Back where he belongs James Nilsen is back behind bars, which is exactly where he should be. Nilsen is the convicted child molester who moved to Sebago earlier this year sparking nervousness among residents. His move to the quiet lakeside town also sparked a successful referendum effort to impose restrictions on where sex offenders can […]

The 19th Annual Fall District Math Meet was held on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Bonny Eagle High School. There were 72 fifth and sixth graders from throughout the district competing for top honors in the areas of arithmetic, geometry and problem solving. In each category students were given a test consisting of six problems with […]

Not all recycling is boring, some results of recycling are wearable. Follow the trail of a simple Poland Spring water bottle as it goes from a bead of No. 1 plastic to an L.L. Bean fleece jacket. – Resin beads arrive by truck and are transported into the Poland Spring bottling plant in Hollis, Maine […]

Imagine a Maine in which almost everybody is over the age of 40. School consolidation? We could go back to one-room school houses. And make the little brats walk 10 miles through the snow to get there. Welfare? Most recipients are young. Dispose of them, and we could cut the budget by over 50 percent. […]

Food and Fellowship, Inc. is offering their annual Monday Meal Thanksgiving Dinner Monday, Nov. 19 starting at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to take part in the free dinner, which this year is being offered at North Windham Union UCC Church on Route 302.

Knit Wits and Friends Meetings on Nov. 16, 19 The Knit Wits and Friends originated when members of the Maple Grove Grange gathered together to knit and crochet outfits for the newborns and tiny preemies at Maine Medical Center. The group grew as more crafty friends from the local area heard about their projects. Currently […]

The Lakes Region area mourned this week the death of Alton Gardner, 78, better known as Lee of Lee’s Family Trailer Sales in Windham. He died of T-cell lymphatic cancer Saturday, Nov. 10, surrounded by his wife and children. Family members said Gardner got interested into the recreational vehicle business after operating a campground in […]

Grade 9 High Honors Elysha Bosworth, Morgan Brown, Leona Kluge-Edwards, Erin Maguire and Kathryn Styons. Honors Stephen Achorn, Leah Bennett, Andrew Carlson, Stephanie Chaplin, Hannah Cutting, Stella Fillmore-Patrick, Daniel Foss, Olivia Goodwin, Aldi Guzja, Jessica Johnson, Sierra Leavitt, Zachary Miller, Emma Rickert, Adam Shane, Allison Stewlow, Clark Sulloway, Emily Toews and Jack Tragert. Merit Recognition […]

Members of Future Business Leaders of America, a student organization at Bonny Eagle High School, traveled to Boston recently to participate in the Pumpkin Festival. Club members held a penny drive before going to Boston and were able to collect a large amount of change once again this year to donate to Camp Sunshine in […]

• Recycling one aluminum can save the energy equivalent of one can of gasoline. • The typical office worker throws away 180 pounds of high-grade recyclable paper every year. • It takes 500,000 trees to make the newspapers Americans use in one Sunday. • Each glass container produced in the United States contains an average […]