Raymond voters will weigh in July 7 on a school budget that is $116,000 lighter than the spending plan that failed at the polls last month. At the June 27 special town meeting, residents approved a $8.93 million budget that included an additional $116,000 in cuts made by the Raymond School Board after the initial […]

Fun updates Sebago Recreation Director Corinne Davis has provided some updates on the summer programs. The trips that were to be taken in conjunction with the Harrison Recreation Department, including the Canobie Lake Park trip mentioned last week, have been canceled. The first session of swimming lessons at Woods Pond in Bridgton has begun. For […]

Although I must congratulate the Council on their civility toward each other, the public was slapped in the face. Other than councilors Waig and MacKinnon a request for a simple public hearing to receive comment on whether or not to place on November’s ballot a vote to move the municipal elections to November was not […]

A former councilor is the sole applicant for the open position on the Gray Town Council. Matthew Sturgis, of Glen Cove Road, was the only resident to submit an application before the July 1 deadline to fill the seat vacated by the departure of Deborah Mancini. Mancini resigned from the council June 14, citing personal […]

At one time or another, each of us has pondered the purpose of our lives. Why am I here? Where am I going? What is the purpose of my life? The Unity Church of Greater Portland on 54 River Road in Windham will be holding a class Wednesday July 9 and 16 at 6:30 p.m. […]

The following Thomas College student was named to the dean’s list in the undergraduate, day division for the spring 2008 semester. Windham – Keith Herrick The following students from Maine have been named to the president’s and dean’s list for the spring 2008 semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. To be eligible for […]

Plans four years in the making will come to fruition Wednesday, July 9, when New Gloucester officials break ground on a new fire station that officials hope will solve the town’s lack of space for its emergency services. The shovels will go in the ground at 7 p.m. at the site on Lewiston Road, midway […]

Your regular correspondent, Marcia Blanchard, is a still a patient at Mercy Hospital, where she continues to receive medical treatment for a respiratory condition. While she is unavailable, Kay Soldier (with a lot of help from friends) will provide the Inside Windham column. Please e-mail Kay at kso48@aol.com or call 892-5381 if you have news. […]

Your regular correspondent, Marcia Blanchard, is a still a patient at Mercy Hospital, where she continues to receive medical treatment for a respiratory condition. While she is unavailable, Kay Soldier (with a lot of help from friends) will provide the Inside Windham column. Please e-mail Kay at kso48@aol.com or call 892-5381 if you have news. […]

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputies have identified a potential suspect, but no arrests have been made, after an unsuccessful armed robbery at a hair salon in Standish Thursday. At around 1:30 p.m. on June 26 a white man around 40 years old demanded money from employees at the New Hope Hair Salon at 140 Ossipee Trail […]