Fairview Avenue residents believe a new proposal would lead to commercial development in their residential section of Gray. Fairview Avenue in Gray is a quiet road off Route 26, with modest Cape- and ranch-style homes. Although it lies off one of the most heavily trafficked roads in Gray, the side-street sees only the occasional car […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Totally taxing situation
“Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?” Peg Bracken, American author My wife and I have discussed the idea of moving to Georgia or possibly a neighboring state for several years. After this exceeding hot summer we all have experienced this year, […]
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Inside Standish & Sebago
Tour old sawmill The Sebago Historical Society presents a walking tour of the site of the historic Fitch Brothers Mill at noon Saturday, Sept. 10. Join Richard Fitch Foley to explore the sawmill in East Sebago. Meet at Sebago Elementary School, Route 114, East Sebago. Donations are appreciated. For further information, go to www.sebagohistoricalsociety.org, check […]
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Totally taxing situation
“Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?” Peg Bracken, American author My wife and I have discussed the idea of moving to Georgia or possibly a neighboring state for several years. After this exceeding hot summer we all have experienced this year, […]
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Bridgton Notes
The Rev. Emily C. Goodnow is the new pastor of the First Congregational Church of Bridgton. Goodnow will formally begin her ministry at the Rally Day worship service on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. at Camp Wigwam in Waterford. Rally Day is the traditional kick-off for the congregation’s Christian Education Program. Her first in-church […]
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Inside Raymond
Firebird ballet fundrasier Kick off the Halloween season on Oct. 1st with Maine Dance Theatre’s spectacularly spooky production of “The Firebird.” Experience Stravinsky’s powerful score accompanied by the talented dancers of Raymond’s Center Stage Performing Arts. This one-act, 50-minute ballet will be sure to put you under its spell. In the dark garden of the […]
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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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Tiny homes the trend becomes Tiny Homes the biz: Q&A with Thomas Small and Corinne Watson
Husband-and-wife duo Thomas Small and Corinne Watson are the owners of Tiny Homes of Maine, a Windham-based company specializing in tiny homes. Tiny Homes of Maine provides design and construction services for mobile tiny homes, which sit on a trailer. It will also provide design services for larger homes, but its focus is on homes […]
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We Love to Eat
Free meal – Wednesday, Sept. 14, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Sponsored in collaboration with Wayside Food programs and Trinity Lutheran Church. Handicapped accessible and free parking. Bean supper – Friday, Sept. 16, 5-6:30 p.m., Windham Veterans Center, behind Hannaford in North Windham Mall, Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Sponsored by American Legion Field-Allen Post […]
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Deaths
Bellerose, Conrad, 88, of Biddeford and formerly of Wetbrook, died on Aug. 28, 2016. Arrangements by Cote Funeral Home. Clayton, Christine M., 48, of Westbrook, died on Aug. 23, 2016, in Scarborough. Arrangements by Blais & Hay Funeral Home, Westbrook. Graves, Forrest A, 90, of Gorham, died at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. Arrangements […]