WINDHAM — The town received 14 applications in its third search for a permanent town manager. The Town Council will meet in executive session Tuesday, Aug. 27, to review the applications and discuss the timeline for the process, according to interim Town Manager Don Gerrish. Windham has been searching for a new town manager since […]
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Inside Raymond: Aug. 23
Book club meeting Raymond Village Library will host a book club discussion of “The Stars are Fire” by Anita Shreve from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug 26. The library is at 3 Meadow Road. For more information, contact the library, 655-4283. Community Connections Liz Thompson of Southern Maine Area on Aging will speak at the Raymond […]
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Inside Gray: Aug. 23
Fairies and honeybees Maine Wildlife Park will feature Enchanted Forests Saturday, Aug. 24. Kids can visit a human-sized fairy house, meet and have their photos taken with fairies and then build a mini fairy habitat to take home. The following Saturday, Aug. 31, “Life of the Honeybee” will provide the opportunity for participants to inspect […]
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New interior murals liven up downtown cafe in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Seldom has such a group of artistic talent ever been assembled in Kennebunk t0 create a visual source of pride to be admired while helping a business owner rebrand and liven up his establishment. Visitors to Christian’s Cafe and Eatery at 41 Main St. in Kennebunk were surprised to find that a crew of […]
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Teacher shortage, protests complicate educator pay dynamics
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — First-grade teacher Hillary Madrigal jumped to a nearby school district last year, lured by higher salaries that would allow her to quit her second job as a housekeeper and buy a new car. “I have a college degree. I felt I could make a difference in people’s lives as a […]
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David Shribman: California may define the 2020 race
LOS ANGELES — Once the 2020 presidential campaign leaves the early political tests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, the political themes will be California themes, the issues will be California issues and the values being debated will be California values. And that will be the case not only because Californians will be […]
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Two men suffer minor injuries when float plane crashes on Rangeley Lake
Two men suffered minor injuries when a float plane crashed while taking off on Rangeley Lake on Thursday. The pilot, David Taisey, 69, of Pownal, and his sole passenger, Mike Koob, 53, of Oquossoc, were able to get out of the plane and swim to shore. They were treated at a local medical center and […]
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Robert Koehler: This is participatory evolution
The big black pickup truck plunged into the protesters blocking the parking lot and I cringed, viscerally, as though I could feel it myself — this merciless crush of steel against flesh. I was recovering from a bicycle injury when I watched the event on the news last week, as members of the Never Again movement stood […]
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