Submitted photo PHOTO CAPTION The llth annual Libby-Mitchell American Legion Post 76 baseball team winter workouts for kids begins this week, and team administrators took time out to salute the winner of the most dedicated player award last winter. Eric Pemberton, left, received a trophy from Rick Libby, former Libby-Mitchell coach and supervisor of the […]
2006
Posted inAmerican Journal
Boys Basketball: Westbrook falls to Deering in season opener
Westbrook had a shot – literally Shawn Coffills’ half-court heave at the buzzer bounced high off the backboard, as the Blue Blazes fell to Deering, 60-58, at home Friday. With Westbrook trailing by two with 3.1 seconds remaining, Deering missed a pair of free throws. Joshua Harriman grabbed the defensive board and fed an outlet […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Pond designation alters home builders' plans
//////Robin Dahms and her family were hoping to move into their dream home on Beaver Pond by Christmas. Built in memory of her daughter, Brittany, who died of cancer last year, the home was going to be beautiful. The white colonial was going to have a hard-wood deck that looked out over the pond and […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Officer back on duty after shooting incident
A Westbrook police officer has returned to active duty after more than a month on administrative leave for firing a weapon at a Portland man in early November. Although an investigation into the incident by the Maine Attorney General’s Office is not complete, Westbrook police have found no fault in Officer Phil Robinson’s actions and […]
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
After tragedy on her doorstep, woman helps healing begin
Peggy Johns offers comfort to those who visit a memorial for Derrick Cote, 19, in her Gorham front yard. Cote died when he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a tree.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Child care, or child support
“Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.” Norman Douglas. Lane/Tommy: After reading an article by Michael Hartwell in the Dec. 1 Lakes Region Suburban Weekly about daycare in the Windham School Department we feel compelled to speak out about our viewpoint. We’ll be commenting on the School Age Child Care (SACC) that is in the […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
SACC issue goes to school board Wednesday
The Windham School Board is poised to make a crucial decision at its Wednesday, Dec. 13 meeting over the nonprofit status of an after-school day care program that operates out of three Windham schools. The School Age Child Care program accepts children from kindergarten to eighth grade and rents portions of the Manchester elementary, middle […]
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Lake Region winter sports schedules
Boys varsity basketball Fri 12/08 Freeport 7 p.m. Wed 12/13 @ Yarmouth 7 p.m. Sat 12/16 @ Poland 7 p.m. Tue 12/19 Greely 7 p.m. Thu 12/21 @ Fryeburg 6:30 p.m. Wed 01/03 @ Falmouth 7 p.m. Fri 01/05 @ York 6:30 p.m. Mon 01/08 Wells 6:30 p.m. Thu 01/11 Cape Elizabeth 6:30 p.m. Sat […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Lake Region winter sports schedules
Boys varsity basketball Fri 12/08 Freeport 7 p.m. Wed 12/13 @ Yarmouth 7 p.m. Sat 12/16 @ Poland 7 p.m. Tue 12/19 Greely 7 p.m. Thu 12/21 @ Fryeburg 6:30 p.m. Wed 01/03 @ Falmouth 7 p.m. Fri 01/05 @ York 6:30 p.m. Mon 01/08 Wells 6:30 p.m. Thu 01/11 Cape Elizabeth 6:30 p.m. Sat […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Eagles host annual Christmas party, Dec. 10
The Down East Country Music Association will be holding its annual Christmas party at the Lake Region Eagles, Roosevelt Trail in Windham on Dec. 10 from noon to 5 p.m. Children and guests welcome. Please bring a gift for your child, and an unwrapped gift to donate the Eagles for their annual children’s Christmas party. […]