GRAY — The Town Council has authorized the purchase of a nearly $1.3 million firetruck, approved spending $375,000 for three new public works dump trucks, and given a final signoff on a zoning change that will allow a former golf complex to be redeveloped as a 10-lot commercial project. During it’s Sept. 4 meeting, the Gray […]
September 2018
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G-NG Scouts reserve parking for veterans
GRAY — Two local Girl Scouts have earned a scouting award and praise for their work on a project to create veterans-only parking spaces at several public buildings in Gray and New Gloucester. Abby Ladd and Charlena LaVallee, both 13 and eighth-graders at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School, got the OK from officials in both towns to […]
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Schools celebrate success, relevance of gardens
PORTLAND — School gardens do more than teach kids about the importance of healthy eating and where food comes from; they can also help teach vital skills such as cooperation, responsibility and patience. Those are just some of the reasons why the Maine School Garden Network is holding an event to celebrate the most successful […]
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Inside Standish
Dog park update The Dog Park Ad Hoc Committee, focused on planning and fundraising efforts for a new dog park, is seeking representatives. The next meeting will be held Monday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Center. A fundraiser for the dog park will be held at Papa’s Ice Cream on Sunday, Sept. […]
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Inside Windham
School days of yore The Windham Historical Society opened the doors of its Village School on the Village Green Aug. 25 during a grand opening celebration. Society members dressed in period attire gave tours of the building and talked about typical school days in the 1890s. Walter Lunt, former educational liaison for the society, acted […]
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We Love to Eat
Breakfast buffet — Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:30-9:30 a.m., West Cumberland Methodist Church, 5 Upper Methodist Road, Cumberland. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, baked beans, muffins, fresh fruit and juice, coffee and tea. $7, $3; takeout available. Bean supper – Saturday, Sept. 8, 4:30-6 p.m., Buxton Center Baptist Church, Route 22, Buxton. Two kinds of beans, […]
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Amy Bradstreet Arata
Name: Amy Bradstreet Arata Age: 45 Residence: New Gloucester Party Affiliation: Republican Occupation: Business owner Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology from Gordon College; Master of Science in Genetics, University of California, Davis Political/Civic Experience: Currently a member of the SAD 15 School Board, the Maine State Board of Education and a deaconess at East […]
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Inside Raymond
Hawthorne scholar visits On Aug. 27, Hawthorne Community Association trustees hosted Hawthorne scholar Kazuya Ikuta, a professor of American literature at Kagoshima Women’s College in Kagoshima, Japan. Ikuta was visiting several sites in New England that were significant in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s life. Four trustees spent about an hour in conversation with Ikuta, discussing what this […]
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LETTER: Candidate Butler cares about town, state
I support Jennie Butler for Maine House District 25. I know she will use her vote for the best interest of Windham and the state of Maine. I have known her for many years and she is a hard worker. She cares and helps others as much as possible. This caring for others and their […]
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Learn who you're voting for, vote for Gass
Political ads already overwhelming you? Federal and state politics have evolved into a harsh polarized climate. Politics is now so abrasive that it is rarely discussed in social situations unless you are sure of everyone’s affiliations in the room. Completely withdrawing from the process by not voting, though, only makes this climate worse. At a […]