If you would like to preserve a woman’s right to make decisions for her own body even in the case of incest, rape or her health, then it’s time for a change in our representation in Augusta. Our current representative now believes that a woman has no right to these decisions and must bear an […]
October 2014
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Paving slated for North Windham on Monday
According to the Maine Department of Transportation, crews from Pike Industries will be repaving the intersection of routes 115 and 302 in North Windham on Monday, Oct. 27. Flaggers will assist motorists as one lane in each direction will be maintained. Minor delays are anticipated. All work is anticipated to be completed by the end […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
New York, New Jersey will require Ebola quarantines
After a doctor who treated patients in Guinea is diagnosed with the disease, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says, “It’s too serious a situation to leave it to the honor system of compliance.”
Posted inBusiness, News
Amazon’s loss makes holidays a question mark
The company reported a larger 3Q loss than expected and forecasts softer holiday sales.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC launches Ebola preparedness website
The website includes fact sheets and answers to frequently asked questions about Ebola.
Posted inNation & World, News
Hatchet attack on NYPD officers was terrorist act, police say
The attacker, who is shot dead, once served in the U.S. Navy, but became a reclusive Muslim convert who had recently been depressed, his father says.
Posted inMaine, News
Woman, 92, drives car into Belfast harbor
Good Samaritans saved her from the fast-sinking car.
Posted inMaine, News
Hearing on when Maine, NH, VT snowmobilers can cross state lines, ride for free
Proposed days are at the end of January
Posted inNation & World, News
Man in zebra print dress robs New Hampshire bank
Besides the dress, he wore a black-and-white checked bandanna and tan nylons on his head.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Tours mark 250th of home
WINDHAM -Two hundred and fifty winters ago, Peter Thatcher Smith, Windham’s second community pastor, began to erect a majestic Georgian home for his bride, Elizabeth Wendell, the daughter of a wealthy Massachusetts family. According to Linda Griffin, president of the Windham Historical Society, Smith built the elegant home at the highest point on “The Main […]