While there were few surprises in the Lakes Region’s legislative races, with eight of the 14 legislative seats going to Republican incumbents, a couple of districts saw upsets. Residents of Casco, Raymond and Poland elected Democratic newcomer Jessica  Fay of Raymond to House District 66. Fay won against Republican incumbent Rep. Mike McClellan, also of […]

Residents of the Lakes Region joined the nation in electing Republican Donald J. Trump president. Trump held a majority over Democrat nominee Hillary R. Clinton in every Lakes Region town: Windham, Raymond, Gray, Standish, Casco, Naples, Bridgton, Sebago and New Gloucester. Lakes Region residents generally favored Republicans for the Legislature, as well – nine of […]

Residents of the Lakes Region joined the nation in electing Republican Donald J. Trump president. Trump held a majority over Democrat nominee Hillary R. Clinton in every Lakes Region town: Windham, Raymond, Gray, Standish, Casco, Naples, Bridgton, Sebago and New Gloucester. Lakes Region residents generally favored Republicans for the Legislature, as well – nine of […]

Officials with the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum say the effort to relocate to Gray has been stalled, but not derailed, by the defeat at the polls Tuesday of a town funding initiative. Gray voters rejected a referendum question to provide $498,000 from undesignated surplus to support the efforts of the Narrow Gauge […]

A memorial service for Collette Boure is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. at Hobbs Funeral Home in South Portland, with a reception to follow. Boure, 17, of Standish, died in Texarkana, Texas, on Nov. 2 from injuries sustained in a car crash. She had been reported missing roughly two weeks prior, after […]

A memorial service for Collette Boure is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. at Hobbs Funeral Home in South Portland, with a reception to follow. Boure, 17, of Standish, died in Texarkana, Texas, on Nov. 2 from injuries sustained in a car crash. She had been reported missing roughly two weeks prior, after […]

The clocks have been turned back, Halloween and Election Day are behind us. Time to start planning for the holidays, if you can believe it. It seems like the holiday fairs start earlier and earlier each year, the decorations and lights go up earlier, too. Maybe it is just society’s way of prolonging the magic-in-the-air […]

Many years ago, when the population of Windham was a lot less than now and most roads were gravel, 90 percent of the families were farming families – in one way or another. It was common to see hens wandering around a lawn or in the ditch by a house. Out back of the house […]

Many years ago, when the population of Windham was a lot less than now and most roads were gravel, 90 percent of the families were farming families – in one way or another. It was common to see hens wandering around a lawn or in the ditch by a house. Out back of the house […]