YORK COUNTY — Statewide, sales of existing homes were up by double digit percentages last month and prices were up as well, though not as dramatically. The Maine Association of Realtors this week reported that sales of existing homes increased 17.74 percent in November over the same month last year. As well, the median sale […]
December 2016
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Basketball players get an assist
STANDISH—Ask anyone involved with the Unified Basketball team at Bonny Eagle High School what makes it great and they’ll probably mention the smiles. Unified Basketball brings together students with developmental disabilities and those without to form a competitive basketball team that plays against other schools. But competition takes a back seat to enjoyment and a […]
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Basketball players get an assist
STANDISH—Ask anyone involved with the Unified Basketball team at Bonny Eagle High School what makes it great and they’ll probably mention the smiles. Unified Basketball brings together students with developmental disabilities and those without to form a competitive basketball team that plays against other schools. But competition takes a back seat to enjoyment and a […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Inside New Gloucester
Winter sports for veterans A veterans adaptive cross-country skiing/snowshoeing program will be held every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, Jan. 4 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 […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
SAD 6 seeks input for chief: The district wants to know what Standish residents value in a superintendent.
Elaine Tomaszewski, associate executive director of Maine School Management Association in Augusta, Monday advises the Maine School Administrative District 6 Board of Directors as it launches a search for a superintendent. BUXTON—In a first step to hire a superintendent, the SAD 6 Board of Directors has developed a survey to seek characteristics and requirements expected for […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
SAD 6 seeks input for chief: The district wants to know what Standish residents value in a superintendent.
Elaine Tomaszewski, associate executive director of Maine School Management Association in Augusta, Monday advises the Maine School Administrative District 6 Board of Directors as it launches a search for a superintendent. BUXTON—In a first step to hire a superintendent, the SAD 6 Board of Directors has developed a survey to seek characteristics and requirements expected for […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Especially for seniors: Holidays reflect change in many ways
Sometimes holidays are almost more trouble than they need to be. We anticipate the emotions we remember – but time changes us or our family, and we can’t recapture that happy nostalgic period. Over and over I hear from my peers that Christmas isn’t the same as it used to be – and why would […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Inside Windham
Wreath convoy makes stop A caravan of eight SUVs wrapped in the patriotic colors of Wreaths Across America visited Windham on Monday on the their return trip from Arlington National Cemetery. The drivers stopped at Chute’s for breakfast before heading over to the Windham Veterans Center Memorial Garden to donate seven ceremonial wreaths to the […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Inside Windham
Wreath convoy makes stop A caravan of eight SUVs wrapped in the patriotic colors of Wreaths Across America visited Windham on Monday on the their return trip from Arlington National Cemetery. The drivers stopped at Chute’s for breakfast before heading over to the Windham Veterans Center Memorial Garden to donate seven ceremonial wreaths to the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Arts Calendar
THEATER Through Dec. 24 “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave., Portland. $41-$46; senior and student discount, children 15 and under, $15. Call 774-0465 for times, information. Jan. 24-Feb. 18 “Arsenic and Old Lace,” presented by Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave., Portland. For information, tickets, times, call 774-0465. CONCERTS Dec. 27-Dec. […]