“If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.” -Charles Kettering Lane: As the Windham Town Council is settling into its new routine and setting agenda items for future discussion, as are other councils and boards of selectmen across Maine, here are some of my thoughts on what the councilors should be […]

The Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce will hold its sixth annual Live and Silent Auction & Taste of the Towns buffet dinner, Friday, Sept. 21, at Camp Sunshine in South Casco. This popular event, designed to promote local business and to raise funds for the Chamber and Camp Sunshine, will run from 5:30-9 p.m. […]

Casco’s Kim Trombley donates blood as her 4-year-old daughter Madison looks on at the recently held American Red Cross blood drive in July. Sixty-five units of blood were collected from 78 people at the drive, which was sponsored by the Vendredi Club of Casco and held at Casco Fire Station. Vendredi Club members wish to […]

In a story last week, there was incorrect information given regarding two local Mitchell Scholarship winners. Jenessa Vance, 22 graduated from Windham High School in 2003 Graduated from the University of New England in 2005, and graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 2007 with her bachelor of science in nursing. She is currently […]

Game wardens and state police continued Wednesday to investigate a boating accident on Long Lake that killed two people Saturday. Police and game wardens were releasing few details about the accident early this week, citing an ongoing investigation that could lead to criminal charges. Police were also withholding the names of the two victims – […]

With an expected completion date of Labor Day, Camp Sunshine volunteers are attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s tallest sand castle with a 35-foot dragon sculpted on the shore of Sebago Lake in Casco. Sculptor Ed Jarrett of Falmouth, who currently holds the record for a 29-foot, 3-inch cone-shaped castle he […]

Payback for property owners The Standish Town Council should be commended for voting Tuesday night to restore property ownership rights in that town’s historic district. In a 2004 referendum, Standish established a new body – the Standish Historic Commission – that would oversee development in an area of town on Route 25 that had six […]

Payback for property owners The Standish Town Council should be commended for voting Tuesday night to restore property ownership rights in that town’s historic district. In a 2004 referendum, Standish established a new body – the Standish Historic Commission – that would oversee development in an area of town on Route 25 that had six […]

Ongoing events: • Lakes Region Farmer’s Market runs 8 a.m. to noon until Oct. 13. Rain or shine at Manchester Elementary School on Route 302 in North Windham. • Steep Falls Public Library: Hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. To noon. A free story hour for toddlers […]

It must have been a TV commercial where I heard the song “My Favorite Things.” I couldn’t get that melody (or the lyrics) out of my head, and I got to thinking about my own favorite things. One of the wonderful advantages about being older is that we’ve accumulated a great database of memories. Think […]