“A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.” Adlai Stevenson, United Nations ambassador. Isn’t our country in quite a fix after the presidential elections? Not only did many not see Donald Trump winning the election, they also didn’t foresee what would happen after he won. The demonstrations against him are […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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It Happened in Windham: Chase Stevens House
Chase Stevens was born in 1746 in Falmouth. He lived in Columbia, Maine, in 1769 and left before 1790. In 1792 he sold 60 acres of property he held in Columbia. He was a teacher and a land surveyor. According to tradition, he was responsible for a large amount of land and map work in […]
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Suspect pleads not guilty in Windham cyclist’s death
A Scarborough man essentially pleaded not guilty to several charges in the hit-and-run that killed bicyclist Brandon Dumond, 26, of Windham. Devin Brown, 33, appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court Friday, Nov. 8 to plead “no answer” – neither guilty nor not guilty – to charges of aggravated OUI, aggravated assault and failure to remain […]
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Wompkee of Windham sets parade record
Twig the Wompkee appeared in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thursday, marking the 20th consecutive parade appearance by a Wompkee, the longest continuously participating costume character in the parade’s history. Twig is one of six Wompkee creatures, the creation of Windham residents Con Fullam and Maura Clarke, featured in two […]
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SAD 6 tweaks policy on nepotism
In the wake of a public outcry earlier this year over nepotism in the district, the Board of Directors of School Administrative District 6 is reviewing its policy on the matter. But two school officials have said the first tweaks to the district’s policy are not enough. Rebecca Bowley, member of the district’s Board of […]
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It Happened in Windham: Chase Stevens House
Chase Stevens was born in 1746 in Falmouth. He lived in Columbia, Maine, in 1769 and left before 1790. In 1792 he sold 60 acres of property he held in Columbia. He was a teacher and a land surveyor. According to tradition, he was responsible for a large amount of land and map work in […]
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Inside Bridgton
New location for Farmer’s Market The popular Bridgton Farmer’s Market will continue to operate, for a while at least, but it is in a new location for the winter. The market will take place on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, but instead of being next to the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street it […]
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Prof unearths history on campus
Up until a few years ago, Steve Bridge, theology professor at Saint Joseph’s college, thought he knew “everything there was to know” about the campus. For more than a decade, he had accepted the facts that the Sisters of Mercy bought Saint Joseph’s from the Verrill Family in 1955, and the Verrills had owned the […]
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Sebago approaches Gorham about taking its students
The town of Sebago, examining options to withdraw from Maine School Administrative District 61, has contacted the Gorham School Department about the possibility of sending its middle and high schools there. Darryl Wright, Gorham School Committee chairman, said last week Gorham has not negotiated yet with Sebago or committed to anything. “The School Committee would […]
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Story snips from barbershops
Who knew? A while back I wrote a column about a Saturday morning trip to a crowded barbershop. I was completely unprepared for the small flood of emails and old-fashioned, hand-written letters that arrived here at Storyteller Central from guys wanting to share with me their “barbershop tales.” And the emails and letters keep coming. […]