The village of South Windham, where the town’s only “Main Street” is located was the first attempt by the early settlers to have a real community. Here, the first post office was located, along with the plank sidewalks, tavern where horses would be rested and fed, the hay scale, the gristmill where corn was ground […]
2013
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Organizing the town's first community
The village of South Windham, where the town’s only “Main Street” is located was the first attempt by the early settlers to have a real community. Here, the first post office was located, along with the plank sidewalks, tavern where horses would be rested and fed, the hay scale, the gristmill where corn was ground […]
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Lake Region calendar – 7/19
(To list an event in this calendar, please e-mail info to [email protected]) Until Aug. 16: The Summer Food Service Program in Gray-New Gloucester, sponsored by the MSAD 15 Food Services Department and supported by the Preble Street Maine Hunger Initiative in partnership with the Liberty Family Foundation, will be offering a free lunch to all […]
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Inside Gray – 7/19
Summer Lunch A free lunch is being offered for kids and teens this summer, every weekday until Aug. 16. It will be served at two locations: the Gray-New Gloucester High School, 10 Libby Hill Road, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and at the Liberty Family Foundation, 23 North Raymond Road, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. […]
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Naples businessman buys Raymond motel
RAYMOND – Richard Dyke, a Naples resident and the owner of Windham Weaponry, closed last week on a $335,000 purchase of the White Pines Inn at Sebago Lake on Route 302 in downtown Raymond. With workmen making fixes to the electrical, heating and plumbing systems that have been lying dormant since the motel was shuttered […]
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'Flotilla' draws attention to Sebago Lake
SEBAGO LAKE – A group known as 350 Maine is hosting a day of family fun at Sebago Lake State Park Saturday to raise awareness on the issue of so-called “tar-sands” oil. The group is concerned about the potential flow reversal of the Portland-Montreal Pipe Line and subsequent transport of oil sands, also known as […]
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Pedaling for a cause
WINDHAM – Six college students on break for the summer rolled through North Windham last week on a New England tour, urging locals to fight against the possibility that the Portland-Montreal Pipeline could be used to transport heavy crude oil from Canada. The students visited locally owned companies primarily in North Windham educating them about […]
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Pedaling for a cause
WINDHAM – Six college students on break for the summer rolled through North Windham last week on a New England tour, urging locals to fight against the possibility that the Portland-Montreal Pipeline could be used to transport heavy crude oil from Canada. The students visited locally owned companies primarily in North Windham educating them about […]
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Bonny Eagle High School 4th quarter honor roll
Grade 9 High Honors: Casey N. Ahlemeyer, Lucia M. Almeida, Bethany V. Ashley, Alaina Barrows, Matthew D. Boynton, Abigail M. Cates, Jessica Dubois, Lindsey Durgin, Hayden U. Eilinger, Terrence L. Galdo, Jordan Garrigan-Swett, Adam J. Goodwin, Brianna Gower, Bailey J. Gryskwicz, Alicia Hannan, Marissa Jeffords, Lily E. Lamkin, Madeline S. Logan, Alexander Perry, Samantha Richard, […]
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Beach to Beacon to Boston: Cape Elizabeth race will honor marathon bombing victims
CAPE ELIZABETH — The TD Beach to Beacon 10k Road Race on Aug. 3 will commemorate the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, but organizers aren’t ready to share the details. The race will also feature security enhancements, according to one of the race’s board members. Organizers are planning a commemoration during the pre-race ceremony, […]