Time to Say Goodbye This is my final Inside Bridgton column, and I would like to extend a sincere thank-you to all of the readers who have followed me since 2007. It is bittersweet as I love Bridgton and the staff at Lakes Region Weekly, but it is time to put down the pen. My […]
2015
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Inside Windham
Baked Haddock Dinner The Windham Knights of Columbus will hold a public supper to benefit Riding To The Top in Windham on Saturday, April 18, from 5-6 p.m., at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. The menu includes fresh baked haddock, homemade mashed potatoes, vegetables, homemade coleslaw, rolls, coffee, tea, punch and homemade dessert buffet. […]
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Inside New Gloucester
Sheep Shearing Festival Pineland Farms will be hosting a Sheep Shearing Festival on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, April 26. Sheep shearing demonstrations will be presented by Jeff Burchstead of Buckwheat Blossom Farm in Wiscasset at 10:30 a.m., 12:20 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. Sheep dog demonstrations will be […]
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Water main break closes Maine Mall Road
Traffic is being diverted due to a water main break on Maine Mall Road near the Best Buy entrance. According to Lt. Todd Bernard of the South Portland Police Department, Maine Mall Road has been closed since 6 a.m. Monday to all traffic from Gorham Road to Philbrook Avenue. Bernard said motorists should avoid the […]
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Water main break closes Maine Mall Road
Traffic is being diverted due to a water main break on Maine Mall Road near the Best Buy entrance. According to Lt. Todd Bernard of the South Portland Police Department, Maine Mall Road has been closed since 6 a.m. Monday to all traffic from Gorham Road to Philbrook Avenue. Bernard said motorists should avoid the […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Water main break closes Maine Mall Road
Traffic is being diverted due to a water main break on Maine Mall Road near the Best Buy entrance. According to Lt. Todd Bernard of the South Portland Police Department, Maine Mall Road has been closed since 6 a.m. Monday to all traffic from Gorham Road to Philbrook Avenue. Bernard said motorists should avoid the […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
No one hurt in South Portland fire
Firefighters responded to a fire caused by discarded smoking materials at an apartment building in South Portland at 10 p.m. Sunday. No one was hurt in the incident. According to Lt. Robb Couture, of the South Portland Fire Department, the fire at 70 Grandview Ave. initially started on a porch in the rear of the […]
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Flashback: Biddeford’s Main Street, 1909
A glass plate negative from the collection of Biddeford’s McArthur Library shows the corner of Jefferson and Main Street, the current home of Elements bookstore and café.
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UAE on mission to defend acts of Arab coalition
The crown prince of the image-savvy Persian Gulf country meets with Obama on Monday.
Posted inNation & World
Baltimore investigates death of man in police custody
The city’s mayor vows to hold ‘the right people responsible’ in the death of a 25-year-old suspect.