One of the candidates, Denis Morse, eyes a comeback after being ousted late last year.
Rory Sweeting
Staff Writer
Rory, an experienced reporter from western Massachusetts, joined the Maine Trust for Local News in October 2024. He is a community reporter for Windham, Raymond, Casco, Bridgton, Naples, Standish, Gray, New Gloucester and other towns in the Lakes Region. Rory previously reported for the Greenfield Recorder in Greenfield, Mass., and the Deerfield Valley News in Wilmington, Vt. He holds a bachelor’s degree in professional and creative writing from Goucher College in Maryland.
Windham public hearing debates changing town meetings to ballots
Residents will vote on whether to change the town’s budget process.
Gray, New Gloucester residents OK $39M school budget proposal
Residents in MSAD 15 give preliminary approval ahead of the June 9 election.
Every year, a Confederate soldier mistakenly sent to Maine is remembered
An unnamed Confederate was buried in Gray after the wrong body was transported from Virginia.
Windham honors baby born on the side of the road
Windham paramedics delivered a baby girl in a parking lot near Seacoast Adventure in January.
Stoplight outage in North Windham causing traffic issues
Officials asked motorists to avoid Route 302 from Boody’s Corner through the shopping district and said a resolution could take ‘an extended period.’
Casco church sues federal agencies over alleged ayahuasca interference
The suit follows the federal government seizing plants used to brew ayahuasca.
Candidates share views at Gray public forum
The 5 Town Council candidates spoke about issues ranging from data centers to cannabis and the canceled sheriff’s contract.
Frye Island will reestablish police department
The decision follows a reduction in contracted service from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Gray rebrands, officially adopts slogan
The town will utilize a new logo and the longtime, informal town motto, “At the Heart of It All.”