STANDISH – For two decades, the town of Standish has sought to fix the five-way intersection, prone to congestion, where Oak Hill Road merges with Route 25 and intersects Route 35. Now, following a failed 2013 bond issue meant to pay for the project, the town has finally commenced construction on a new cross-connector road […]

WINDHAM – In the face of an increase in behavioral issues, Windham Public Library staff members are taking new measures to reassert control over the library. According to library director Jen Leo, in the past month, students, primarily from Windham Middle School, have become a growing menace during afternoon hours. According to Leo and other […]

Two Lakes Region towns are undergoing staff changes at the highest level. In New Gloucester, former Town Planner Paul First has been named town manager. In Naples, longtime Town Manager Derik Goodine is set to bow out on June 12. Goodine, who has held the top job since 2004, will become the Bucksport town manager […]

Spruce-Up Day Please join Naples Main Street for their annual Spruce-Up Day on Saturday, May 17. They are looking for volunteers to help clean up our town. Volunteers are to meet at the Naples Town Office at 8:30 a.m. where they will be assigned an area to clean up. Volunteers must have their own transportation […]

Spruce-Up Day Please join Naples Main Street for their annual Spruce-Up Day on Saturday, May 17. They are looking for volunteers to help clean up our town. Volunteers are to meet at the Naples Town Office at 8:30 a.m. where they will be assigned an area to clean up. Volunteers must have their own transportation […]

Tricky Britches on Stage String band Tricky Britches is the product of mountain music, rockabilly and country swing merged to create something uniquely uplifting. Hear the group perform at the Village Coffee House in the Vestry Community Room of the First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. […]

Tricky Britches on Stage String band Tricky Britches is the product of mountain music, rockabilly and country swing merged to create something uniquely uplifting. Hear the group perform at the Village Coffee House in the Vestry Community Room of the First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. […]

Visit with raptors at Maine Wildlife Park On Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Maine Wildlife Park on Route 26 in Gray, staff from Wind Over Wings, a raptor education center in central Maine, will be the featured presenter. Hope Douglas founded the nonprofit organization about 20 years ago. Recently relocated from […]