Naples Public Library will hold its first Annual Kite Building Contest throughout the month of April to celebrate National Kite Month. This event will kick off on Monday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. with a kite building workshop. The workshop will be led by Kites Over New England (www.kone.org) volunteer, John Martin. Mr. Martin has […]

Gwen and Jerry Hart of Krainin Real Estate are pleased to announce that the community portal, Connecting Naples, is having a drawing. The prize will be one of John McKeith’s beautiful photographic prints, framed and ready to hang in your home or office. To enter the drawing, visit the gallery at Krainin Real Estate’s Naples […]

The town of Standish appointed a new finance director and treasurer last week to fill the position that has been open since mid-January. Portland resident Dana Fischer, 35, officially began his duties last Wednesday. Employed as budget analyst by the town of Falmouth for the last three years, Fischer said he is eager to learn […]

To celebrate the end of a very short snowmobiling season, and to welcome spring, the Standish Sno Seekers, along with four other clubs, will hold their annual Meltdown Dance on Saturday, Apr. 29, at The Roost on Chicopee Road in Buxton. Dance from 7 p.m. to midnight with D.J. Roger Grenier providing the music. There […]

Christine Birt and Erick Herrera along with their parents are pleased to announce their engagement to wed. Christine is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James F. Birt of Windham and Donna L. Estey and husband Ron of Auburn. Christine graduated from Windham High School and attended Keene State College in New Hampshire graduating with […]

Domino’s Pizza in Standish and the Standish Fire Department are joining forces to promote fire prevention. On Apr. 4, random orders for delivery between the hours of 5 and 6 p.m. at Domino’s Pizza may be surprised at the door when their pizza arrives aboard a fire engine. If all the smoke detectors in the […]

A Cumberland County Sheriff’s patrol deputy rear-ended a vehicle on Wednesday afternoon at 5:40 p.m. on Route 115 near Unity Gardens. Deputy Jay Ward collided with a white sedan that had stopped in the roadway. The deputy was returning to his home in Windham when the accident occurred. Ward covers the Harpswell area for the […]

Editor, I just wanted to relay my personal experience this last Saturday at the funeral service for Sgt. Corey Dan of Norway who was killed in Iraq. As a member of the Patriot Guard Riders, an organization whose mission is to show our sincere respect for our fallen heroes, their families and their communities and […]

Miss Teen Maine International Anastasiya Allen, a Portland and Sebago resident, visited with and read to Sebago Elementary School children on Friday, Mar. 24. Allen is a Sebago Elementary School graduate. Here she is pictured with Mrs. Hennigar’s kindergarten class. Courtesy photo

Have you turned down a chance to go out with family or friends because you were concerned about falling? Or have you cut down on a favorite activity because you might fall? If so, an upcoming program at the Bridgton Community Center entitled “A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls” may be beneficial for […]