The 2007 Images of Sebago Lake Calendar, produced by the Portland Water District, is now available. The calendar features dramatic images of Sebago Lake from amateur photographers who have captured the many moods of Maine’s second largest lake. The Images of Sebago Lake Calendar debuted in 2006. According to District spokeswoman Michelle Clements, the calendar […]

A 17-year-old boy died as a result of injuries sustained when he was struck by a pickup truck around 5:30 p.m. Saturday night (Dec. 16) on Route 25 in Standish. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Maine Medical Center in Portland. According to reports, Frank Rideout of Standish was walking with a friend near […]

Public services will be held Saturday for a Standish teenager, known to family, friends and his teachers an “amazing individual,” who was killed last weekend after a motorist struck him as he walked along Route 25 in Standish. Authorities said Frankie Rideout, 17, was walking with a friend in front of his house near the […]

Do you believe there’s a ‘war on Christmas?’ Laurette Theriault, 48, Casco “Yes. It’s all over the Internet. It’s ridiculous that only a few people who have a problem with Christmas are making a big deal of it. I took my daughter into the Social Security office and I’m looking around and didn’t see any […]

‘Tis the season that more people need Meals on Wheels and that many volunteers delivering meals in Cumberland and York counties leave Maine for warmer climates. Last year Southern Maine Agency on Aging’s volunteers delivered 172,923 meals. Volunteers spent 29,364 hours driving hot meals to people who have limited mobility to shop and prepare food. […]

Looking for something new this Christmas? Tired of all the old traditional Christmas activities? Tired of the endless shopping and parties? Or, just plain tired! Well, Schoolhouse Arts Center has got the cure. “A Very Merry Improv Christmas, a Holiday Show for Almost the Entire Family,” will be presented at Schoolhouse Arts Center in Sebago […]

We have freedom. We can beat them. We have choices. We want you to hear our voices. We have men and women soldiers, Who protect our shoulders. By Aria Kneeland Age 9 Windham

James W. West of Standish has been elected president-elect of the New England Water Works Association (NEWWA), the region’s largest and oldest not-for-profit organization of water works professionals. West is the executive director of operations for the Portland Water District. An employee of the district for 30 years, he has held various managerial positions including […]