“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” Arnold Glasow, businessman and author I watched the Windham Town Council workshop June 19 and was somewhat impressed. Be assured it wasn’t all the comments made that impressed me, but some were surely noteworthy. Of course the […]

Second-graders ‘Read to Feed’Second-graders at Windham Primary School were presented a“Read to Feed” challenge by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club: Read for 500 hours in exchange forcontributions to Heifer International, an organization that provides livestock to villages in third world countries. The livestock is raised for food to share with other local communities to encourage […]

STANDISH — One hundred and forty-five pounds of high-tech equipment is currently submerged in Sebago Lake’s lower bay, sending out real-time data that researchers can use to study the massive water body that provides drinking water to the greater Portland area. The new monitoring buoy, a joint project between the Portland Water District and Saint Joseph’s […]

Dancer new owner Rhiannon Pelletier is the new owner of the Maine Dance Center, formerly CenterStage Performing Arts. Pelletier, a principal dancer at the Maine State Ballet,  has taught at the center for eight years.  Pelletier is proud to say that she is one of the few Maine-trained professional dancers in the state, training primarily […]

SEBAGO — A family with deep restaurant roots in the Portland area is bringing its Italian-inspired recipes to the shores of Sebago Lake. Father and son Paul and Rocco Severino planned a Friday opening for the Sportsman’s Kitchen & Keg, a restaurant and bar on Route 114 in Sebago. The business is the realization of a […]

BRIDGTON — In the summer of 1768, a group of Boston businessmen contracted Benjamin Kimball to captain a boat from the North Shore of Massachusetts to Long Lake, which was at the time part of that state’s wild North Woods. Laden with building materials, provisions, sundries and beer, Kimball and his crew planted a flag […]

Bakery open A Small Town Bakery Cafe, located at Cole Farms Restaurant, celebrated its official opening with a ribbon cutting June 14. Julie Cundiff is the manager. The cafe is open every morning until 11 a.m.  Chase a ball Soccer Clinic, Skills and Drills for children ages 3 to 14 starts Tuesday, July 3, and […]