FREEPORT The Maine Supreme Judicial Court gave Freeport High School a civics lesson recently, listening to oral arguments from students and giving them a glimpse of what it’s like to be a part of Maine’s government. Chief Justice Leigh Saufley, along with six fellow justices, heard three arguments appealed to the state’s highest court at […]

TOPSHAM Mt. Ararat High School is investigating a report that one of its soccer players made a racial comment after a junior varsity game against a Cony High School team last month. The comment was made right after the Sept. 28 match. “It was a racial comment alleged to have come from a player and […]

LISBON Children can have the opportunity to come show off their costumes in a parade at the Lisbon Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 3-5:30 p.m. at the MTM Center on 18 School Street in Lisbon Falls. The rain date is Oct. 29. Free activities include a family pumpkin carving contest with cash prizes. […]

PEOPLE PLUS MEMBERS read the People Plus Newspaper on a recent trip to Badlands National Park, South Dakota, as part of their America’s Cowboy Country tour with Collette Travel. People Plus partners with Collette Travel on several trips each year, both domestic and international; providing People Plus members and local residents the opportunity to travel […]

TOPSHAM — State Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, and state Rep. Denise Tepler, DTopsham, will hold joint office hours on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9-11 a.m. in the Library Gallery at the Topsham Public Library on 25 Foreside Road. No RSVP is required, and meetings are open to anyone who would like to voice their opinion […]

The Kennebec River Rail-Trail is in my opinion the best bike trail in Central Maine. Paralleling the long inactive Maine Central Railroad tracks, it’s a most excellent paved trail that connects Gardiner to Augusta. Having grown up in Gardiner and the little town across the river, Randolph, it’s a place with many special memories. My […]

Topsham’s comprehensive plan is due to be updated, and town officials want to get residents involved with the update in a way that is a bit more fun than attending a regular town meeting. “This year we’re doing it vastly different,” Assistant Planner Carol Eyerman said. “If you’re not a meeting person, you may go […]

HERE IS A LIST of Topsham’s array of fun planning events and other public sessions as part of the comprehensive plan revision process. All events will be held Thursday, Oct. 19 through Monday, Oct. 23 at the Topsham Firebarn, located at 1 Green St., in the lower village. If the lights are on, stop in. […]