This is the Indian Summer for which I’ve been hoping and frankly, promised all of you. I hope you got to get outside this week, hike, boat, do yard work, play with the kids or just bask in this glorious weather. Lions Club Tapping Fair Traffic If any of you haven’t noticed, Route 302 is […]

BASKETBALL TRYOUTS: 5th grade travel: Due to a conflict with a school function, the 5th grade girls and 5th grade boys travel basketball tryouts will be held on Monday, Oct. 15 at G-NG Middle School gym. All 5th grade girls will tryout from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. All 5th grade boys will tryout from 6:30 […]

Leaf and Brush pile: The Windham Public Works leaf and brush disposal area at 185 Windham Center Road will be open from Oct. 20 to Nov. 13 for disposal of leaves and brush only: There are a few rules to keep in mind when coming to the brush pile: • Separate piles will be maintained […]

Leaf and Brush pile: The Windham Public Works leaf and brush disposal area at 185 Windham Center Road will be open from Oct. 20 to Nov. 13 for disposal of leaves and brush only: There are a few rules to keep in mind when coming to the brush pile: • Separate piles will be maintained […]

Emily Emily Jackson, 8, of Otisfield, smiles from inside a fire engine at Public Safety Day in Casco last Saturday. Kids were allowed to check out vehicles used by public safety workers in the area, and learned a bit about what police and fire fighters, diving teams and other officials do to keep the community […]

Emily Emily Jackson, 8, of Otisfield, smiles from inside a fire engine at Public Safety Day in Casco last Saturday. Kids were allowed to check out vehicles used by public safety workers in the area, and learned a bit about what police and fire fighters, diving teams and other officials do to keep the community […]

“Taxes are the price we pay for civilization.” – Oliver Wendell Homes There is a great deal of discussion in this and other papers about our tax burden. While I can understand greatly the concerns expressed, I also think that we must take a broader view of just what those taxes are; what they do; […]

Sappi Fine Paper North America recently announced plans to lower the level of Sebago Lake two and a half feet by Nov. 1. Sappi holds the license to operate the Eel Weir Dam, which controls the water flow into the Presumpscot River. Lowering lake levels has been a part of the Lake Level Management Plan […]

Editor’s Note: The following was written by American Journal founder Harry Foote, who reported on the Fire of ’47 for the Evening Express newspaper in Portland. Foote, now 92, lives in Portland. His son, Raymond Foote, helped to write the following memoir. I remember particularly a woman, completely burned out, lamenting the loss of all […]

Editor’s Note: The following was written by American Journal founder Harry Foote, who reported on the Fire of ’47 for the Evening Express newspaper in Portland. Foote, now 92, lives in Portland. His son, Raymond Foote, helped to write the following memoir. I remember particularly a woman, completely burned out, lamenting the loss of all […]