I’m sitting in my office with a winter hat on this morning. It’s cold in the house and while I could put the heat up further, I feel like it’s less about the actual temperature and more about the damp and raw feeling to the air this week. Portland and much of the area is […]
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Spieth leads Masters with record score, but knows there’s ‘a lot of work to do’
Jordan Spieth backs up his opening-round 64 with a 66 on Friday to break a record set 39 years ago and take a five-shot lead in the tournament.
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Caribou man faces up to 10 years in target practice case
George LaCasse was prohibited from using firearms because of felony convictions.
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Selectmen reverse course on firefighters’ stipend
The New Gloucester Board of Selectmen has reversed course, agreeing to increase a fire department stipend after setting a self-imposed guideline last fall not to increase stipends this budget cycle. In his annual budget request, Gary Sacco, chief of the New Gloucester Fire & Rescue Department, requested additional money in order to increase the pay […]
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Music series fulfilling mission
After three years of hosting concerts, the North Windham Union Church has raised about $20,000 for charity. As part of its mission to raise money for charity, the North Windham Union Church will host the “Rhythm Future Quartet,” the dynamic gypsy jazz group, for the 23rd installment of its Music with a Mission series Saturday […]
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Guest Column: Rep. Corey reflects on first few months
Finally, spring! As the snow melts, grass greens, and trees bud out, I think about the parallel to my first few months of legislative service. When I arrived, I was buried up to my eyeballs in learning about procedure, the process by which law is made, and where to find a cup of coffee. Today, […]
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The Center Road: In Gray, let’s look out for later
One of the most difficult things for elected officials to do is to plan for the long term. Of course, that’s one of the most difficult things for anyone to do. Thinking beyond the next few days requires judgment, responsibility and resources to work with. It requires setting priorities. It requires looking beyond immediate needs […]
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Spending down, taxes may rise
The Raymond Board of Selectmen has recommended a budget that will decrease spending 5.5 percent, yet raise the municipal contribution to the property tax rate 8 percent, thanks to a large decline in spending of surplus. If approved by residents at the June 3 annual town meeting, the proposed budget would raise the municipal portion […]
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Monday Meal needs volunteers, donors
The Monday Meal free supper, hosted on a revolving basis by four churches in Windham and Standish, could be on its last legs unless organizers receive more community support. The weekly meal, which has existed since 1999, provides dinners year-round to primarily low-income Lakes Region seniors every Monday at 5:30 p.m. But Food & Fellowship […]
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Lauren Hill dies after fighting tumor to play college basketball
The 19-year-old encouraged others ‘to live in the moment because the next moment’s not promised.’
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