Bean supper –Saturday, Aug. 18, 5-6 p.m., North Congregational Church, 22 Church Hill Road, Buxton (Groveville). Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, chop suey, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls, desserts, coffee and punch. $8. Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 18, 4-7 p.m., Living Waters Christian Church, 197 Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Beans, hot dogs, coleslaw, homemade biscuits […]
2018
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Lakes Region Briefs
Driver hits barrier,pulled from car fire STANDISH — Motorists pulled a Farmington woman from a burning car last week on Richville Road/Route 114. Myrtle Tripp, 69, was driving south in a 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser shortly after 10 p.m. when she crashed through wooden detour barriers and then struck a concrete barrier, which was pushed […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
On the Right Lane: Recycle this, if you can
“Listen up, you couch potatoes: each recycled beer can saves enough electricity to run a television for three hours.” Denis Hayes, environmental advocate and proponent of solar power I have to wonder if all this global heat will drive people to properly recycle the things that they can and leave the garbage out of the […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Moose home to stay in Gray
GRAY — The celebrity moose calf is officially “here to stay.” Maine Wildlife Park Superintendent Curt Johnson said the 2-month-old female is “doing very, very well” after being sent to the 40-acre park off Route 26 in June. The moose melted hearts across the country in a viral video of her with the dog of the […]
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Raymond voters back plan to exit RSU 14
RAYMOND — A decade after school officials agreed to join Windham School Department to form Regional School Unit 14, voters from decided Aug. 14 to begin the process of withdrawing from the district. Voters on Tuesday approved, 171-128, starting the withdrawal process and setting aside up to $50,000 to do so, a reversal of a […]
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It Happened in Windham: History comes to life at Village School grand opening
This week, I’m going to do a little aside to my regular articles in which I talk about events and people that were a part of Windham’s past and instead talk about an event that will actually bring Windham’s history to life. On Saturday, Aug. 25, the Windham Historical Society will hold a Grand Opening […]
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Team works on nanosatellite research at Saint Joseph's
STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College hosted an out-of-this-world event in early August with the Maine Space Grant Consortium. Based in Augusta, the consortium is funded through NASA and encourages Maine students to participate in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. Included in that work is the Maine Research Internships for Teachers and […]
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Inside Naples
Soccer Club car wash The Lake Region Soccer Club will hold its annual car wash from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Naples Fire Station, off Route 302. The car wash is donation-only to support the nonprofit organization, which provides three seasons of soccer skill training to area kids. Funds raised […]
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Peer-to-peer recovery center to open in Bridgton
BRIDGTON — A new peer recovery center for people affected by substance use disorder will open its doors on the Bridgton Hospital campus in September. The Lakes Region Recovery Center will hold an open house Sept. 6 and officially open Sept. 10 with a mission of providing “a safe place that encourages and maintains a culture which […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: King much needed in U.S. Senate
Politics has taken an unpleasant turn over the years. It has become “them” or “us.” If this were a marriage, there would be a divorce. No union can work without compromise and discussion. I, for one, am sick of this. The upcoming election in November offers us a chance to keep those in office who […]