4-H Event Time Venue Riding Horse Show Sunday, 8:30 a.m. The Infield Dairy Goat Show Sunday, 1 p.m. Woodward Pavilion Market Lamb Contest Monday, 1:30 p.m. Livestock Show Arena Calf Scramble Friday, 10 a.m. Racing Grandstand Market Lamb Auction Friday, 11 a.m. Livestock Show Arena Beef Steer Auction Friday, 11 a.m. Livestock Show Arena Sheep […]

Emerson fundraiser Windham Wheelers second annual Charity Ride benefiting the Jordan Emerson Medical Fund will be held Oct. 7 at Jug Town, located just north of Casco Village on Route 121 in Casco. Riders must sign in at 7 a.m. and the ride departs at 8 a.m. The trip will be from Jug Town to […]

Friday: Showers likely 70% chance Hi 69 Lo 48 Saturday: Mostly sunny Hi 67 Lo 43 Sunday Mostly sunny Hi 64 Lo 44 Weather Word of the Week: Crepuscular rays: Shafts of light which seem to branch out into the sky from the sun. Airborne particles scatter the sunlight, which form these diverging bands of […]

Vicky Liberty, a longtime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 4131 in New Gloucester, is training for the upcoming Maine Marathon, a part of the Massachusetts chapter’s Team in Training Program, on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The marathon will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7, in Portland. Team in Training exists […]

At a Glance Wednesday, Oct. 10 – Nonfiction/Classics Reading Group, at the library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 – Book Group, at the library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 – Halloween Nonfiction/Classics Reading Group The book to be discussed by this group is “All Quiet on the Western Front,” written by Erich Maria […]

Editor’s note: The following are excerpts from a speech delivered by longtime Casco resident Phil Cole at last weekend’s war memorial dedication in Casco. We have assembled here today to dedicate a memorial to those citizens of Casco, Maine who have served their country in time of war to preserve the security of this great […]

The Child Nutrition Program in SAD 6 has implemented of a new, computerized Point of Sales System for students to pay for school lunches. The system, which started last February for the middle and high schools, ensures total confidentiality for all students, no matter what their status as a free, paid or reduced category. Each […]

Several hundred people gathered on the village green in Casco last Saturday afternoon to witness the unveiling of a new war memorial honoring all Casco war veterans. The black granite memorial stands about 5 feet tall, 1 foot wide and measures about 12 feet long. It is adorned with seals from the four service branches […]

Trouble with a capital T, which stands for Tax With Casco’s recent completion of a full property revaluation and tax bills set to arrive next week, waterfront property owners in that town will no doubt experience what several towns around the Lakes Region have already experienced: shock with their new values and frustration with their […]

Staff Sgt. Richard B. Campbell, of Gray, and Sgt. Timothy B. MacArthur, of Skowhegan, recently received recognition by the Joshua L. Chamberlain Chapter of the Association of United States Army (AUSA) in Kennebunkport. Campbell was recognized as the Maine Army National Guard Recruiter of the Year while MacArthur was recognized as the Maine Army National […]