The Raymond Casco Historical Society will host Carol Drew at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 12, at the Raymond Public Safety building on Route 302 in Raymond. Drew is the owner of Watkins Flowers and Greenhouse on 791 Roosevelt Trail in Casco. She will speak about starting seedlings and how to plant them, and will demonstrate […]
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Casco Farmers Market accepting applications
CASCO — The Casco Farmers’ Market, a seasonal, open-air forum, will be open every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting May 24 through Sept. 20. The market is in front of the Casco Library on the Casco Village green, 940 Meadow Road (Route 121). Vendor registration is underway and vendors are sought to […]
Polar dip to benefit Camp Sunshine
PORTLAND — The fifth annual polar dip to benefit Camp Sunshine, Freezin’ for a Reason, is set for noon on Saturday, Feb. 11, at East End Beach. Participants will plunge into the chilly waters of Casco Bay to raise money to help send more families to Camp Sunshine, a national retreat in Casco, for children […]
Camp Sunshine receives $10,000 gift
CASCO – The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has provided a $10,000 gift to Camp Sunshine, a one-of-a-kind national retreat in Casco for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Harvard Pilgrim selected Camp Sunshine as the result of a survey of its Maine employees who were asked which local charity meant the most to […]
Military note – Joseph Lanham
TACOMA, Wash. — Army Cadet Joseph R. Lanham has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps leader development and assessment course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The 32 days of training provide the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration […]
Calendars featuring local photographers, sights are available
AUBURN – Mechanics Savings Bank has announced the winning original photographs selected to be featured in its 2012 Moving Places and Spaces calendar. The bank chose photographs by local residents that capture the beauty of area communities served by Mechanics Savings Bank in Androscoggin and Cumberland Counties. The community photographers and their selected photographs are […]
Schools, libraries eligible for grants
BRIDGTON — Schools and libraries in the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Sebago and Raymond have the opportunity to receive small grants from Loon Echo Land Trust for environmental education programs. Applications are to be downloaded from Loon Echo’s website at www.LELT.org and returned by the deadline on Jan. 15. Funds for the […]
Caroline Croteau-Knight
BOSTON — Caroline Croteau-Knight, 45, of Casco, passed away on Nov. 2, of lung disease at the Boston Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Caroline was born Sept. 9, 1966, to parents, Isabelle and Joseph Croteau Sr. She attended Oxford Hills High School. Caroline was involved with the Casco VFW and collected all kinds of frogs. She […]
Alternative schools offer unconventional approach for students with behavior problems
FALMOUTH, Maine — In her mind, Marissa Corliss usually had a good reason to bolt for the door. And she knows educators at her school had their reasons for physically restraining her. What they didn’t understand, she said, was that her outbursts were her way of reaching out for help. “They’d only try to stop […]