Incumbent Rep. Mike Timmons, R-Cumberland, and Democrat Dale Denno are facing off again in the Maine House District 45 election. Timmons in 2014 narrowly defeated fellow Cumberland resident Denno, 2,472 to 2,446, to win his first term representing the district, which includes Cumberland and a southern section of Gray. Denno won 2,195 to 2,172 in […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Boys Soccer: South Portland blasts past Windham
Khalid Suja tallied two for South Portland as the Riots rolled to a straightforward, 5-0 road victory over Windham on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 1. “I wanted to play at a high level of intensity today,” said South Portland head coach Bryan Hoy. “We came off a big week; we beat Portland, we beat Westbrook, this […]
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Girls Soccer: Cape edges past G-NG
Cape Elizabethan Presley Piscopo hashed a pair of goals late in the second half against visiting Gray-New Gloucester on Thursday evening, Sept. 29, each one inching her girls closer to their eventual 3-2 victory. “That’s a big win for us,” said Capers head coach Craig Fannan. “[G-NG] played us really tough last year in playoffs; […]
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Single-vehicle crash sends Windham man to hospital
A Windham man suffered non-life threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash Sunday night. According to the Windham Police Department, at about 10:20 p.m. Oct. 2, the department and Windham/Gorham Fire Rescue responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of River Road and Laskey Road. When crews arrived on the scene, according to a […]
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Inside New Gloucester
Chicken barbecue You’re invited to the New Gloucester Fire-Rescue Auxiliary’s annual chicken barbecue on Saturday, Oct.1. The buffet will start at noon and will stay open until the chicken is gone. The fee is $8 for ages 12 and up, $4 for ages 4-11. The barbecue will be held at Thompson’s Orchard, 276 Gloucester Hill […]
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Inside Naples
The Fair Can’t believe this Sunday the Fryeburg Fair starts! I just heard Route 302 headed to Fryeburg is still under construction … that will be slow going. it was pretty rough last time I drove it just a couple of weeks ago. My advice is to take the back way. But don’t expect too […]
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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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Inside Windham
‘Wizard of Oz’ auditions Windham Center Stage Theater’s spring children’s show, “The Wizard of Oz,” is open to children in grades 2-8. Shows will be in March. Auditions will begin Saturday, Oct. 1, at 9 a.m. To reserve an audition slot, go to windhamtheater.org and click on “Auditions” to fill out an online form. Slots […]
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Impose sensible fireworks rules
As a longtime resident of Windham, I’d like to add my voice to the conversation that I understand that the town council is going to have in the future about fireworks. Fireworks are fun, exciting and, if properly used, they are the traditional centerpiece of our patriotic celebration of American Independence. But now that Maine […]
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Land not ‘vacant’
I am writing in response to your article (Sept 9) on the re-zoning plan on Route 26 in Gray from Libby Hill to the North Raymond Road. Among other things what particularly disturbed me was Town Councilor Matt Sturgis’s comment that the changes in development would be “a lot more impactful on large, vacant parcels […]