Just when you think the U.S. couldn’t become more like a totalitarian state, our right-wing friends in Congress come up with a new assault on our freedoms. Maybe “assault,” isn’t the right word, because the right wing relies more on Trojan Horses than battering rams. They slip surprises into 600-page bills, give no one time […]

Is it over yet? Christmas and New Years, that is. I can’t say there is still tinsel in the corners, because I haven’t seen tinsel (metal stuff) for many decades. But yesterday, when I was sweeping the floor, I found a gold painted pine cone in the corner. By Easter, I expect the last remnants […]

Compiled by Staff Writer Peggy Roberts, the 2005 Year in Review recaps the last year of news events in the Lakes Region. This week’s entries wrap up the second half of the year. Check last week’s newspaper for the January through June’s items. We wish you a safe and happy new year, and, as always, […]

At a special meeting last Tuesday, Standish councilors appointed Jeffrey Richardson to serve as Area 4 Council Representative. A veteran to the council and to town involvement, Richardson fills the seat vacated by Gerald Spencer, who resigned a few months ago because of health reasons. Richardson chose to leave his position on the SAD 6 […]

David and Judy Vance were shocked last May when a fire destroyed their old D&J Excavating building, located near the Windham/Westbrook line on Route 302. Though the building was destroyed, business continued as usual. Now, eight months after the fire, a new building has been erected on the same spot, home to the local excavating […]

David and Judy Vance were shocked last May when a fire destroyed their old D&J Excavating building, located near the Windham/Westbrook line on Route 302. Though the building was destroyed, business continued as usual. Now, eight months after the fire, a new building has been erected on the same spot, home to the local excavating […]

David and Judy Vance were shocked last May when a fire destroyed their old D&J Excavating building, located near the Windham/Westbrook line on Route 302. Though the building was destroyed, business continued as usual. Now, eight months after the fire, a new building has been erected on the same spot, home to the local excavating […]

As a member of the National Association of Realtors, I am very concerned with Ms. Waig’s comments regarding Realtors in the Dec. 30 issue of this paper. In the article she reasons that the Windham assessors database was taken off line in order to prevent “criminals and Realtors” from accessing public information. Ms. Waig shows […]

As a member of the National Association of Realtors, I am very concerned with Ms. Waig’s comments regarding Realtors in the Dec. 30 issue of this paper. In the article she reasons that the Windham assessors database was taken off line in order to prevent “criminals and Realtors” from accessing public information. Ms. Waig shows […]