These two pictures show the same old schoolhouse as it appeared in 1937 and in its present location. It was built in 1849, on Quaker Ridge Road and used by generations of members of the Friends (or Quakers) who settled the area. In 1971, Hacker Hall and Leona Hall Edwards gave the newly organized Raymond-Casco […]

BRIDGTON COMMUNITY CENTER EVENTS Oct. 15, 17, 20 – Ashtanga Yoga Collective, 7:30 a.m. Oct. 15 – Cribbage, 2 p.m. Oct. 15 – Narcotics Anonymous 7 p.m. Oct. 15 – Lakeside Garden Club, 7 p.m. Oct. 16 – Bridge, 1 p.m. Oct. 16 & 18 – Basic Computer Skills Class, 1 p.m. Oct. 17 – […]

Over the last few years the Portland Water District has experienced an increase in wastewater pump station malfunctions. Crews regularly need to unclog mounds of disposable wipes from pumps, at considerable expense and environmental consequence. Attempts to address the problem with retrofits and operational changes have not been successful. Now the Portland Water District will […]

Fryeburg Fair Revisited Last Tuesday, I picked up my 9-year-old from school early, to head up to the Fryeburg Fair. We live very close, and the trip takes us barely over a half hour. Normally, we are a much bigger crew, as my husband and older children often go. My cousins in Sweden take the […]

After disbanding the Windham Priority Task Force, the Windham Town Council appointed the Ordinance Update Committee on Aug. 28 to update the town’s land use and subdivision ordinances. The committee is now seeking public input on matters concerning Windham’s ordinances. The updates are intended to make the ordinances easier to understand and use. To achieve […]

By Anne Miller Special Contributor Work recently started on a concrete slab in readiness for the new Raymond-Casco Historical Society Museum building. A 40×60-foot metal structure will be installed on the foundation. Work is expected to be completed this fall. Both land and building are being donated to the society by Henry and Zeena Watkins. […]

Town councilor Kaile Warren said he came across a disturbing sight two weeks ago on Warren Avenue in Portland – a Windham school bus parked outside a bar. “I was shocked and repulsed,” said Warren. Bus 9, a 1995 Blue Bird model, was recently retired from the Windham fleet and is being sold by a […]

Town councilor Kaile Warren said he came across a disturbing sight two weeks ago on Warren Avenue in Portland – a Windham school bus parked outside a bar. “I was shocked and repulsed,” said Warren. Bus 9, a 1995 Blue Bird model, was recently retired from the Windham fleet and is being sold by a […]

Town councilor Kaile Warren said he came across a disturbing sight two weeks ago on Warren Avenue in Portland – a Windham school bus parked outside a bar. “I was shocked and repulsed,” said Warren. Bus 9, a 1995 Blue Bird model, was recently retired from the Windham fleet and is being sold by a […]

Editor, I could not disagree more with John Rand’s attitude on conserving land in Raymond, as reported in the Sept. 14th Lakes Region Weekly “Raymond crafts plan to preserve open space.” As co-chair of the Raymond Conservation Commission, Mr. Rand presented to the Raymond Selectmen a recently released map ranking properties in regard to “conservation […]