On May 1 around 1:30 in the morning, an electrical malfunction ignited a structural fire that consumed the D&J Excavating building on the corner of Route 302 and Vance Drive in Windham. Neighbors phoned in the fire to the Windham Fire Department. When the fire department arrived on the scene, the blaze was burning through […]
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Updates from Standish Recreation
As we prepare for our summer programs, people ask us if we are entering our busy season…. but in the Standish Recreation Department, every season is our busy season! The nine-member Recreation Committee has been very busy over this past year, as it continues its efforts to raise funds to convert our ice skating rink […]
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Dramatic car crash sends driver to hospital
Early afternoon last Monday, May 2, a Chevy truck was rear-ended by a Saturn on Route 302 in Raymond, in front of Sabre Corporation and Main’s Pizza. The driver of the Saturn, Randall LaFrance, 48, of Saco, was injured and rushed to Maine Medical Center where, as of Wednesday afternoon, he remains in satisfactory condition. […]
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It's 'put your mother to work' day
It’s Mother’s Day once again. And this year, for a change, why not put your mother to work? To work planting flowers, that is. I know I’ve mentioned my family’s Mother’s Day tradition of taking me to a garden center and letting me loose, but I’ll mention it again because – it’s such a great […]
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Gorham Honor Roll
Freshmen High Honors Amy Beckwith, Katherine Bowring, Emily Boyce, Stephanie Cross, Marshall Dean, Kyle Donaldson, Matthew Fenton, Brittini Herring, Monique King, Rebecca Luck, Leigh Maniscalco, Natalie Miliano, James Moody, Mary Nappi, Katelin Perkins, Lucinda Pike, Adrienne Rosenblatt, Sarah Salas, Laura Shaw, Jacob Shorty, Emily Wedge, Linda Wong Freshmen Honors Jonathan Allen, Isaac Barnes, Katherine Bem, […]
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Consider the kids
Thank you for hearing our comments on the matter of the Middle School. I also want to say thank you to Ted Sharp for working with Dennis and helping try to find solutions to problems that have come up instead of standing by quietly and allowing us to lose him. I have a vested interest […]
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Buxton budget
Buxton selectmen are recommending a slight decrease in this year’s budget. The town’s share of SAD 6 expenses would also decrease if it’s approved by voters. In figures released on Tuesday, Selectman Carol Sanborn said the proposed Buxton town budget is about $4.1 million, down $9,942 from the present $4.2 million. The decrease reflects a […]
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Action plan needed
My name is Janet Davis, and I am a parent in this community. In lieu of the recent events concerning our middle school administration, my husband and I have questioned what the role of the school committee is and what it should be within our school district. In most large, well run organizations a panel […]
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Planning Board hears input on Gateway standards
The Planning Board postponed a vote last week on new restrictions that would apply to large retail developments, such as the proposed Wal-Mart. The new standards would apply to businesses in the Gateway zone. The Planning Board listened to more than three hours of public comment on the new site plan standards last week. The […]
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Rain overwhelms river
As the Presumpscot River receded slowly from Jim Cashner’s home on Lincoln Street this week, he stood on his deck and surveyed the muddy lawn it left in its wake. “We did all right,” he said. “(But) now we’ve got to clean up outside,” he said. Cashner’s home narrowly escaped serious damage last week as […]