This year’s top graduates from Gray-New Gloucester High School have submitted their thoughts about the high school experience. These students and the rest of the class of 2008 will graduate Saturday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. Megan Bagdon: Becoming certified in Outdoor Emergency Care, applying that knowledge […]

Before Rippling Waters Organic Farm planted a garden at Stonecrest Housing Center in Standish, the only vegetables Louise Hunt, 86, ate were from a can. Click here for an audio slideshow of the event. On May 22, Hunt helped Christy McKinnon and Emma Zavez from Rippling Waters, as well as several local volunteers, put in […]

Before Rippling Waters Organic Farm planted a garden at Stonecrest Housing Center in Standish, the only vegetables Louise Hunt, 86, ate were from a can. Click here for an audio slideshow of the event. On May 22, Hunt helped Christy McKinnon and Emma Zavez from Rippling Waters, as well as several local volunteers, put in […]

On Tuesday, May 20, a special group of Key Bank workers appeared at the South Windham farm facility of the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals to donate their time and talent on behalf of horses seized from neglect or abuse situations. Key Bank employees Kathy Gilman, Diana Gagne, Paige Johnson, Derek Hebert, […]

One of the primary responsibilities of our town council is to manage the tax payers dollars as wisely as possible. I listened to “Speak Out” last Friday night, hosted by Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Cumberland. I heard the question asked to those running for town council, “Would you be in favor of moving the June election […]

One of the primary responsibilities of our town council is to manage the tax payers dollars as wisely as possible. I listened to “Speak Out” last Friday night, hosted by Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Cumberland. I heard the question asked to those running for town council, “Would you be in favor of moving the June election […]

While the races for Standish Town Council feature four candidates in pursuit of two seats, the contested elections held June 10 are the exception, not the norm. Brian Libby is running against incumbent Lou Stack for Area 4 town councilor, while Peter Hassapelis is running against incumbent Phil Pomerleau for the council at-large seat. But […]

Three candidates are clamoring to fill a one-year term left open by the October resignation of Alison Libbey. Incumbent Tracy Scheckel, who was appointed last year to fill the post until the June 10 election, is joined on the ballot by Philip Pulsifer and Richard Walls. Pulsifer, a resident of Gray for 18 years, is […]

A fire that started with faulty wiring in a whirlpool tub destroyed a renovated Raymond farmhouse May 22, leaving six people homeless and untold hours of hard work wasted. But the blaze was also a lesson in cooperation, said the fire chiefs from Raymond and Gray, whose crews blended seamlessly to fight the fire at […]

Going for gold Katie Allen, a sophomore at Poland Regional High School and a nine-year member of Girl Scouts, is working on earning her Gold Award. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout between the ages of 14-18 may earn. The leadership skills, organizational skills, and sense of community […]