Sign-ups for boys interested in Cub Scouting for either Pack 805 or Pack 803 or for Boy Scout Troop 51 will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18 in the Windham Middle School cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m. All first to fifth graders (Cub Scouts) and boys age 11 to 18 (Boy Scouts) are eligible. Laurie Shepperd, […]

Sign-ups for boys interested in Cub Scouting for either Pack 805 or Pack 803 or for Boy Scout Troop 51 will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18 in the Windham Middle School cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m. All first to fifth graders (Cub Scouts) and boys age 11 to 18 (Boy Scouts) are eligible. Laurie Shepperd, […]

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for any information that will lead to the arrest of whoever dumped a large collection of tires in Standish this week. According to Deputy Paul Pettengill sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning about 150 tires were left beside the road, which will cost the town about $600 […]

Editor, It appears that some people are on a “Witch Hunt” and Twin Brooks is their target. This same type of behavior was evident when a petition was circulated to remove Andy Upham from the Council. Individuals were told mistruths about Andy stating he was harmful to the town of Gray. Some people signing the […]

Welcome, Neighbor Assembly Party The “Welcome, Neighbor” project, somewhat based on the welcome basket concept from a bygone era, has progressed to a new stage. Participants have gathered the materials to go into the welcome packets that will be given to newcomers, but they need to stuff the items into the individual packets. Everyone is […]

When I checked my e-mail earlier this week, I thought I could retire – for real – and would be writing no more columns. Of course, the notice that I’d won the Irish Lottery turned out to be another scam! Before I went too far, it dawned on me that I had never bought a […]

The Maine state minimum wage is $6.75 an hour and will increase to $7 an hour on Oct. 1. However, the federal minimum wage for agricultural workers is currently at $9.50 an hour, so farm owners in Maine are required to pay the higher amount. Source: Maine Department of Labor

Jesus said, “Let the little children come unto me.” Nancy Cash-Cobb and her husband Jerry Cobb, of New Gloucester, couldn’t agree more. To help the children come unto Jesus, the Cobbs are re-igniting Sunday school at one of the oldest churches in the Lakes Region area, the First Congregational Church of Gray. Regular attendees since […]

Get educated New to Standish or looking to learn more about the town’s history? If so, be sure to sign up for Charles Ruby’s Adult Education classes held at Bonny Eagle Middle School. Starting Sept. 25, Ruby, who is also a tour guide for Historic New England at Standish’s Marrett House, will be offering four […]

“Our government is too big, and it spends too much.” -Ronald Reagan. Lane: With Tommy still away on vacation, I have to ask a question. What level of government can we, the people, cut first? I can hear the screaming already as over-paid government workers with benefits that far exceed ours spit forth the lies […]