Casco Village Library hosts author James Leamon for an author presentation, Sunday, June 23, at 4 p.m. Leamon lives in Casco with his wife, Nicci, a historical and literary transcriptionist. He grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and after two years in military service, graduated from Bates College in Lewiston. He earned a Ph.D in American […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM – The Free High School and how it grew
At the Windham town meeting held in March of 1910, voters (all men at this point of history) agreed to purchase a lot of land near Windham Center and to “build, furnish and equip a modern high school building.” But where did they get the money? They approved $2,000 from taxes and borrowed $6,000 from […]
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Windham approves town budget
WINDHAM – About 60 Windham residents overwhelmingly approved the $14,346,348 municipal budget during annual town meeting Saturday, June 15. The first order of business was voting for and electing former state Sen. Bill Diamond to act as moderator. Over the next few minutes, the 50 or so attendees were led in the Pledge of Allegiance […]
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Windham approves town budget
WINDHAM – About 60 Windham residents overwhelmingly approved the $14,346,348 municipal budget during annual town meeting Saturday, June 15. The first order of business was voting for and electing former state Sen. Bill Diamond to act as moderator. Over the next few minutes, the 50 or so attendees were led in the Pledge of Allegiance […]
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300 women attend WOMB Forum
Cyndy Bell, an advertising representative for the Lakes Region Weekly, received the Woman in Business Leadership Award at June 12’s Women in Business Forum held at Camp Takajo in Naples. The third annual forum, sponsored by the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, was held in the camp’s dining hall overlooking Long Lake in Naples […]
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300 women attend WOMB Forum
Cyndy Bell, an advertising representative for the Lakes Region Weekly, received the Woman in Business Leadership Award at June 12’s Women in Business Forum held at Camp Takajo in Naples. The third annual forum, sponsored by the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, was held in the camp’s dining hall overlooking Long Lake in Naples […]
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Original Don Rich Oil truck to shine at Summerfest
WINDHAM – Among the 50-plus entries in this Saturday’s Windham Summerfest parade along Route 202 will be a bright red oil truck that played a significant role in one of Windham’s most successful businesses from yesteryear. The 1946 Dodge six-cylinder Esso oil truck with a 600-gallon tank once served as the first oil truck for […]
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New Bonny Eagle club pushes ‘the positive’
STANDISH – Last fall, Jessica Ciampi, a 2013 graduate of Bonny Eagle High School, had grown frustrated with the messages all around her regarding bullying. They told her and other students mostly what not to do. When Michael J. Chase, founder of The Kindness Center, based in Biddeford, visited the school early in the school […]
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SAD 61 tables condom proposal
LAKE REGION – The debate over whether free condoms should be provided at Lake Region High School will continue. At Monday night’s meeting, School Administrative District 61 board members voted 9-3 to table the issue for the second time this year. With vocal advocates on both sides of the aisle making their opinions known, residents, […]
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SAD 61 tables condom proposal
LAKE REGION – The debate over whether free condoms should be provided at Lake Region High School will continue. At Monday night’s meeting, School Administrative District 61 board members voted 9-3 to table the issue for the second time this year. With vocal advocates on both sides of the aisle making their opinions known, residents, […]