Thanks to Deborah McLean for the reminder about drinking water and how important is in keeping us all in good health. This is something some of us either forget about or didn’t know about in the first place. As country kids in rural Maine, most of my peers have drunk water from a stream, a […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Leadership job in flux in SAD 6
It is unclear who will be leading School Administrative District 6 when classes resume in a couple of months. Under public scrutiny, Superintendent Frank Sherburne left in May after a school board probe found its nepotism policy had been violated. Sherburne’s son, Zachariah Sherburne, lacking proper state certification, had been hired as an educational technician […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Sex charges dropped against Sherburne’s son
Prosecutors last week dropped all charges against the former School Administrative District 6 superintendent’s son, Zachariah Sherburne, a former education technician at Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram who had been accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student. Sherburne, 24, pleaded not guilty June 22 to felony gross sexual assault, as well as to a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Deaths
Armstrong, Harvey L., 99, of Gorham, formerly of Scarborough and Machias, died on June 22, 2016. Arrangements by Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel. Interment at Brooklawn Memorial Park, Gorham. Armstrong, S. Natalie, 74, of Gorham, died at home on June 18, 2016. Arrangements by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Windham. Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Gorham. Burnell, Rosa […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
A hometown celebration like no other
You’ve just got to hand it to those Founding Fathers of ours who had the foresight and good sense to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4th instead of a day with a less suitable number attached to it, like the 28th of July, or worse, the 27th of July. What can you do […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Deaths
Armstrong, Harvey L., 99, of Gorham, formerly of Scarborough and Machias, died on June 22, 2016. Arrangements by Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel. Interment at Brooklawn Memorial Park, Gorham. Armstrong, S. Natalie, 74, of Gorham, died at home on June 18, 2016. Arrangements by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Windham. Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Gorham. Burnell, Rosa […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Portion of Route 302 closed
UPDATE – Route 302 has been re-opened to traffic. A portion of Route 302 in Windham in the area of Heathwood Drive (less than one mile east of Route 115) is closed due to a structure fire in the area, according to a statement from the Cumberland County Dispatch Office. The fire is at Domino’s Pizza […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Take a stroll on comfortable trails
Warm summer days are in full swing now and for many, it’s time to get outside and explore what the Lakes Region is best known for: its outdoors. Lakes Region towns boast a number of trails for walking, hiking, biking and other outdoor ventures. Healthy Maine Partnerships has identified 17 of these parks and paths […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Take a stroll on comfortable trails
Warm summer days are in full swing now and for many, it’s time to get outside and explore what the Lakes Region is best known for: its outdoors. Lakes Region towns boast a number of trails for walking, hiking, biking and other outdoor ventures. Healthy Maine Partnerships has identified 17 of these parks and paths […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Two fires extinguished in Windham
Two fires broke out in Windham at the end of last week: one, a forest fire off Route 115 on Thursday, June 16, and another on Saturday, June 18, at a group home near Route 202. According to Fire Chief Brent Libby, the fires were unrelated and the ground is “not particularly dry.” Fire danger […]