“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” – Edward R. Murrow. Lane/Tommy: Many have heard about the governor’s plans to consolidate county jails with state prisons as well as consolidating school districts. Well, here is another tidbit for you – Maine is looking at adopting and enforcing a state building code. Believe […]

“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” – Edward R. Murrow. Lane/Tommy: Many have heard about the governor’s plans to consolidate county jails with state prisons as well as consolidating school districts. Well, here is another tidbit for you – Maine is looking at adopting and enforcing a state building code. Believe […]

0111Lakeshistory.jpg Windham’s first high school was built in 1910 for less than $10,000. Dozens of schools have come and gone since then, but this building still stands strong and is now the town hall. Additions were made to the front and a gymnasium was added to the back, but the core building can still be […]

Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Though Sebago Lake itself is not frozen (yet) signs point to a strong ice fishing season. Due to winter-like temperatures in December, most of the smaller and medium sized ponds have ice on them. But with many storms producing large quantities of snow, thick black-ice formation, will not be present early […]

Brittney Thibeault was given a due date of Jan. 1, so she was not too surprised when her son, Cassius-William Stryker Thibeault, was the first baby born at Bridgton Hospital in 2008. She was, however, a little taken aback to see that she was the only patient in the hospital’s maternity ward on Jan. 3, […]

Brittney Thibeault was given a due date of Jan. 1, so she was not too surprised when her son, Cassius-William Stryker Thibeault, was the first baby born at Bridgton Hospital in 2008. She was, however, a little taken aback to see that she was the only patient in the hospital’s maternity ward on Jan. 3, […]

Revised plans for the newest addition to the shopping scene in Gray were presented to the town planning board Thursday night. Acceptance of the sketch plans showing designs for a 36,000 square foot supermarket, as well as two smaller retail buildings, would allow Hannaford Brothers to proceed with final designs for the proposed supermarket across […]

The Gray Town Council on Tuesday approved a plan to rezone the Village Center area, in an effort to spur new economic ventures in the historic center of Gray. //When thinking of a lede, I prefer to show the most immediate effect first, even if it is not detailed fully – something like “Hopes for […]

NGTV Channel 3 Playback Schedule The New Gloucester Cable TV Committee has started offering rebroadcasts of town board and committee meetings on its local access television station channel 3. The playback schedule by meetings is as follows: Board of Selectmen on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 10 a.m.; Land Management Planning on Tuesdays and Saturdays […]

Friday, Jan. 11: Periods of snow, mixing with rain after 1 p.m. High 36, low 25, chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Saturday, Jan. 12: A chance of rain or snow showers, otherwise mostly cloudy. High: 37, low 17, chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Sunday, Jan. 13: Chance of snow showers through Sunday night. […]