Larson said. This week, Larson, her husband Robert, son Clay, 11, and daughter, Elizabeth, 7, are focusing on enjoying life at Camp Sunshine in Casco, where they are spending the week with 40 other families with a child who has been diagnosed with cancer. The […]

Having a daughter with cancer puts life in perspective, Shirley Larson said. This week, Larson, her husband Robert, son Clay, 11, and daughter, Elizabeth, 7, are focusing on enjoying life at Camp Sunshine in Casco, where they are spending the week with 40 other families with a child who has been diagnosed with cancer. The […]

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department officers peacefully ended a standoff with an armed Gray woman early in the afternoon August 1. Deputies responding to a domestic dispute call at 105 Depot Road just before 2 p.m. found a distraught female had barricaded herself in the home and was armed with a 9 mm pistol. “The female […]

The Gray Town Council is wondering what to do with the Village Fire Station, and has sent out a call seeking developers with ideas for one of the town’s oldest buildings and a cornerstone of its downtown area. Councilors this week approved a broad request for proposals concerning the Village Fire Station, a prominent brick […]

Shine on As someone who has used solar power in my home for more than 10 years, I love telling people that yes, using the sun to generate electricity really works. I have written about living off the grid before, and gotten lots of responses and questions from readers. Now that the general public is […]

Shine on As someone who has used solar power in my home for more than 10 years, I love telling people that yes, using the sun to generate electricity really works. I have written about living off the grid before, and gotten lots of responses and questions from readers. Now that the general public is […]

0808memories In 1840, just like today, Windham kids were getting ready for schools to open. In the Windham Plains neighborhood (Varney Mill Road area), 62 scholars of all ages would attend the school shown here which was on the upper end of Varney Mill Road. The Windham Plains school in District 13 was 26 feet […]