Happy Thanksgiving I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with family, fellowship and lots of food. As we get into the holiday spirit, I’m again reminded of what a loving, generous community we’re so fortunate to be a part of. Have you seen the donation box at Hannaford? It’s overflowing with what looks […]
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Help available for affordable prescription drugs
Readers of this column frequently call me or stop me in the local grocery store aisles to comment on something about which I have written, but the column I did recently on free drug programs available from drug manufacturers has received the most interest. I’m always shocked when I hear how much insurance premiums are […]
Help available for affordable prescription drugs
Readers of this column frequently call me or stop me in the local grocery store aisles to comment on something about which I have written, but the column I did recently on free drug programs available from drug manufacturers has received the most interest. I’m always shocked when I hear how much insurance premiums are […]
Book and Bake Sale set for Nov. 17
Windham Public Library will hold a Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adult hard covered books are $1; adult paperbacks are 50 cents; children’s books, except hard covered chapter books are 25 cents and children’s hard covered chapter books are 50 cents. For those who want to […]
Naples boys struck while walking in travel lane
Two teenage boys were struck while walking in the travel lane of Edes Falls Road in Naples Tuesday night. The victims received minor injuries and were treated and released from Bridgton Hospital, according to state police. According to state trooper Joseph Bureau, three boys were walking in the travel lane at about 5 p.m. after […]
Naples boys struck while walking in travel lane
Two teenage boys were struck while walking in the travel lane of Edes Falls Road in Naples Tuesday night. The victims received minor injuries and were treated and released from Bridgton Hospital, according to state police. According to state trooper Joseph Bureau, three boys were walking in the travel lane at about 5 p.m. after […]
Inside Raymond 1116
Pack 800 Doing Good Deeds Raymond Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts have been busy this fall doing their best at serving their community. Recently conducting their annual Scouting for Food drive, the scouts collected 15 large boxes of assorted food items and two truckloads of bottles and cans, all of which tol be donated to […]
Canoe crook still at large
Police have still not located Nicholas Mains, 29, of Raymond, more than three weeks after he fled from a roadblock in Raymond on Oct. 23. Mains was originally wanted on two counts of failure to appear in court. Mains was a passenger in a vehicle that caught deputies’ attention when it veered away from a […]
Canoe crook still at large
Police have still not located Nicholas Mains, 29, of Raymond, more than three weeks after he fled from a roadblock in Raymond on Oct. 23. Mains was originally wanted on two counts of failure to appear in court. Mains was a passenger in a vehicle that caught deputies’ attention when it veered away from a […]
Plastics 1 through 7
Until recently, many communities could only recycle plastics 1 and 2. Because of public demand, ecomaine studied the market for lower-grade plastics 3 through 7 and found that recycling them and selling the new products overseas made more sense. “It’s actually more cost effective for us to recycle it than to incinerate it,” said Missi […]