SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland police say the same crew that robbed a Maine Mall jewelry store of more than $125,000 in high-end jewelry Monday also tried to rip off a jewelry store in Auburn the following day. Sgt. Steven Webster said the crew was not able to take anything from the Days Jewelry store […]
March 2010
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EDITORIAL – Puppy mill law would be step in right direction
On Wednesday, March 3, the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Conservation was scheduled to hold a work session on LD 1598, An Act to Strengthen the Laws against Illegal “Puppy Mill” Operators. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Deborah Simpson, D-Androscoggin, comes on the heels of several seizures in Maine of animals from […]
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Down the Road A Piece: Tall tale, respectably retold
So there I was the other night at a fancy corporate banquet in the mid-coast region, waiting to provide the evening’s entertainment, when the conversation at my table turned to storytelling. That’s when this fella from Massachusetts – with an accent so thick you could’ve cut and stacked it like cordwood – attempted to tell […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
On the Right Track: Dealing with March madness
I have to admit I am stuck between seasons at the present time and Mother Nature is helping. I would have never thought that I would kill a mosquito in February in Maine but I did last Friday. It was the very same day my wife was swatting at a yellow jacket buzzing around her […]
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Inside Gray -3/5
Dinner at the Legion Hall The American Legion Auxiliary of Gray is hosting a public supper from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 86, 15 Lewiston Road in Gray on Saturday, March 6. The menu includes beans, chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, breads and desserts. $7 for adults, $2.50 […]
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Inside Windham-3/5
Planning an event? The Windham Veterans Center (in back of the Windham Mall) has a beautiful facility available to rent for a variety of functions including parties, banquets, receptions, graduation parties, reunions, workshops, auctions, and more. Plenty of parking, kitchen facilities, tables and chairs are all here. Space available for 200 people. For more information, […]
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Statewide fishing derby sunk by weather
RAYMOND – With dangerous ice conditions reported throughout much of the state, organizers decided Tuesday to cancel this weekend’s statewide version of the Maine Chevy Derby. “We discussed it at length, got input from weigh stations around the state, wardens and fishermen. We weighed everything and made the decision to cancel it,” derby organizer Tom […]
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Statewide fishing derby sunk by weather
RAYMOND – With dangerous ice conditions reported throughout much of the state, organizers decided Tuesday to cancel this weekend’s statewide version of the Maine Chevy Derby. “We discussed it at length, got input from weigh stations around the state, wardens and fishermen. We weighed everything and made the decision to cancel it,” derby organizer Tom […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, Web
New Lakes Region restaurants serve up jobs
Bucking the wider economic trend, the Lakes Region is seeing a spurt in economic stimulus these days with the opening of three restaurants that bring with them more than 100 new jobs for the region. Roscoe’s Rockin’ Buffet & Lounge in Raymond, Buck’s Naked BBQ in North Windham and Maine Street Grill in Standish have […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Bushmaster weapons testing irks Windham neighbors
Weary of living with the rat-a-tat noise from rifle tests, neighbors of Bushmaster Firearms in North Windham are trying to figure out a way to make it stop. But the company, one of the region’s large employers, said the outdoor weapons testing is necessary for its business, and follows all local and state laws. Last […]