Upon first glance, Maine’s winter woods may appear lifeless – gray, leafless, motionless, frozen and blanketed by snow. The sun’s energizing grasp on life is diminished by the shortened daylight hours. Temperatures repeatedly dip below freezing, which determines whether one is trapped or freed by the properties of water. It seems like a harsh and […]
February 2015
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Winter’s woodland secrets come out to play
Upon first glance, Maine’s winter woods may appear lifeless – gray, leafless, motionless, frozen and blanketed by snow. The sun’s energizing grasp on life is diminished by the shortened daylight hours. Temperatures repeatedly dip below freezing, which determines whether one is trapped or freed by the properties of water. It seems like a harsh and […]
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Inside Gray
Community Birthday The Women’s Fellowship of the First Congregational Church of Gray is taking orders for the Community Birthday Calendar, which runs from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. The price is $6 per calendar which includes two free listings (Birthday, Anniversary, In Memory, or events) each additional listing costs 50 cents. If you […]
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Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock in ‘Star Trek,’ dies at 83
Nimoy played the first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the ‘Star Trek’ television series and movies.
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Derby awards announced
Helena Sheldrick, of Sebago, was a fish pool winner for the recently held Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derbies earning a 2015 Polaris Sportsman ETX ATV prize. Here the lucky young winner, who registered with her family, sits on her new ride along with Sebago Lake Rotary Club President Debbie McPhail.Brenda Pennels, wife of the late […]
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Windham’s power couple
Regional School Unit 14 board Chairwoman Marge Govoni and Council Chairman Dave Nadeau’s views could affect town policies into the future. In 1985, Marge Govoni and Dave Nadeau cleared a camp from 89 Johnson Road and built a home looking out onto Highland Lake. At that point, there were 10 small camps on the road, […]
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Windham’s power couple
Regional School Unit 14 board Chairwoman Marge Govoni and Council Chairman Dave Nadeau’s views could affect town policies into the future. In 1985, Marge Govoni and Dave Nadeau cleared a camp from 89 Johnson Road and built a home looking out onto Highland Lake. At that point, there were 10 small camps on the road, […]
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Windham’s power couple
Regional School Unit 14 board Chairwoman Marge Govoni and Council Chairman Dave Nadeau’s views could affect town policies into the future. In 1985, Marge Govoni and Dave Nadeau cleared a camp from 89 Johnson Road and built a home looking out onto Highland Lake. At that point, there were 10 small camps on the road, […]
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Deadline looms to compete for LaunchPad’s $30K purse
For all those entrepreneurs who have been procrastinating or paralyzed by doubt, this is a final reminder to enter the fray. The deadline to enter the third annual LaunchPad business plan competition and vie for its $30,000 prize is only two days away. The competition, sponsored by Gorham Savings Bank, gives Maine entrepreneurs an opportunity to pitch their […]
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Charges pending in road-rage crash
A vehicle carrying three people crashed into the frozen Crooked River Monday afternoon, as a result of a road rage incident, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. on a bridge on Route 302 at the Casco-Naples line, according to Capt. Don Goulet. “The vehicle actually crossed the road […]