Something new The first is the opening of the Boat Launch Café at the corner of routes 35 and 114 in Sebago Lake Village. The business is owned by Dan Roberts. Roberts was the owner of the Maine Street Grill which closed recently. That brings me to my second item. The Maine Street Grill building […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Inside Windham
New date for Speakout for Nolan Because the originally scheduled program had to be postponed, Bill Diamond will host Speakout on Windham’s local channel 7 at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, on promoting assistance/help for little Nolan Desmond of Windham. Seven-month-old Nolan recently started chemotherapy at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to remove two large […]
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It Happened in Windham: East Windham Lyceum League
Back in the late 1980s, while at work at the old Windham Courier, state legislator Ernest Greenlaw brought us a copy of a 1908 “news letter” that had belonged to his grandmother, Carrie Alinda May (Phinney) Greenlaw. The Lyceum Gazette, a collection of handwritten poems, notes and news about East Windham families of that time, […]
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Lakeside beer tasting: What could be better?
Join more than 3,000 beer-lovers for 21-plus fun on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the annual Maine Lakes Brewfest. Now in its 13th year, Brewfest offers samples from over 35 brewers while tasters listen to live music along the waters of Sebago Lake at Point Sebago Resort in Casco. This year, the 2016 Brewfest Committee has […]
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Like fall, fresh apples are crisp and sweet
Apple picking season begins is in full swing from now to late October. Apple varieties ripen in a sequence beginning with summer apples such as Lodi and ending with late varieties like Northern Spy, says the Maine State Pomological Society, which provides this list of Lakes Region apple orchards. Apple Acres Farm 363 Durgintown Road, South Hiram appleacresfarm.com […]
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Nevermore, I hope
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.” Proverb 29:2 Due to the strict privacy rules that government places upon itself, names and locations have purposely been omitted from this column, at least to the best of my knowledge. Most of the information comes from numerous conversations with […]
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In Standish, a carnival for a cause
A Standish woman says she feels lucky to be alive as she struggles with a complicated pregnancy. Chantelle Gallia, 23, was hospitalized at Maine Medical Center on Aug. 13 and diagnosed with pulmonary embolisms – blood clots in each lung – and deep vein thrombosis – a large blood clot in her left leg. The […]
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Windham can’t keep pace, falls to Portland
Windham put up three TDs – by Nate Watson, Blake Houser and Desmond Leslie – against visiting Portland on Friday night, Sept. 16, but those 21 points simply weren’t enough. The Bulldogs’ offense gritted out 42 of their own against the Eagles to emerge victorious from the rivalry matchup. “Definitely a grind-’em-out game. Real good […]
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Windham and Westbrook agree to disagree
Defense proved the name of the game when Westbrook visited Windham on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 15, and both goalies – the Blazes’ Kimmy Goddard and the Eagles’ Savannah Rice – stalwartly turned away the handful of shots they faced. After 60 minutes of regulation and a pair of eight-minute OTs, the teams went their separate […]
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Senate District 19: Republican Jim Hamper vs. Democrat Joseph Chisari
Sen. Jim Hamper of Oxford, a Republican, and Democrat Joseph (Joe) Chisari of Fryeburg are competing for the Maine Senate District 19 seat in the Nov. 8 election. Senate District 19 covers Bridgton, Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Harrison, Hiram, Naples, Norway, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris, Porter, and Sebago. Hamper, 61, is a carpenter employed by Bartow Construction […]