As a moderate centrist and part-time libertarian, I can get most people upset at me at one time or another. Then they also discover something that we have in common. As a freedom-loving person, I tend to be fairly liberal on social questions and conservative on fiscal issues. But as a human, sometimes I realize […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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The Center Lane: How to make friends, foes at the same time
As a moderate centrist and part-time libertarian, I can get most people upset at me at one time or another. Then they also discover something that we have in common. As a freedom-loving person, I tend to be fairly liberal on social questions and conservative on fiscal issues. But as a human, sometimes I realize […]
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Historic Bridgton home hits the road
The Rufus Porter Museum is moving the Nathan Church House to the village center where the museum operates. It’s said that a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. In the case of a Bridgton home, a journey of one-quarter mile began with a major fundraising effort, years of preparation and the work […]
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Inside Naples
Lorraine Harden, left, Joe Barth, Lisa Ryan and Therese Johnston of the Bridgton Rotary Club help raise awareness on National End Polio Day this past Monday. Gavin Tierney, a sixth-grader at Lake Region Middle School, demonstrates his yoga pose last week at the Songo Locks School’s Wellness Fair. Pictured alongside Gavin is Katie Engels, a […]
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Windham engineer on the job
To meet the demand for projects with complex infrastructure needs, the town of Windham has hired a town engineer – a new position. Jon Earle, a Windham resident with more than 15 years of engineering experience at public and private firms, started the job on Monday. “I am excited about working in the community I […]
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House District 69: Republican Ginzler vs. Riseman, independent
Phyllis Ginzler, a Republican incumbent from Bridgton, is running for re-election to House District 69 against Walter Riseman, an independent from Harrison. District 69 covers Bridgton, Denmark and Harrison. Ginzler, 69, is married with one son. She is a retired national sales manager for Hewlett-Packard, and volunteers as president of the Bridgton Hospital Guild. She […]
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Gold mine or shaft?
“I feel like a man standing at the mouth of an mine-shaft that is full of cave-ins waiting to happen, standing there and saying goodbye to the daylight.” Stephen King, “It” We had better start planting money trees like they have done in our nation’s capital ever since our elected officials there figured out that […]
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Call for civility with your vote
In the heat of the outrage over Gov. LePage’s unseemly voicemail to Rep. Drew Gattine, D-Westbrook, I was impressed that Westbrook held a rally, not for revenge, but for decency, and that they invited two representatives of religious organizations to speak. I was there as president of the Maine Council of Churches. I am impressed […]
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Music educator in running for award
Richard Nickerson, director of choral activities at Windham High School, is a semifinalist for the prestigious 2017 Grammy Music Educator award. Nickerson, who conducts the award-winning Windham Chamber Singers, is among 25 music educators at public and private schools nationwide who were nominated. He is the only semi-finalist from Maine. Nickerson has taught music at […]
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Windham curbs fireworks
After three public hearings and vocal complaints from residents, the Windham Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to restrict the use of consumer fireworks in the town. The vote was met by applause from seven residents who spoke against fireworks at the Oct. 25 meeting, several of whom had previously appeared before the council on the […]