An oversight as big as a bus Last week, Windham town councilor Kaile Warren, who has earned a reputation for acting tough on government waste (especially when it comes to school buses it seems), found something else to criticize in local governance – a failure to erase “Windham School Department” off the side of a […]

An oversight as big as a bus Last week, Windham town councilor Kaile Warren, who has earned a reputation for acting tough on government waste (especially when it comes to school buses it seems), found something else to criticize in local governance – a failure to erase “Windham School Department” off the side of a […]

Dr. Calvin Vary, 55, of Windham calls his research laboratory “A well-kept secret.” Dr. Vary is a principle investigator in the Center for Molecular Medicine at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute. As a biochemist, he studies biological and chemical interactions in living organisms. The laboratory building is quietly tucked away in Scarborough off Route […]

Mark your calendars now for the third annual Russell School Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Due to construction at the high school where last year’s fair was held, this year’s fair will be held at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School. Crafters, space is available on a first-come, first-served […]

Mark your calendar for the following upcoming events at the Gray Public Library. • Knitting Group at the Library: From 1-2 p.m. on Tuesdays, join local resident Sheila Higgins for a “Sit & Knit” group. While this is not a class, you are welcome to bring your knitting and hang out at the library with […]

Caption: Emily Terranova, 6, daughter of New Gloucester Public Library Trustee Tim Terranova, had just finished reading one of many books procured through the Libri Foundation. This Oregon-based foundation is a nationwide, nonprofit organization that donates new, hardcover children’s books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its Books for Children program. […]

Caption: Emily Terranova, 6, daughter of New Gloucester Public Library Trustee Tim Terranova, had just finished reading one of many books procured through the Libri Foundation. This Oregon-based foundation is a nationwide, nonprofit organization that donates new, hardcover children’s books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its Books for Children program. […]

Caption: Emily Terranova, 6, daughter of New Gloucester Public Library Trustee Tim Terranova, had just finished reading one of many books procured through the Libri Foundation. This Oregon-based foundation is a nationwide, nonprofit organization that donates new, hardcover children’s books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its Books for Children program. […]

Halloween is coming up and kids and parents will be getting out the tools to carve spooky jack-o’-lanterns to illuminate and display on Halloween night. Pumpkin carving is a fun, family activity, but sometimes it can be tricky. The following are some helpful carving hints. • Choose the right type of pumpkin. The Gladiator and […]

Halloween is coming up and kids and parents will be getting out the tools to carve spooky jack-o’-lanterns to illuminate and display on Halloween night. Pumpkin carving is a fun, family activity, but sometimes it can be tricky. The following are some helpful carving hints. • Choose the right type of pumpkin. The Gladiator and […]