McLaughlin Garden in South Paris has expanded its Lilac Festival to four days as it runs from May 23-26 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The 11th annual lilac celebration allows visitors to experience the colors and scents of one of the largest lilac collections in Maine. Perennials and lilacs will be on sale all weekend. The […]

Change is in the air at Raymond’s town meeting. For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, the meeting will not be on a Saturday. Instead, it will take place on Wednesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Jordan Small Middle School, where residents will take up a municipal budget that shows […]

A Casco woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend Friday night. Mariea Whitney, 45, was arrested Friday in Casco by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of aggravated domestic violence after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, a 42-year-old Windham man. Whitney was taken to Cumberland County Jail and held on $15,000 […]

The state of Maine isn’t just spending your tax money on ridiculous endeavors with excessive price tags and no clear public benefit. It’s also squandering some of it. The state accomplishes this important governmental function by studying stuff. Lots of stuff. I recently came across a list of review and research projects authorized by the […]

The state of Maine isn’t just spending your tax money on ridiculous endeavors with excessive price tags and no clear public benefit. It’s also squandering some of it. The state accomplishes this important governmental function by studying stuff. Lots of stuff. I recently came across a list of review and research projects authorized by the […]

From Saturday, May 24, through Monday, May 26, the Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park will be holding its annual plant sale during regular park business hours. The friends volunteers raise a wonderful variety of large, healthy perennial and annual flowers and vegetables in their own greenhouse, for use in gardens, beds, planters and pots […]

From Saturday, May 24, through Monday, May 26, the Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park will be holding its annual plant sale during regular park business hours. The friends volunteers raise a wonderful variety of large, healthy perennial and annual flowers and vegetables in their own greenhouse, for use in gardens, beds, planters and pots […]

A day to remember The annual Memorial Day Parade in Gray is scheduled for Monday, May 26. After the 11 a.m. service at Stimson Memorial Hall, parade step off will begin at Russell School on Route 26 and proceed to the American Legion Hall on Route 100. Come on out to attend the service and […]

0523memories This house, called the Charles Hasty house, was located where Seavey’s store is at the intersection of routes 202 and 302 (the rotary) in Windham. This house was torn down in 1967, according to a note on the back of the photo. Windham Historical Society has several “house books,” compilations of photos and history […]

0523memories This house, called the Charles Hasty house, was located where Seavey’s store is at the intersection of routes 202 and 302 (the rotary) in Windham. This house was torn down in 1967, according to a note on the back of the photo. Windham Historical Society has several “house books,” compilations of photos and history […]