3rd annual Harvest Festival The third annual Harvest Festival at the Pineland Farms Education Barn promises a day filled with harvest-related activities for families with children of all ages. It’s to be held rain or shine from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22. Activities include apple cider demonstrations, “Click, Clack, Boo” woods walk, face painting, […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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House District 65: Republican Espling vs. Democrat Breton
Ellie Espling, the Republican incumbent from New Gloucester, is running against Democrat Elijah Breton of Poland for the Maine House District 65 seat. District 65 covers New Gloucester and part of Poland. Espling, 43, has served for three terms as a representative and served on the budget committee for the town of New Gloucester for […]
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Paranormal hunters to seek afterlife at Old Red Church
With Halloween just around the corner, the Maine Afterlife Research Society and the Standish Historical Society are teaming up to offer a chance to get spooked. The afterlife researchers will hold a paranormal investigation of the First Parish Meetinghouse in Standish on Saturday, Oct. 22, and again at an already sold-out event on Oct. 29. […]
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Inside Naples
Hurricane Matthew did finally send some rain our way, and with it winds like crazy. On Monday, I passed by Long Lake and witnessed the Songo River Queen having a heck of a time docking the boat. The winds had blown the boat straight up to the dock, perpendicular to its normal docking position. There […]
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Concerned about Gray’s direction
As a resident of Gray for over 20 years, I have witnessed the addition of several businesses as well as housing developments, resulting in steady economic growth in the area. At this time, several changes are under consideration by a small number of people. These changes will have great impact on the town. Several areas […]
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Fundraising fun at riding center
Don your giving boots for Riding to the Top’s annual “Boots, Band and BBQ” fundraiser event, taking place Saturday, Oct. 15, from 5:30-11 p.m., at the riding center on Lilac Drive in Windham. The nonprofit therapeutic riding center will host up to 350 guests for a night of dinner and dancing in support of their […]
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It Happened in Windham: Weather disasters
The last day of July in 1767 was a day the folks in and around Windham got the surprise of their life, as what they called a hurricane formed on Sebago Lake and headed east. It went through Gorham, crossing the Presumpscot River at the Covered Bridge, through the middle of Windham, directly over Highland […]
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It Happened in Windham: Weather disasters
The last day of July in 1767 was a day the folks in and around Windham got the surprise of their life, as what they called a hurricane formed on Sebago Lake and headed east. It went through Gorham, crossing the Presumpscot River at the Covered Bridge, through the middle of Windham, directly over Highland […]
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New Gray digs for IF&W
The new regional headquarters planned for the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife in Gray will roughly double the size of its current office space and give the public easier and more comfortable access to the department’s services. The $1.3 million facility, to be located on a new site about a quarter-mile from its building […]
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Windham man found guilty in cyanide scheme
A Windham resident has been convicted of mailing cyanide to a man in England, which resulted in the man’s death. According to a news release from Assistant U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank, Sidney Kilmartin, 54, faces up to life in prison and a $250,000 after being found guilty in a six-day jury trial in U.S. […]