Windham residents have a chance to learn about the town’s comprehensive plan draft and provide feedback at a public meeting, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m., at the Windham High School library and cafeteria. The meeting will be hosted by the town and the Comprehensive Plan Review Team. Members of the review team […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Frye Island school cost-sharing plan to be unveiled
The cost-share negotiation committee for School Administrative District 6 will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18, and local officials involved in the negotiation process are “optimistic” that the meeting will yield results. The meeting is open to the public, and will start at 6 p.m. at the school’s Central Office in Buxton. The negotiation process is part […]
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Frye Island school cost-sharing plan to be unveiled
The cost-share negotiation committee for School Administrative District 6 will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18, and local officials involved in the negotiation process are “optimistic” that the meeting will yield results. The meeting is open to the public, and will start at 6 p.m. at the school’s Central Office in Buxton. The negotiation process is part […]
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Boys Soccer: Gahomera hat trick leads Blazes past Scots
Bonny Eagle simply could not convert at Westbrook on Thursday evening, Oct. 6, despite applying good pressure throughout the game. Meanwhile, the Blazes’ own Shammah Gahomera caught fire, tallying a hat trick and leading his boys to a 3-0 W over the Scots. The matchup meant a lot to both teams: “We were extremely nervous,” […]
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House District 23: Republican incumbent Ordway vs. Democrat Smith
Rep. Lester Ordway, the Republican incumbent and a Standish resident, and Democrat Pam Smith, also of Standish, are vying for the Maine House of Representatives District 23 seat in the Nov. 8 election. House 23 covers part of Standish. Ordway, 60, is an instructor in automotive technology at Central Maine Community College. He is married […]
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Tips on how to keep aging loved ones active
Most of us have been touched by Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia – or as we used to say, old age. It’s more than old age, however, and the more we all know about it, the better lives we – and those with the disease – will lead. Most of the people […]
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Arts calendar
THEATER Through Sunday, Oct. 16 “The Totalitarians,” at Mad Horse Theatre, The Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St., South Portland, Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. $20-$23. www.madhorse.com or 747-4148. Through Sunday, Oct. 23 “Later Life,” by A. R. Gurney, at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. www.portlandstage.org or 774-0465. Through Sunday, Oct. […]
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Football: Bonny Eagle rolls past Windham
Bonny Eagle QB Cam Day caught fire at Windham on Friday night, Oct. 7, running in three TDs and passing for another to lead the Scots in securing a 38-10 W over the Eagles. Bonny Eagle head coach Kevin Cooper described his team’s aims entering the game in straightforward terms. “Our goal was just to […]
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Falcons, Patriots and more travel to Greely for six-way meet
Freeport, Gray-New Gloucester, Waynflete, North Yarmouth Academy and Falmouth all descended on Greely’s home trails – that’s Twin Brook, in Cumberland – for a five-way meet on Friday afternoon, Oct. 7. The Greely boys won as a team, as did their girls, with Freeporter Henry Jaques finishing first by a wide margin in the boys’ […]
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Lakes science center hires research leader
The Maine Lake Science Center, a division of the Lakes Environmental Association in Bridgton, has appointed its first research director. Benjamin Peierls, a research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will begin work in January. Peierls told Lakes Region Weekly that his primary goal will be to build a capable field […]