January’s Astronomy Highlights Jan. 3-4 Quadrantid meteors: all night Jan. 4/5 Moon near Venus: 5-6 a.m. Jan. 18/19 Moon near Mars: after 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 Full Moon in Gemini: all night Jan. 24 Moon near Saturn after 7 p.m. Jan. 31 Venus near Jupiter 5:30-6:30 a.m. Is there any sight more beautiful than sparkling […]

At the end of 2007, St. Joseph’s College was poised to begin a phased expansion project to build new dorms and parking lots at its Standish campus, after receiving the approval of the Standish Zoning Board of Appeals and the planning board last March. The expansion was a subject of controversy for Standish residents, especially […]

Naples Public Library is offering a program this winter called Resolve To Read, a fun new reading incentive program for kids from birth to fifth-grade. Young readers can sign-up now to keep a book log, where they can record and earn library bucks for all the books they check out and read during the month […]

“To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard. Lane/Tommy: We wonder what the New Year will bring. Although we wish otherwise, it appears that our economy is at least dismal and possibly going into a recession. All of us have noticed the sharp increase in the price of fuels along with […]

Air Force Airman Travis J. Stevenson has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Stevenson is the son of Vernon Stevenson of Dyer Road in Raymond and grandson of Claudia Morin of Tobey Road in New Gloucester. He is a 2007 graduate of Poland Regional High School, Maine. During […]

Police believe slush and snow caused the accident that killed a 46-year-old Lewiston man Saturday. Edmilson Quintao died after his Plymouth Voyager crossed over the centerline of Route 35 in Standish at around 9 a.m. Saturday and collided with a S-10 Chevrolet pickup that was traveling north. “It appears that weather is the contributing factor,” […]

Spaulding Memorial Library Artist of the month for January is Roby Dyer. Roby is well known in Sebago for her outstanding creative crafts. She is a member of the North Sebago United Methodist Church, where many of us have enjoyed seeing (and buying) her handmade items. Many young children have worn Roby’s knitted sweaters over […]

Windham: Windham kayaker conquers Maine coast Karyn Roy, of Windham, thought she was setting out by herself on a solo kayaking adventure along the Maine Coast last summer but in actuality she wasn’t alone at all. Halfway through the trip, when a nagging upset stomach wouldn’t subside, the former nationally ranked kayaker discovered she was […]

Hello again, Sometimes it’s hard to write about something of interest every week, so this week I’ll delve into my memory bank and share with you my memories of a truly great man. Weldon “Mac” Macninch was my great grandfather by marriage, but that didn’t matter to him since he always had one of my […]

Hello again, Sometimes it’s hard to write about something of interest every week, so this week I’ll delve into my memory bank and share with you my memories of a truly great man. Weldon “Mac” Macninch was my great grandfather by marriage, but that didn’t matter to him since he always had one of my […]