NEW GLOUCESTER – New Gloucester residents narrowly defeated a measure that would have constructed a $2.4 million water distribution system in the Upper Village along Route 202. By a vote of 116 to 101, residents at a special town meeting held Monday night at the Memorial School voted against erecting a well and pump station […]
2013
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Bridgton’s winter bash set for Jan. 25-27
BRIDGTON – The 14th edition of the Bridgton Winter Carnival and Musher’s Bowl kicks off Friday night, Jan. 25, with the traditional Midwinter Meltdown Dance, where a king and queen of the carnival will be chosen. After the dancing is done, which isn’t usually until late Friday night, the dogs and their drivers will be […]
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Windham, Bonny Eagle set to deal with curtailment
Windham and Bonny Eagle school systems will be able to weather the recent curtailment of state subsidy without cutting programs or services, officials in both districts said this week. Windham-Raymond schools, known as Regional School Unit 14, were hit with a decrease in state aid of $198,891, out of an expected $14.2 million in a […]
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Windham, Bonny Eagle set to deal with curtailment
Windham and Bonny Eagle school systems will be able to weather the recent curtailment of state subsidy without cutting programs or services, officials in both districts said this week. Windham-Raymond schools, known as Regional School Unit 14, were hit with a decrease in state aid of $198,891, out of an expected $14.2 million in a […]
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Summit to tackle spread of milfoil
BRIDGTON – In an attempt to corral the efforts of disparate groups concerned with the spread of milfoil on Sebago Lake, the Bridgton-based Lakes Environmental Association is holding a Sebago Lake Milfoil Summit on Friday, Jan. 25, at Saint Joseph’s College. The Sebago summit is a chance for interested parties to band together and devise […]
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Crystal Lake Derby set for Jan. 26
GRAY – On Saturday, Jan. 26, Crystal Lake in Gray is the place to be for ice fishing, polar plunging, and all kinds of wintertime fun. The fourth annual Crystal Lake Ice Fishing Derby starts at 6 a.m. and continues through 2 p.m. Besides having a good time on the ice, thousands of dollars worth […]
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Casco passes tar sands resolution
CASCO – Casco residents voted Saturday to pass a municipal resolution stating opposition to sending tar sands oil through Exxon Mobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline, making it the first Maine town to publicly and officially oppose the proposal, said Judy Berk, spokeswoman for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The environmental group says the 62-year-old pipeline, which […]
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Chamber announces annual award winners
At its annual meeting held last Wednesday, Jan. 9, the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce announced new officers and award winners for 2013. Tom Bartell, Windham’s economic development director, was awarded the Business Person of the Year at the event held at Gilbert’s Chowderhouse in North Windham. Julie Arsenault of the Portland Press Herald […]
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Bond would grow Windham prison
WINDHAM – A $100 million bond proposed by Gov. Paul LePage would rebuild the Maine Correctional Center, placing the prison somewhere else on the state’s 260-acre parcel straddling River Road in Windham. The proposal, seen as a surprise to many due to LePage’s refusal to sign bonds passed at the polls, was included in the […]
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Bond would grow Windham prison
WINDHAM – A $100 million bond proposed by Gov. Paul LePage would rebuild the Maine Correctional Center, placing the prison somewhere else on the state’s 260-acre parcel straddling River Road in Windham. The proposal, seen as a surprise to many due to LePage’s refusal to sign bonds passed at the polls, was included in the […]