Standish residents will consider a capital expenditures bond for more than $1.2 million, during the annual town meeting Saturday June 14. The town meeting will be held at the Standish Municipal Building on Route 35, starting at 9 a.m. The bond is one part of more than $7.1 million in town spending presented to residents […]

A $3.2 million municipal budget would pay off all of Naples’ town debt, if approved by residents at their annual town meeting Wednesday, June 18. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the town gymnasium at 15 Village Green Lane. The budget proposed by the Selectboard shows an increase of almost $246,000 from […]

Though his first carpentry project, a chess board with gaps around the edges, was imperfect, Nathan Doughty, 18, of Sebago loved working with his hands from that first ninth-grade shop class. Doughty has come a long way since then. After graduating from Lake Region High School on Sunday, having completed the two-year construction technology program […]

Board of Selectmen – one three-year term Nathaniel Berry IV – 608 Berry was unopposed Board of Selectmen – one two-year term Pamela Slye – 550 Berry was unopposed SAD 15 Board of Directors – one three-year term Gary Harriman – 42 Joshua McHenry – 31 SAD 15 budget Yes – 500 No – 192 […]

Lakes Region election results Windham Town Council At Large -three-year term Carol Waig – 1,156 Lane Hiltunen – 792 Ann Rich – 374 Town Council East – three-year term John MacKinnon – 1,078 Willard Blanchard – 899 Michael Wakefield – 321 Windham School Committee – two three-year terms Michael Duffy – 1,308 Kathryn Brix – […]

0613memories.jpg For more than a century, there was a Hawkes store in Windham Center. The building was also used for a school, residence, an addition was made for the first phone office – altogether, it is an historic corner. Here is what it looked like when the sign read “Fred S. Hawkes”, and the transportation […]

Naples State bond question Yes – 109 No – 121 Maine 1st District Congressional seat Democrats Chellie Pingree – 54 Adam Cote – 36 Michael Brennan – 13 Ethan Strimling – 6 Mark Lawrence – 5 Steve Meister – 0 Republicans Charlie Summers – 52 Dean Scontras – 43 U.S. Senate – Democrats Rep. Thomas […]

After a six-year hiatus, Windham Summerfest returned last June, drawing kids and adults alike with events including helicopter rides and live music. This year’s Summerfest kicks off in Windham with softball and music Friday, June 20, and continues through Saturday, June 21, promising the same fun, plus a little more. “It went real well for […]

Bridgton Casco Gray Naples New Gloucester Raymond Sebago Yes 500 226 803 224 374 487 109 No 493 283 571 200 328 464 121 Standish Windham Yes 626 1,242 No 677 1,209

Raymond residents shot down the school budget Tuesday, sending School Board members back to the budget for a review that has to be quick while finding additional places to cut. With the budget failing 517-435, school board members now have 10 days to review the budget and make additional cuts before holding a special town […]