WINDHAM – The Environmental Protection Agency has formally proposed that the Keddy Mill complex in South Windham be placed on the National Priorities List, also known as the Superfund list, pushing the contaminated site one step closer toward a possible federally funded cleanup effort. In May, Meghan Cassidy, the agency’s chief of Superfund technical and […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Kidnapped by Indians
When the white men moved to the north from the Boston area, back in the mid-1700s, they were aware that other people (Indians) were already living in this area. However, the coastal towns of Massachusetts were getting congested and the decision was made to expand northward. Some of the earliest settlers were involved in cutting […]
SIGHTS & SOUNDS OF SEBAGO: Common occurence: Loons on the move
Those who have heard the haunting cry of the common loon resonate across a lake have perhaps sensed the primitiveness and wildness embodied by this bird. The image of a loon on a calm surface of water is iconic of the North Woods lakes and a thrill for many Maine residents to glimpse. The common […]
Boys Basketball Notebook: Christmas basketball tourney goes global
Croatian team brings an international flavor to Portland Expo.
Man With A Van
WESTBROOK – Santa Claus showed up in person Monday at My Place Teen Center’s holiday party to deliver this 2005 Chevrolet passenger van as a gift from Idexx Laboratories. The gift qualified for a $20,000 matching grant from the Cornelia Warren Foundation. Idexx also is providing a maintenance package through Quirk Chevrolet. “It’s a wonderful […]
Gorham News – 12/19
Middle-schoolers earn essay awards Three essay awards will be presented at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, in the gym at Gorham Middle School on Weeks Road, said John Doyle, Gorham School Committee member. The first-place winner of the Madison Prize for Written Excellence, sponsored by the Gorham Republican Committee, will be awarded $250, with […]
‘Victorian Nutcracker’ comes to Westbrook
WESTBROOK – Portland Ballet’s “Victorian Nutcracker,” a family holiday event with a local twist, will make its Westbrook debut this weekend at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. “Victorian Nutcracker,” which is set in well-known Portland landmarks, including the Victoria Mansion and Deering Oaks, will be performed twice in Westbrook, on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 2 […]
At least 189 die in intense assault on Syrian rebels
The four-day air attack on opposition-held areas of Aleppo comes five weeks before a peace conference.
More snow and bitter cold, and it’s not over
Brutal conditions send outreach workers into the woods and alleys of Portland, looking to persuade vulnerable people to seek shelter.
LETTERS: Some questions
I read weekly the goings on, the opinions, the arguments and I have some questions to add. As a resident of Durham without children, who will see my property taxes go up close to $500 in one year, half due to the town and the other half due to having to pay for a new […]