High Honors Grade 9 Samiratu Abdul-Karim, Tyler J. Brennick, Gina L. Cirillo, Chelsea A. Curit, Christopher R. Frost, Evan J. Gardner, Emma A. Krieg, Cody R. Guyer, Jerod N. Guyer, Ryan J. Littlefield, Lydia C. Manchester, Jacob W. O’Neill, Nathan C. Paluso, Casie L. Pierce, Benjamin M. Richardson, Angela C. Ruggiero, Micah Sawyer, Elizabeth C. […]
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Burgess resigns from Standish Town Council
Standish Town Councilor Jeffrey Burgess has resigned following a personal tragedy. “The people of Steep Falls and Standish deserve a councilor who can devote more time than I am able to devote at the present moment,” Burgess said in his resignation letter to the town council on Dec. 4. Burgress was not available for comment. […]
Inside Sebago 1221
Sebago Junior Girl Scouts Helping Harvest Hills Shelter The girls of Junior Girl Scout Troop 920 in Sebago, are volunteering at the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter in Fryeburg this winter. As well as volunteering, the girls will be collecting essential items needed to care for the animals. The troop will have a collection box, located […]
Cost of living higher than 'they' say
What’s included in the figure called Cost of Living? Each year, Social Security recipients, receive a Cost of Living increase – this year it is 2.3 percent. Will this amount be applied to paychecks for municipal employees? Will payroll administrators all over the country re-set their computers to allow for this increase? And whoever is […]
A fixed bridge could draw economic woes
Economics will be pitted against history at a public hearing in January 2008 about revised plans to replace the bridge on the Naples Causeway (Route 302). At the meeting, Naples residents will be asked to comment on a state plan to build a fixed span instead of one that would open for boat traffic because […]
Five Coping Strategies for the Holidays
1. Strive to be in the moment. Be mindful of what you are doing and what your experience is rather than getting caught up in your head, your past or your future. Take time to pause and live in the moment. Breathe. Smell. Listen. Look. Your Christmas experience consists of one moment after another that […]
Five Coping Strategies for the Holidays
1. Strive to be in the moment. Be mindful of what you are doing and what your experience is rather than getting caught up in your head, your past or your future. Take time to pause and live in the moment. Breathe. Smell. Listen. Look. Your Christmas experience consists of one moment after another that […]
Take it from me: Casco student's tip a winner
Reed Bridge-Koenigsberg, a fifth-grader at Crooked River Elementary School in Casco was one of six Maine students awarded an iPod Shuffle with a solar-powered charger by Gov. John Baldacci Monday for winning the fourth annual Energy Savings Tip contest. Bridge-Koenigsberg’s tip – “Un-insulated attics can be energy hogs: so, ask your parents to place some […]
John's edit 1221
Mind the gap The state’s proposal to replace the Naples Causeway drawbridge on Route 302 with a fixed span is ridiculous and would impact anyone needing to navigate a sailboat or large motorboat through the Causeway. More importantly, it would have a ripple effect on local marinas and the summer recreation economy in Naples by […]
John's edit 1221
Mind the gap The state’s proposal to replace the Naples Causeway drawbridge on Route 302 with a fixed span is ridiculous and would impact anyone needing to navigate a sailboat or large motorboat through the Causeway. More importantly, it would have a ripple effect on local marinas and the summer recreation economy in Naples by […]