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. […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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We Love to Eat
Haddock dinner – Saturday, Nov. 26, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, 197 Parker Farm Road (intersection routes 112 and 22), Buxton. Haddock, assorted casseroles, salads, veggies, desserts and beverages. Suggested donations $8, $4 $20, family. Free meal – Wednesday, Nov. 30, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Sponsored in collaboration with Wayside […]
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We Love Sales & Fairs
Santa and cookie walk – Saturday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m., Bar Mills Parish House, Route 4A, Buxton. Sponsored by Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton. See Santa and cookie decorating includes two cookies to decorate. Admission, $5. Annual cookie fare – Saturday, Dec. 3, 9-11 a.m., Cressey Road United Methodist Church, corner of Cressey Road […]
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Current merges with Forecaster group
FALMOUTH — Sun Media Group this week announced the consolidation of news operations at its Current Publishing weeklies with The Forecaster newspapers. Two weeklies whose circulation areas duplicate The Forecaster and provide overlapping local news coverage – the Tri-Town Weekly, covering Freeport, Pownal and Durham, and The Current, covering South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth […]
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Deaths
Fitzpatrick RSM, Sister Mary G., 95, of Portland, formerly of South Portland, died on Nov. 13, 2016. Arrangements by Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel. Gagnon, Bruce U., 65, of Standish, died on Nov. 14, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. at Dolby Funeral Chapel, South Windham, followed […]
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25 years of fuzz and fury
“As a young man, I put cleverness above respect for others. As a mature person, I hope that I wouldn’t do that … anyway I wouldn’t do it in writing about baseball. I might do it if I was writing about politics.” – Bill James, baseball analytics guru People often ask me if I regret […]
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Holiday help and a holiday alert
A couple of reminders during this busy time may make your “to do” list a little shorter. Free gift wrapping for veterans – this was something Windham’s American Legion Auxiliary tried last year and it was so popular, they decided to do it again. Local veterans can bring their gifts to the Windham Veterans Center […]
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Arts calendar
THEATER Friday, Dec. 2-Saturday, Dec. 3 “Oath Breakers,” presented by Naked Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Michael Levine, 7 p.m. at The Ballroom at Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. Free First Friday Event; Saturday, 7 p.m., $10 all ages. Tickets, visit wwwacorn-productions.org. Saturday, Dec. 3 “The Nutcracker,” presented by the Studio of the Living […]
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Scots defeat Portland for Class A crown
Bonny Eagle didn’t look like themselves – disciplined, well-oiled, fiery – upon taking to the field at Fitzpatrick Stadium for Saturday morning, Nov. 19’s Class A State Final vs. Portland. And their agitation was never more apparent than late in the first quarter. Down 7-0, they wasted a drive on a three-and-out, then delivered a […]
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Bonny Eagle seizes control in second half, topples Portland for Class A crown
The Scots capped a perfect season on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 19, topping the Bulldogs 34-14 to capture their sixth Class A Title since 2004. Portland kept pace with Bonny Eagle – even controlled – for much of the first half, but the Scots refocused during the break and returned to the field for the latter […]