Welcome to the Snow Globe After a quiet start to 2015, it looks like winter has finally rushed in. Just as I was beginning to feel sorry for the plow drivers and ski bums, they’ve all suddenly got more powder than they know what to do with. Snow doesn’t slow us down though, and even […]

Timely Reminder Free sand is available at Public Works throughout the winter months. The pickup hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and weekends that Public Works crews are plowing. Please remember that sand is for residents only. No contractors will be allowed. When you enter through the gates follow the driveway down […]

A Boston federal appeals court has tossed former Raymond Selectman Dana Desjardins’ lawsuit back to the states level. On Jan. 23, Chief Judge Sandra Lynch of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, upheld the dismissal of Desjardins’ 4th and 14th Amendment claims, and sent the state claims of defamation and “false light invasion […]

After an illegal vote on Jan. 23, the Standish town manager’s contract renewal is headed to a second vote next week. Amid criticism from local government watchdogs, the three-year contract renewal for Standish Town Manager Gordon Billington is headed for a re-vote. With three councilors absent due to illness, the Standish Town Council voted 4-0 […]

New Gloucester Fire & Rescue were dispatched to 329 Bennett Road at 3 p.m. Thursday after a passerby noticed smoke coming from the eaves of the home. When the first engine arrived on scene, firefighters confronted a working structure fire. New Gloucester Capt. Ryan Mitchell summoned for the “All Hands” activating additional resources. No one […]

New Gloucester Fire & Rescue were dispatched to 329 Bennett Road at 3 p.m. Thursday after a passerby noticed smoke coming from the eaves of the home. When the first engine arrived on scene, firefighters confronted a working structure fire. New Gloucester Capt. Ryan Mitchell summoned for the “All Hands” activating additional resources. No one […]