GRAY – Despite a sprinkler head leak that flooded the recently renovated Gray Public Library with several thousand gallons of water, the library’s collection has emerged from the damage nearly unscathed. At 4 p.m. on Sept. 9, library staff called in a repairman from the HiTech Fire Protection Co. in Poland to repair a minor […]

GRAY – Despite a sprinkler head leak that flooded the recently renovated Gray Public Library with several thousand gallons of water, the library’s collection has emerged from the damage nearly unscathed. At 4 p.m. on Sept. 9, library staff called in a repairman from the HiTech Fire Protection Co. in Poland to repair a minor […]

RAYMOND – Last fall, Raymond executive assistant Danielle Loring contacted Greg Cavanaugh, assistant director for the University of Southern Maine’s Campus Ventures engineering and entrepreneurship program, to discuss an upcoming conference on digital fabrication at the school. Loring told him that town officials were interested in investigating 3-D printing technology as a potential way to […]

STANDISH – Long-time Standish Town Councilor Phil Pomerleau has proposed a charter amendment that would impose term limits on a swath of elected town officials, including councilors, budget committee members and school board directors. Next Tuesday night, Pomerleau’s proposal, as well as a citizen-initiated charter amendment proposal that would impose term limits only on town […]

A popular farm-to-school program at School Administrative District 6 schools has been sustained for three years by the largesse of a national nonprofit devoted to fighting childhood obesity. But with the grant underwriting the initiative set to permanently expire at the end of the school year, it remains unclear whether the program, which has established […]

Order an apple pie The 2014 New Gloucester Historical Society Pie Sale will be held at the First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, from 2-6 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 26. The cost is $9 per pie. Preordering pies by Thursday, Sept. 25 is required. Please specify baked or unbaked. Pies make great […]

Order an apple pie The 2014 New Gloucester Historical Society Pie Sale will be held at the First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, from 2-6 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 26. The cost is $9 per pie. Preordering pies by Thursday, Sept. 25 is required. Please specify baked or unbaked. Pies make great […]

Change of seasons Crisp. The air, the apples … It’s all good. But geez did it come on suddenly! Just a couple of weeks ago we were attempting to escape the oppressive heat with boat rides and water skiing. I do love sweaters and boots though, but my summer clothes still occupy my drawers. Every […]