Bonny Eagle High School was honored recently for its participation in the Early College for ME program. Early College for ME is a transition program designed for students who have the potential to succeed in college but who might be undecided or otherwise lack the support to pursue post-secondary study. The school district has worked […]

Hello everyone, Women rarely get much attention when it comes to hunting and fishing. This week, I’d like to pay homage to some of the ladies, past and present. My lovely wife Lisa is absolutely head over heels in love with trout fishing. During the trout season she will arrive home from work and trade […]

The field looks as if it’s been hit by a terrible disaster. No part of the landscape escaped unaltered. No structure remains undamaged. No living thing stirs. Southern California after the wildfires? New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina? A Boston Bruins home game? None of the above. The field in question is that of Republican candidates […]

In last week’s edition, an article discussing the Standish Community Center was unclear when referring to Town Councilor Wayne Newbegin. Although he sits on the Standish Community Center Committee now, Newbegin was not on the committee when it proposed a land purchase in Standish. The land which was purchased is now unbuildable due to wetlands […]

Sheriff’s deputies discovered $210,000 of marijuana while looking for a domestic violence offender in Naples Monday afternoon. Seized along with the 32 pounds of high-grade processed marijuana from a trailer at 75 Sand Road was more than $11,000 in cash, a 2003 Honda Accord and an ATV. Officials said they believe the drugs were grown […]

The Maine Audubon Board of Trustees recently elected officers to serve one-year terms. One of the newly appointed officers includes Jeff Skaggs of Windham. A Certified Public Accountant for more than 16 years, Skaggs was appointed treasurer. Skaggs is a devoted supporter of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Portland and lives in Windham […]

The unrelenting beauty of nature was put into a new perspective for the Wildridge Garden Club Monday night at the Kiwanis Clubhouse in Standish. Amateur 3D photographer Roger Richmond, a professor of architecture at the University of Maine at Augusta, presented a collection of close-up nature slides that he said we are physically unable to […]

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 be an early […]

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 be an early […]

Jordan Small Middle School Welcomes South Korea’s Kim NhaYum Recognizing the many benefits of having our students exposed to other cultures, Randy Crockett, principal of Jordan Small Middle School, became very interested in the International Internship Program of Korea, a program which is of no cost to our schools but provides priceless benefits to our […]