AUGUSTA (AP) — A report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says Maine emergency room visits for opioid overdoses increased in the last year. According to the CDC, emergency department visits for suspected opioid overdoses increased by 34 percent between 2016 and 2017. New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island all saw decreases in emergency […]
March 2018
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Scarborough Library hosts fiber arts event
SCARBOROUGH – On Saturday, March 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Scarborough Public Library will be transformed into a fiber and textile center as artisans from around Maine gather to demonstrate an array of fiber arts techniques. Ongoing demonstrations and hands-on activities will be offered throughout the day, including crafts for children. Many […]
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Scarborough Library hosts fiber arts event
SCARBOROUGH – On Saturday, March 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Scarborough Public Library will be transformed into a fiber and textile center as artisans from around Maine gather to demonstrate an array of fiber arts techniques. Ongoing demonstrations and hands-on activities will be offered throughout the day, including crafts for children. Many […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
No chain of command.
“You know what the chain of command is? It’s the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who’s in ruttin’ command here.” Adam Baldwin, actor (Full Metal Jacket). I find it interesting when most, if not all, members of a Town of Windham department show up at a council meeting. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Town pit could become ‘no discharge of firearms zone’ in Standish
STANDISH — The Town Council has advanced an ordinance change that would create a “no discharge of firearms zone” on one specific town-owned property off of Boundary Road in Standish. The Council appears receptive to the targeted ordinance change, which must still have a first reading and public hearing before being finalized and voted 5-1 on […]
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Point Sebago purchased by Arizona-based resort group
CASCO — The Point Sebago Resort has been sold to an Arizona-based real estate trust, according to a press release. The release from Cove Communities, a relatively new resort and manufactured community group formed in September 2017, says that it has acquired the 775-acre resort on Sebago Lake in Casco. A Cove Communities spokeswoman said that […]
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Inside Windham
St. Patrick’s Day danceYou’re invited to attend the American Legion Field-Allen Post’s traditional Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner on Saturday, March 17 at the Windham Veterans Center. This is the tenth year the Post is hosting this event where a traditional New England boiled dinner will be served, or as an alternative, a ham main course […]
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Court to decide if Frye Island can legally withdraw from SAD 6
FRYE ISLAND — By definition, island communities live with a measure of isolation from their neighbors. But in the case of Frye Island, more than the waters of Sebago Lake separate the islanders from the mainland members of School Administrative District 6. The longstanding debate about Frye Island’s future in the school district, which dates […]
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Subdivision sketch goes to Naples Planning Board
NAPLES — The developer looking to convert the front nine of the now-closed Naples Golf and Country Club into a residential housing sub-development presented preliminary plans to the Planning Board Tuesday night. The March 5 meeting featured an overview of the currently titled Brandy Pond Crossing project. Mark Hollis, of development company Great Lots of Maine, […]
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No School Start Time Changes for RSU 14
RAYMOND — RSU 14 will be sticking with the existing start times for Windham-Raymond schools after a committee explored possible changes and ultimately recommended maintaining the status quo. Windham High School Assistant Principal Phil Rossetti gave a presentation to the RSU School Board on Feb. 28, in which he outlined the work done by the […]