Two Christmas tree lightings The Upper Village Christmas tree lighting ceremony, to be held beside the public works garage on Upper Village Street, New Gloucester, will occur at 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 28. The annual town Christmas tree lighting of Tiny Timber, the smallest municipal tree in the United States, will take place on Sunday, […]

North Windham businesses are expected to be busier than normal next Friday, when the town’s tree-lighting ceremony returns to the North Windham Shopping Center. “We used to host a tree lighting every year, but the past couple of years we haven’t done it, so we decided to bring it back,” said Aimee Senatore, executive director […]

North Windham businesses are expected to be busier than normal next Friday, when the town’s tree-lighting ceremony returns to the North Windham Shopping Center. “We used to host a tree lighting every year, but the past couple of years we haven’t done it, so we decided to bring it back,” said Aimee Senatore, executive director […]

Students at Bonny Eagle High School will no longer be taking final exams at the end of each trimester. Instead, as part of the district’s plan to roll out a proficiency-based education system this school year, teachers are giving more end-of-unit tests, known as summative assessments, to students throughout a course. In other words, teachers […]

Students at Bonny Eagle High School will no longer be taking final exams at the end of each trimester. Instead, as part of the district’s plan to roll out a proficiency-based education system this school year, teachers are giving more end-of-unit tests, known as summative assessments, to students throughout a course. In other words, teachers […]

The Big Night A few months ago (or was it just yesterday?) I wrote about how much I love Bridgton’s Fourth of July celebration. I recall saying that it was one of the highlights of my year. At the time that I wrote that, I remember thinking that the other highlight for me is the […]

The Greater Portland Council of Governments and the prospective developer of the Mallison Falls mill property will hold a public meeting Thursday, Dec. 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the main building of the Mallison Falls mill site, located at 3 and 4 Mallison Falls Road in Windham. The meeting will discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

Spaghetti supper and gift-wrapping fundraiser The Lake Region High School class of 2019 is off to a strong start in their fundraising for their Senior Year Activity Account. Why cook during this busy time of year, when you can take the family to an affordable catered Spaghetti Supper (Lake Region Caterers, Inc. is donating their […]

Wreaths for vets’ graves Once again, Windham’s Studio Flora shop and owner Libby Jordan, will be the headquarters for making wreaths for each veteran’s grave in all the town’s cemeteries. You can help by making a donation, tying bows, decorating the wreaths and distribution. If you’d like to be part of this true community effort, […]