“The Universe is expanding. That should help with the traffic.” Steven Wright, comedian and author I had to get away from politics because I, like many people, am already sick of the politics of those running for president, and we have over 90 more days to go. In the past couple of months I have […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Busy month ahead at historical society
The Bridgton Historical Society will continue its family-friendly summer programming through August. Every Wednesday morning through August 24, the society hosts a walking tour of downtown Bridgton with Margaret Reimer and Caroline Grimm. The tour starts at 10 a.m. at the museum at 5 Gibbs Ave. On Friday, Aug. 5 at 1 p.m., the society […]
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As Connie Francis, singing music ‘so smooth, so enjoyable’: Q&A with Krista Johnson
Krista Johnson, 39, of Windham, will perform as the singer Connie Francis in a show called “All My Souvenirs,” at McAuley Performing Arts Center in Portland on Sunday, Aug. 7. The show, presented by Reindeer Theatre Company and directed by Louis Philippe of Westbrook, tells the story of Francis through her songs, a slideshow presentation […]
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Inside New Gloucester
History Barn welcomes the public The next monthly New Gloucester History Barn Open House will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. The “Did You Know?” exhibit will be featured. The barn is located at 383 Intervale Road, New Gloucester. Admission is free. Rain or Shine Club The Royal River Conservation […]
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Lillian Picard given New Gloucester’s Boston Post Cane award
The Boston Post Cane Certificate for New Gloucester’s oldest living resident has been awarded to Lillian Picard. Born in 1919, Picard will be 97 in September. Town voting records indicate that she is the oldest living resident of New Gloucester. The Boston Post Cane tradition started in 1909 when the Boston Post newspaper distributed canes […]
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In plea deal on sex charges, Gullatt gets probation
A recent Windham High School graduate and football co-captain will serve two years of probation after he admitted to two counts of unlawful sexual contact in juvenile court Monday. According to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, Tyrell E. Gullatt, 19, admitted the charges as part of a plea deal. The original charges, one of […]
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It Happened in Windham: The Alumni Association
In 1911, one year after Windham’s first high school was built, the graduating class of 1910 met to establish an alumni association. They were determined to have graduates gather every year and they even set up an alumni award, a kind of scholarship that would be given to one senior each year at an alumni […]
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Police train with new weapon: naloxone
With more drug-overdose calls, the Windham department learns how to administer “Narcan.” In the same week he was filming a video of combative cows on Nash Road that quickly went viral, Officer Ernie MacVane of the Windham Police Department was training his fellow officers to administer naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of […]
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Inside New Gloucester
History Barn welcomes the public The next monthly New Gloucester History Barn Open House will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. The “Did You Know?” exhibit will be featured. The barn is located at 383 Intervale Road, New Gloucester. Admission is free. Rain or Shine Club The Royal River Conservation […]
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Environmentalists plan Bridgton walking tour
The Lakes Environmental Association will hold an educational walking tour Aug. 6 on Woods Pond Drive. The tour will cover relatively inexpensive practices homeowners can take to minimize erosion along the watershed. The Lakes Environmental Association has led an intensive erosion control project in the Woods Pond Watershed to prevent algal growth caused in part […]