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Selectmen aggravated

What is the good of having a policy if it cannot be enforced? Non-compliance with no teeth to enforce came up several times Monday night at the regular Selectmen meeting with frustrated Selectmen seeking ways ... more

Highway Improvement Work Begins In Gray

Drivers using Routes 26, 100 or US 202 through Gray should allow some extra travel time and expect congestion and delays for the next month or so, according to the Maine Department of Transportation ... more

Pineland is in the cheese

Mark Whitney, cheesemaker, had an offer he found tempting beyond imagination: help design and build a cheese making operation at Pineland Farms. It would have the latest in state-of the-art machines ... more

Bronx girl soaking up fresh air in Gray

"It's grassier than I thought it would be." Ten-year-old Crystal Brown lives in the Bronx where people are "talking, yelling, and screaming" all the time. When Crystal's mother saw the information about the Fresh Air Fund, she talked to Crystal about making the bus trip up to Maine for a week of, well, fresh air. ... more

Trash Talk: Pay As You Throw (PAYT) or Pay Per Bag
by Peter Thoits, Gray Solid Waste & Recycling Committee

In October 2005, we announced a new committee project that is currently under way. The goals of this project are, first, to identify ways to increase recycling to help reduce waste disposal costs in Gray, ... more

125 Years of leadership

Gray Fire & Rescue held a celebration in honor of their 125th anniversary. Bagpipers led the way for the Grand Marshal, Fire Chief Jon Barton, who has served Gray's Fire Department since 1959 when he joined at age 43. more

History and Memories
Text of Rep. Sue Austin's remarksat the Fire Department Celebration

I'd like to share a personal memory from our history: The year was 1969…I was fresh out of college and working at St. Mary's General Hospital in Lewiston in their emergency room. more

A special group: Gray's First Responders
Guest Column by Rep. Mark Bryant

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the 125th anniversary celebration for the Gray Fire-Rescue Company. It was truly an honor to be among these men and women who have given so much to our community over the years. ... more

The 2006 Yarmouth Clam Festival is here!
Features New Events and Old Favorites

On July 21, 22 and 23, nearly 120,000 visitors will descend upon this picturesque New England town to enjoy what has become one of Maine's most popular summer events, the Yarmouth Clam Festival ... more.