Holly Fair The First Congregational Church of Gray’s annual Holly Fair and Chowder Luncheon takes place on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Parish House at 5 Brown St. (behind McDonald’s). Enjoy the famous Cookie Trail, have some lunch and shop for gifts. For more information, contact Dianne Morais at […]
2017
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Inside Raymond
Gift basket fun begins Each year staff and volunteers of the Raymond Village Library create beautiful holiday baskets to help raise funds for the library. You can help by donating items for the baskets or by helping create them – or both. Items needed include: special coffees, teas, hot chocolate, assorted chocolates, holiday candies, snack […]
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Inside Raymond
Gift basket fun begins Each year staff and volunteers of the Raymond Village Library create beautiful holiday baskets to help raise funds for the library. You can help by donating items for the baskets or by helping create them – or both. Items needed include: special coffees, teas, hot chocolate, assorted chocolates, holiday candies, snack […]
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Sweet, spooky festivities planned around Lakes Region
LAKES REGION — There are so many Halloween events planned in towns across the Lakes Region, it’s almost scary. Below is a list of some of the upcoming Halloween events in the area. Bridgton There will be a Halloween party at Bridgton Town Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5:30-8 p.m. A costume contest will begin […]
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It Happened in Windham: Ghosts of the town's past
It’s late October and Halloween is in the air. The days are getting crisper, the nights are getting longer, and ghosts and goblins are paying visits to the yards of many neighborhoods in town. It is a time when scary stories abound and two of Windham’s older cemeteries have some fascinating tales of their own. […]
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Meticulous mandala
Buddhist monks Sonam Gyatso, left, and Lobsang Gyatso from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Tibet work Wednesday on a sand-painted mandala at Saint Joseph’s College. The monks were visiting the college in Standfish this week to create the mandala, a form of Tantric Buddhist art meant to represent the universe.
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Signs for garage vote pose conflict of interest, selectman says
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectman Stephen Hathorne thinks there were signs of a conflict of interest leading up to the Oct. 16 special town meeting on a proposed new public works garage. During the debate Monday night at the Memorial School in New Gloucester, Hathorne alleged that Ganneston Construction – the company that worked on the design of […]
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On the right lane: The Gang of Four
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address, Jan. 20, 1961. I can barely remember watching John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address and remembering all that he said to America, although I do remember watching it […]
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Joyce optimistic after meeting on ICE detainee requests
AUGUSTA — Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce and Maine’s other county sheriffs met with Gov. Paul LePage this week to discuss the controversial issue of detainer requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “I think it was productive to at least get everything on the table,” Joyce said about the meeting. Joyce, who lives in Standish […]
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Inside Standish
Bank, Minervinos donate Norway Savings Bank, alongside Sam and Jan Minervino, co-owners of Long Beach Marina in Sebago, have pledged $1,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s 6th Annual Take a Breath Social. Held at the Ocean Gateway in Portland on Nov. 3, the Take a Breath Social supports of cystic fibrosis research and features live […]