The Lakes Region Senior Center, a drop-in center at Little Falls Activity Center, 40 Acorn St. in Gorham, is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Although many people are “away” during these cold weeks, the center is open for visiting, playing cards or board games. And, from 9-11:30 a.m., on Monday, […]
March 24, 2017
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Lilley was larger than life
Dan Lilley, the Portland-based criminal defense attorney who died last week, had a big personality and was passionate about the law. He excelled in his job because of his indomitable spirit and will be missed by those who admired him. It’s a shame Lilley will no longer take to the floor of a courtroom as […]
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Regional briefs
Standish man attemptssuicide in jail cell PORTLAND — An attempted suicide Tuesday night remains under investigation at the Cumberland County Jail on County Way. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Steve Butts said inmate Dante Majeroni, 26, was found with a sheet around his neck in his cell by corrections officers around 10:30 p.m. Butts said Majeroni was […]
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Regional briefs
Standish man attemptssuicide in jail cell PORTLAND — An attempted suicide Tuesday night remains under investigation at the Cumberland County Jail on County Way. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Steve Butts said inmate Dante Majeroni, 26, was found with a sheet around his neck in his cell by corrections officers around 10:30 p.m. Butts said Majeroni was […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Gorsuch will work to preserve Constitution
Soon, the U.S. Senate will vote to confirm or reject President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch, whose record as a jurist places him in the conservative, or “originalist” sector of the political spectrum. The late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, whose seat is to be filled, practiced the originalist interpretation defining the […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
St. Joe's holds marrow drive for USM athlete
STANDISH – The St. Joseph’s College community, led in part by its women’s soccer team, is rallying around an opponent from another school whose current fight is bigger than any sporting event. The college hosted a bone marrow drive Tuesday evening in support of Ally Little, a student-athlete at the University of Southern Maine who is […]
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St. Joe's holds marrow drive for USM athlete
STANDISH – The St. Joseph’s College community, led in part by its women’s soccer team, is rallying around an opponent from another school whose current fight is bigger than any sporting event. The college hosted a bone marrow drive Tuesday evening in support of Ally Little, a student-athlete at the University of Southern Maine who is […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham
One-way Chute Road Chute Road will be one-way from River Road to the intersection of Webb and Montgomery roads between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Maple Sugar Sunday, March 26. Mother/Son Sports Night Windham Parks and Recreation has tickets for the 4th annual Mother/Son Sports Night at the Windham Middle School from 7-8:30 p.m. […]
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Gray author's book highlight of Women's History Month
FALMOUTH — Florence Brooks Whitehouse played a key role in the women’s suffrage movement of the mid-1900s, but the story behind her struggle for the right to vote was lost until Whitehouse’s great-granddaughter resurrected her legacy. Author Anne B. Gass, of Gray, first published her book “Voting Down the Rose: Florence Brooks Whitehouse and Maine’s […]
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Winter Awards: Gray-New Gloucester High School
NEW GLOUCESTER – The Patriots reeled in their fair share of accolades this winter, some bestowed by the Western Maine Conference, others by the Maine Principals Association. Boys BasketballMPA Class B South Sportsmanship AwardWMC First Team – John MartinWMC Second Team – John Henry VillanuevaWMC Senior All-Star Game – John Henry Villanueva Girls BasketballWMC First […]