“It could be worse – it could be zombies.”“Sharknado” Well now, the long awaited Opus report on Windham has been released. Unfortunately a turn of events prevented me from reading a copy of it, but that’s OK, I can get it this week and really digest it. That is if it is digestible at all, and […]
September 2018
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region Briefs
New Gloucester boardreschedules discussionon town charter to Oct. 1NEW GLOUCESTER — The Selectboard has delayed a discussion about possibly creating a town charter commission at least until its Oct. 1 meeting. The board voted 3-0 Sept. 17 to table the charter discussion so that Town Manager Carrie Castonguay can confer with the Maine Municipal Association about the charter […]
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Plante supporters blast Chapman
WINDHAM — Residents and town staff members defended longtime Town Manager Tony Plante Tuesday and tore into Town Council Chairwoman Donna Chapman, calling her “a detriment to the town” and saying she “should be ashamed.” Chapman told the Lakes Region Weekly last week that Plante, town manager since 1996, should either resign or be fired. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
It Happened in Windham: An idyllic New England farm
When I first moved to Windham more than 30 years ago, I can remember driving by a beautiful old yellow house on River Road. It didn’t seem that anyone lived there, and there was a small cemetery right out front. Its unique Gothic architecture gave the place a rather eerie feel and for years, my […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Inside Naples
Camping Weekend The Parent Teacher Committee at Songo Locks School will hold a raffle for a camping weekend at each of its events throughout the year. At each event, two winning $1 raffle tickets will be put in a final pool to be drawn from in June of 2019. There will be two final winners. […]
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Inside Bridgton
Fall is officially here and the focus is on fairs, so there are fewer events in town to report. The Fryeburg Fair runs from Sunday, Sept. 30, to Sunday, Oct. 7, and lots of Bridgton-based people and businesses will be involved. Be sure to stop by to support them and enjoy everything the fair has […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Looking Back
Sept. 29, 1993 Westbrook councilors have decided that city residents will vote Nov. 2 whether to tear down the old high school at 765 Main St. Voters will choose between two options: maintaining the school in its present condition for potential future restoration, or demolishing the part of the school that is vacant. Council sentiment […]
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Newcomer challenges House District 45 legislator
CUMBERLAND — In his bid for a second term representing House District 45, which covers part of Gray, Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, faces a challenge from Republican Tamsin Thomas, a political newcomer. Now retired, Sandy Point Lane resident Thomas has taught French, and while in California was a secretary at Warner Bros. and a manager […]
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Program targets flow of arsenic in Maine wells
PORTLAND — A high percentage of Maine residential wells reportedly contain levels of naturally occurring arsenic that exceed safety standards set by the state’s Department of Health and Human Services. And even with greater access to a public water supply, nearly 38 percent of homes in Cumberland County still rely on well water, according to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Letters
Balentine finds faultin the wrong place Sadly, again, I am writing to state my disdain for columnist John Balentine, who has found the tone of American politics in his view to be mostly the fault of resisting Democrats and renowned reporters like Bob Woodward. They are, in his words, “trumping up every story.” If I […]