Lakes Region Weekly

A special committee is currently reviewing three challenged books and is expected to recommend soon whether they should be removed from RSU 14 library shelves.

With sufficient access to high-speed internet in just 13% of the state, a regional coalition is working to increase availability throughout Cumberland County and in other underserved or unserved areas.

Sugarhouses open their doors for Maine Maple Sunday Weekend events March 25-26 with demonstrations, samplings and sales, pancake breakfasts and other family activities.

The seal pup rescued after wandering town streets in January and another pup rescued a week earlier were safely returned to the ocean Thursday.

The nonprofit organization's founder says supplying books to prisons builds community and inspires hope among the incarcerated.

Lacking a permanent residence, the self-proclaimed "adventurer" is not interested in shelters or any type of official assistance, preferring to take care of himself.

Matt Dyer's 5,871-mile journey has evolved from a fitness challenge to a "people challenge" motivated by the kind people he meets on his route.

The idea for the club came from a Cape Elizabeth student who played the game with her grandfather, who had dementia but "always remembered how to play chess."

MARCH 2 EDITOR'S NOTE: Winterfest has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 5, due to a stormy weather forecast.

Greater Portland Metro, South Portland Bus Service and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit will cut fares from March 1 through Sept. 30 in hopes of getting ridership back to pre-pandemic levels.

Two new programs from Finally Home in North Yarmouth will provide financial assistance to eligible Mainers whose old dogs require medical services, including being put down.

Twelve childhood friends meet monthly to socialize and play a fun little dice game.

Solo adventuring, on the Camino de Santiago and Mount Everest, gives Marieta Atienza, 68, a recently retired nurse, a new lease on life.