Shrinking school Raymond schools face one of the biggest challenges in their history. Due to significant declining enrollment and the increase of Raymond’s valuation, the school district will be receiving a much smaller subsidy from the Maine Department of Education. The result is the need to draft a school budget that is less than a […]

Weather word of the week: Vernal equinox: When the sun approaches the Northern Hemisphere and passes directly over the equator. Friday: Mostly sunny with a 0 percent chance of precipitation. High: 37 Low: 14 Saturday: Mostly sunny with a 0 percent chance of precipitation. High: 34 Low: 13 Sunday: Mostly sunny with a 0 percent […]

Windham Community Officer Matt Cyr asked an assembly of Windham parents a peculiar question March 12. “How many parents here would take your kids, whatever age, drive them down to New York City, drop them off and say, ‘See ya, have a nice time’?” he asked to illustrate the potential perils of the Internet. In […]

This week I’ve watched the Windham town council, school board and planning board deliberations on such topics as the shortage of salt, what going by the ordinance means (in legal terms), the requirements for graduation and whether a subdivision will impact the surrounding area. I think we are so fortunate to have volunteers to serve […]

Libby Cummings began paying close attention to the Iraq War when the U.S. military did not find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Now in full opposition to the war, Cummings is holding out hope that an end is in sight. Cummings, who was 13 when the U.S. invaded Iraq, is now 18 and facing […]

How would you fare in the 2008 Maine National Geographic Bee? Test your knowledge with some sample questions from the National Geographic Bee below. 1. The North Atlantic current brings warm waters from the tropics to the west coast of which continent? 2. What is the term for a part of an ocean or sea […]

A Program for Grieving Children & Teens will hold a 10-week session beginning Tuesday, April 8 in Auburn. The program provides support for children and teenagers, ages 3 to 18 years, who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, relative, or friend. Founded in 1998, A Program for Grieving Children & Teens is sponsored […]

A Program for Grieving Children & Teens will hold a 10-week session beginning Tuesday, April 8 in Auburn. The program provides support for children and teenagers, ages 3 to 18 years, who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, relative, or friend. Founded in 1998, A Program for Grieving Children & Teens is sponsored […]

Whitey, a hound cross, came to the shelter one day in early December. I met him the next night when I was volunteering, something I do every Thursday evening. The shelter workers left a note that I might not be able to take him out of his kennel because he was so nervous and may […]

Hilton is top Scot Bonny Eagle High School senior Stephen Hilton, son of Bruce and Cynthia Hilton has been selected as a recipient of the Maine Principals’ Association Principal Award for 2008. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given to high school seniors in recognition of academic achievement and citizenship. “Stephen is […]