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 […]

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 […]

On Saturday, June 21, I spent about nine hours at Summerfest, beginning early in the morning. This is the best time to see lots of folks you know, all doing the same thing – preparing the way for the community to have a wonderful day of enjoyment. Over committed as usual, I was assigned to […]

Weathering storms Scary is the word I would use to describe this last week, weather-wise. Typically it is only our dog, Cally and our cats Gabriel and Bogey that head for shelter when lightning strikes. This past week I was running past them to get to solid cover. I could look out over the lake […]

Weathering storms Scary is the word I would use to describe this last week, weather-wise. Typically it is only our dog, Cally and our cats Gabriel and Bogey that head for shelter when lightning strikes. This past week I was running past them to get to solid cover. I could look out over the lake […]

The deep purple of blue flag irises, the shocking pink of sheep’s laurel, and the steady red of pitcher plants are bright stars in a sea of green at Holt Pond this time of year. Join Lakes Environmental Association staff Colin Holme and Bridie McGreavy to explore this sea and its stars in a native […]

Dear S. Donald Sussman: Please send me a million bucks. In return for your generous donation, you’ll own me and all my opinions. I know you’re wondering why you – the founder of a $2-billion off-shore hedge fund called Paloma Partners, as well as one of the country’s biggest contributors to philanthropic and political causes […]

It’s not hard to believe that you’ve reverted to your slanderous ways. How is it that Phil Pomerleau now has a serious conflict of interest when he voted not to confirm a department head, when for eight years, when he voted with you to confirm them, he had no conflict? Your slanderous accusation that Pomerleau […]

The Windham School Committee and the Gray Town Council are both dealing with vacancies following recent resignations. On June 14, Gray Town Councilor Deborah Mancini, who recently finished a year as chairwoman, submitted her letter of resignation. A week later, Windham School Committee member Jeff Vermette, an 11-year veteran of the school board, stepped down […]

The Maine Department of Education announced this week that 31 plans to consolidate school districts have been approved. With two local districts on the list, the work to conform with the Legislature’s consolidation law passed in 2007 is closer to concluded. But the intended relief for taxpayers may well only shimmer like a mirage on […]