An open letter to Gov. John Baldacci, Where is the tax relief you promised to the people of Maine? Although I disagree with your politics, I have always believed you to be a man of integrity. Apparently that is not the case. If you truly wanted to provide relief then you would have done so, […]

Unity Church of Greater Portland, 54 River Road, Windham will be holding a very special event at 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 5. The church will be hosting acclaimed spiritual teacher and accomplished musician Forrest Evans. Forrest sprang from strong Christian roots here in Maine but traveled down many spiritual paths. He has studied […]

By adopting the “Preserve Maine Waters” law in 2001, the state of Maine required motorized watercrafts to have a Lake and River Protection Sticker – nicknamed the “milfoil sticker” – in order to enter any inland waters. There are two types of stickers: resident and non-resident. Residents pay $10, and non-residents pay $20. Residency status […]

At a Glance Wednesday, Aug. 8 – Non-fiction/Classics Reading Group, Raymond Village Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 – Book Group, Raymond Village Library at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3 – Library Closed, Labor Day. Non-fiction/Classics Reading Group This group will meet Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. at the library. The book chosen […]

The following is a list of helpful agencies for senior citizens. Cut it out and tape it to your telephone book for future reference: Communication Telecommunications Equipment Project (assistive telephone devices), 797-7656 Phone Lifelines: Verizon, 1-800-585-4466; AT&T, 1-800-222-0300 Consumer Protections Consumer Mediation Service, Maine Attorney General’s Office, 626-8800. Office of Consumer Credit Regulation, 624-8527. Mainecare […]

The Portland String Quartet will perform at St. Joseph’s College in Standish on Monday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Viola George Auditorium at Alfond Hall. The concert will feature “Shaker Variations for Cello and Viola” (2007) by Elliott Schwartz; “Serenade for Two Violins and Viola” by Zoltan Kodaly; and “String Quartet in F Major” […]

On an early July morning, a group of four young men worked near the locks of the Songo River. Two manned a pontoon boat, and two swam in the water, among a tangle of brightly colored tubes. Suited in Scuba gear, the crew was a curious sight to onlookers who watched from their riverside yards. […]

Editor, Thank you to Val at Maine Flag and Banner in Windham! After the American Legion received the first set of flags that went up on Route 302, Val immediately contacted us and was emphatic she would beat any price we had been quoted for more flags. Not only did she beat it, she worked […]

This postcard shows The Narrows, an industrial site at the foot of Little Sebago Lake on Route 115 between Route 302 and the Falmouth Road. The water meant power, and for many years, mills of several kinds were in operation here starting with a sawmill built by General Moses Hunt prior to 1858 when he […]

At the July 24 Windham town council meeting, councilor Kaile Warren drew attention to a small detail in one of the town’s annual services that may save the town several thousand dollars in costs. Each year the town hires a cleaning service to vacuum the debris collected in the town’s 635 catch basins connected to […]