Weather words of the week: Upslope fog: Fog formed as moist, stable air flows upward over a topographic barrier. Friday: Mostly sunny with no chance of precipitation. High: 55 Low: 34 Saturday: Sunny skies with no chance of precipitation. High: 56 Low: 37 Sunday: Sunny skies with no chance of precipitation. High: 62 Low: 39

Students from fourth- through sixth-grades in School Administrative District 6 figured and factored their way to victory in the 20th annual Spring Math Meet held April 12 at Bonny Eagle High School. There were 139 students competing for top honors in arithmetic, geometry and problem solving. Fifty fourth-graders, 58 fifth-graders and 31 sixth-graders solved a […]

Voters in New Gloucester convening for the annual town meeting Monday, May 5, will be asked to approve a budget that will increase the town share of property taxes by more than 2.7 percent. The meeting held at 7 p.m. at Memorial School, at 86 Intervale Road will also reveal substantial use of town surplusses […]

Run for Ben The Jordan Small Middle School cross country and track and field teams invite you to join them in a fun run Saturday, May 10. Teammate Ben Olmstead was recently diagnosed with a degenerative hip disease that will not only prevent him from running, but will keep him in bed with his legs […]

Run for Ben The Jordan Small Middle School cross country and track and field teams invite you to join them in a fun run Saturday, May 10. Teammate Ben Olmstead was recently diagnosed with a degenerative hip disease that will not only prevent him from running, but will keep him in bed with his legs […]

Army Spec. Anthony R. DiFonzo has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, […]

Recent television appearances on the evening news of some Windham Town Council members got the attention of some viewers, but was it news? That’s the question I always asked myself when, during my years as a newspaper editor, I received calls from people with a “great news story” or press releases about some great new […]

Recent television appearances on the evening news of some Windham Town Council members got the attention of some viewers, but was it news? That’s the question I always asked myself when, during my years as a newspaper editor, I received calls from people with a “great news story” or press releases about some great new […]

Beginning Saturday, May 3, in Gray, and stretching until the middle of June, Lakes Region residents have the chance to set the financial course for the towns they live in as annual town meetings convene. Residents should consider it a duty to attend the meetings. In Gray, a budget of more than $5 million will […]

A Raymond man was killed Monday afternoon when his car hit a tree on Route 85 in that town, according to Maine State Police. Christopher Ball, 40, was traveling north on Route 85 at around 5:30 p.m. at a high rate of speed in his 2005 Cadillac CTS when he lost control and went off […]