No reason was given when a family, headed to Disneyland, was unable to board a flight at Gatwick Airport.
2015
Posted inAmerican Journal
No snow, but show goes on in Gorham
While New Year’s Eve is looking green, Gorham’s family-focused celebration has a packed program -– even though prospects of two winter events are now doubtful. “Sadly, there will be no sledding and snow sculpting unless something drastic happens,” Cindy Hazelton, director of Gorham Recreation Department, said this week. But, the eighth annual New Year Gorham […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
RSU 14 board weighing proposal for pre-K program
The Regional School Unit 14 board is discussing a proposal to introduce publicly funded preschool to the Windham-Raymond school district. The program, which is still in its earliest stages of development, would provide preschool education to select 4-year-olds in the region. The idea for a preschool program is not new, according to Marge Govoni, board […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Where’s our Maine winter skiing wonderland?
The Gray-New Gloucester High School Alpine ski team is hard at work training for the upcoming ski season. Yet to a casual observer, they look nothing like a ski team. Instead of waxing their skis and descending snowy mountainsides, team members are building their endurance by training on bikes and grassy trails. The balmy temperatures […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Future takes shape as span opens
Bridge Street in downtown Westbrook will never be the same. In just a short time Monday, traffic stopped flowing over the former Bridge Street bridge, the road was closed and traffic was redirected over the new bridge. Along with the new bridge is a completely redesigned intersection at Main Street. Mid-day commuters in Westbrook were […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
New Windham prison plan unveiled
Three weeks after the groundbreaking on the new, 21,500-square-foot women’s re-entry facility being built near the Maine Correctional Center in South Windham, state officials last week unveiled an overhauled version of a plan to renovate and expand the prison’s main campus. More than a dozen residents attended a meeting Dec. 16 organized by the state […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
NueroRestorative latest to join revitalized tech plant
NeuroRestorative, a provider of rehabilitation services for people of all ages with brain and spinal cord injuries and other neurological challenges, has recently opened a community clinic in the former Sensata Technologies building at 234 Northeast Road in Standish. “We are excited and honored to have such a meaningful, dedicated company join us in the […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
NueroRestorative latest to join revitalized tech plant
NeuroRestorative, a provider of rehabilitation services for people of all ages with brain and spinal cord injuries and other neurological challenges, has recently opened a community clinic in the former Sensata Technologies building at 234 Northeast Road in Standish. “We are excited and honored to have such a meaningful, dedicated company join us in the […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham
Coffee Social On Wednesday, Dec. 30, the Lakes Region Senior Center, 40 Acorn St., Gorham, will hold a Coffee Social from 10 a.m.-noon. All are welcome to join for an end-of-the-year treat. American Legion meets The American Legion Field Allen Post 148 will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the Windham Veterans Center. Social hour […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside New Gloucester
Sports for veterans A Veterans Adaptive Cross-Country Skiing/Snowshoeing program will be held every Wednesday from 9 a.m.-noon, Jan. 6 through March, weather and snow conditions permitting. It is free to all veterans with physical disabilities, traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress. No experience is necessary. Ski instruction and equipment for skiing and snowshoeing are […]