Someone once said you can tell a lot about a people just by seeing what they choose to collect and what they choose to dispose of in their dumps. A selectman back home used to say, “If it weren’t for our town dump we’d have nothing to argue about except the schools.” But even though […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Deaths
Barrows, Eleanor A., 84, of Westbrook, formerly of Gorham, died on Sept. 1, 2016. Arrangements by Blais & Hay Funeral Home, Westbrook. Brewster, James E., 59, of Cumberland and formerly of South Portland, died on Sept. 3, 2016. Arrangements by A. T. Hutchins Funeral Home. Brichetto, Thomas, 73, of Westbrook, died at home on Aug. […]
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Boys Soccer: Gray-New Gloucester, Kennebunk battle to a standstill
If the game story of G-NG vs. visiting Kennebunk on Tuesday evening, Sept. 13, belongs to anybody, it’s got to be keepers, John Henry Villanueva for the Patriots and William Kenneway for the Rams. Neither one faced any particularly blistering, head-on shots, but both did turn away a handful of near-misses as their teammates scrapped […]
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Breaking the habit
Must fight the urge to write – once again! – about Paul LePage’s idiocy. Must resist the compulsion to pile more derision on Maine’s beleaguered Republican governor and giant decaying puffball. Must turn my attention elsewhere, even if it hurts. I’ll (gasp, wheeze) try. But like the opioids imported into this state by Massachusetts and […]
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Boys Soccer: Scarborough shuts out Bonny Eagle
Red Stormer Noah Stracqualursi put his boys on the board at Bonny Eagle early on Thursday evening, Sept. 8, scoring on a PK and knocking the Scots – facing an uphill challenge against the reigning A South Champions – back on their heels. Bonny Eagle evened the action up a bit in the second half, […]
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Businesses support Flags Around Town
Flags Around Town will soon be taken down for another year. The flags will be carefully inspected, cleaned as necessary and those beyond service will be properly retired. This cycle of flag display from Memorial Day to Labor Day on the highways of Windham has been going on for 11 years, courtesy of the American […]
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Term-limit issue bubbles up in Standish
Standish could be taking a second look at municipal term limits approved by voters almost two years ago. The Standish Town Council will hold a public hearing on the term-limit issue, and later vote whether to include a question regarding their elimination on the Nov. 8 ballot, at a meeting Sept. 13. Last month, some […]
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The tiny Trott house is big on family history
John Ingalls of Marblehead, Mass., was one of the proprietors when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts decided to expand its territory northward. Marblehead citizens were persuaded to move to provide a secure border – and relieve the Massachusetts town of its overcrowding. Marblehead was one of the busiest seaports and its population was exploding. Ingalls purchased […]
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Inside Gray
A hands-on fair for all Touch a Truck will be held, rain or shine, Saturday Sept. 17, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Gray Plaza Parking lot. While families explore multiple types of vehicles and modes of transportation, they can also enjoy face painting, raffles, hot dogs, cookies, treats and drinks. Donations will be gratefully […]
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Inside Windham
Back home Cora and Phil Moody have returned from Providence, R.I., where she attended a New England Rainbow Supreme Assembly, hosted by the New England states and held at the Dunkin’ Donuts Arena. This will mark the end of Cora’s two years as Supreme Worthy Advisor of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls […]