Maine House and Senate members overrode a veto by the Governor of the budget bill last week on Wednesday, June 26. In the Maine House, where I am a Representative for Maine House 103 (Raymond, Frye Island, parts of Poland and Standish), the vote to finally pass the budget was 114-34. Three were absent and […]
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Raymond selectmen honor longtime public works director
RAYMOND – At its meeting last week, the Raymond Board of Selectmen recognized Public Works Director Nathan White with an employee appreciation award for his 20 years of service to the town. The award is the first in what will be a series of employee appreciation awards given out by the board. “The Board of […]
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INSIDE RAYMOND – 7/5
Life As I Hear It I am thrilled to invite you to a very exciting concert happening right here in Raymond. This is not just an ordinary summer concert. For those of you who have ever attended an “American Family Holiday Concert,” the Windham Chamber Singers’ annual holiday concert, you have had the privilege of […]
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INSIDE RAYMOND – 7/5
Life As I Hear It I am thrilled to invite you to a very exciting concert happening right here in Raymond. This is not just an ordinary summer concert. For those of you who have ever attended an “American Family Holiday Concert,” the Windham Chamber Singers’ annual holiday concert, you have had the privilege of […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
INSIDE RAYMOND – 7/5
Life As I Hear It I am thrilled to invite you to a very exciting concert happening right here in Raymond. This is not just an ordinary summer concert. For those of you who have ever attended an “American Family Holiday Concert,” the Windham Chamber Singers’ annual holiday concert, you have had the privilege of […]
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Coast Guard asks boaters not to launch fireworks
PORTLAND – The Coast Guard is offering safe boating tips and asking boaters to not launch fireworks from aboard their vessels this Fourth of July holiday weekend. Officials said fireworks can be mistaken as a sign of distress and needlessly draw the attention of the Coast Guard and others. They also recommend that boaters wear […]
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Bath fire ruled arson
BATH A fire Thursday afternoon at the Family Focus day care center has been ruled arson, police said Friday. Firefighters responded at about 4:20 p.m. to 2 Davenport Circle — the former Bath Memorial Hospital building — where smoke was coming from the daycare off Winship Street, Bath Police Lt. Robert Savary said. Internal sprinklers […]
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War tablets to get ‘prominent place’
BRUNSWICK Historic tablets listing the names of Brunswick’s Civil War dead, displayed in the old Town Hall from 1883 to 1961, may return in a new town hall. Demolition in 1961 of the old town hall — an elegant red brick and fortress-looking structure that stood at the current Maine Street site of Town Hall […]
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4th of July celebrations
BATH Bath Savings Institution’s time and temperature clock said it was 92 degrees at 11 o’clock on the morning of July 4, as Front Street and Centre Street filled with families and children, waiting for the Independence Day parade to begin. Many of them had been there for hours to get a good seat; runners […]
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New home permits climb in Freeport
FREEPORT Town officials are thrilled with a report showing the town issued the most permits for construction of single-dwelling homes since 2006 in the fiscal year that ended in June. “It’s something to be aware of,” Town Manager Peter Joseph told the Town Council on Tuesday night. “We’re back in that upswing again.” Caroline Paras, […]