WINDHAM – Last year, Sabrina Nickerson’s fifth-grade class at the Manchester School raised more than $500 on behalf of Pennies for Patients, a program that benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Inspired by that fundraising success as well as the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War, this year, Nickerson will ask her 23 students to […]
2013
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Resolve to ID old photos
Next time you read this column, it will be 2014 and we expect by then everyone will have compiled their list of resolutions for the New Year. Do people still make resolutions? But before 2014, there are a few “pending” items on my to-do list for the end of 2013. Maybe you have a similar […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM
Back on Dec. 8, 1763, Windham’s Parson Peter Thatcher Smith performed a marriage ceremony that is included in the old records of New Marblehead, Mass. The groom was Lonnon Rhode and his bride was named Chloe. There is no record of her surname. The Rhode couple were the slaves of the second settler, William Mayberry. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM
Back on Dec. 8, 1763, Windham’s Parson Peter Thatcher Smith performed a marriage ceremony that is included in the old records of New Marblehead, Mass. The groom was Lonnon Rhode and his bride was named Chloe. There is no record of her surname. The Rhode couple were the slaves of the second settler, William Mayberry. […]
Posted inMaine, News
Crash on Maine Turnpike cleared as snow moves in
A rollover between the Wells and York exits blocked a lane in each direction for part of the afternoon.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine couple overcome by carbon monoxide show some improvement
Authorities advise that generators should never be used inside a home, basement or garage or outside near an open window.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Amazon refunds shipping, offers gift cards after UPS misses Christmas deliveries
The delivery service cited overwhelming volume for its inability to get all packages to customers before the holiday.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes – 12/26
Operation Tribute provides thousands of gifts Marc Badeau, founder and chairman of Operation Tribute in Gorham, said last week the organization is sending out 35,000 gifts this year to children of military families in several states. The operation has grown since 2007 when 8,000 gifts were distributed to families in Maine. For more information or […]
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Gorham Notes – 12/26
Operation Tribute provides thousands of gifts Marc Badeau, founder and chairman of Operation Tribute in Gorham, said last week the organization is sending out 35,000 gifts this year to children of military families in several states. The operation has grown since 2007 when 8,000 gifts were distributed to families in Maine. For more information or […]
Posted inMaine, News
Bus passenger charged with breaking into Bangor bus depot
Riders had been stranded in the cold outside a depot on Christmas Day.