One of Windham High School’s top students used to aspire to be a monkey. Second honor essayist Quinn McPhail told 260 graduating students, their teachers and parents at the high school’s graduation ceremony Sunday, June 12, that his 4-year-old self’s aspiration was his solution to the problem of what he wanted to be when he […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Windham stumbles vs. Lewiston in tourney
After picking up a comfortable, 12-7 win over No. 7 Brunswick in the first round of the postseason this year, No. 2 Windham welcomed Lewiston, the three-seed, for a semifinals matchup on Thursday, June 9 – and ultimately fell, 6-4. “I thought we played well; they just played a different style of defense,” said Windham […]
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Inside Windham
Civil War soldiers in Windham Windham Historical Society will host the 3rd Maine Co. “A” Infantry Volunteers Civil War Re-enactors Encampment at the Society’s Village Green on the weekend of June 25-26. The event is part of the town’s annual Summerfest celebration. The encampment will be open to the public on Saturday, June 25, from […]
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Inside Windham
Civil War soldiers in Windham Windham Historical Society will host the 3rd Maine Co. “A” Infantry Volunteers Civil War Re-enactors Encampment at the Society’s Village Green on the weekend of June 25-26. The event is part of the town’s annual Summerfest celebration. The encampment will be open to the public on Saturday, June 25, from […]
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RSU 14 approves $43.08M school budget
Regional School Unit 14’s $43.08 million budget was approved by voters in Windham and Raymond Tuesday. Windham voters passed the budget 412-235, and Raymond voters passed the budget 209-112. Voter turnout totaled 658 in Windham and 331 in Raymond. Residents in both towns approved a measure to continue the budget validation referendum for at least […]
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RSU 14 approves $43.08M school budget
Regional School Unit 14’s $43.08 million budget was approved by voters in Windham and Raymond Tuesday. Windham voters passed the budget 412-235, and Raymond voters passed the budget 209-112. Voter turnout totaled 658 in Windham and 331 in Raymond. Residents in both towns approved a measure to continue the budget validation referendum for at least […]
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Help for the hungry: Bridgton residents have organized initiatives to aid families this summer.
Nancy Grigg of Bridgton is encouraging people to “grow an extra row in your garden” this summer and give any abundance of food to their neighbors. “You can’t assume people are well-fed nowadays,” she said. Statistics show that she’s right. According to data provided by the Maine Hunger Initiative, 941 individuals in Bridgton received food […]
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Windham tops Riots, Trojans, succumbs to Storm
Windham ace Dani Tardiff and her fellow defenders gave up just one hit as they steamrolled to a 9-0 win over visiting South Portland in the first round of the postseason on Wednesday, June 8. The following day, the No. 5 Eagles traveled to No. 4 Thornton and pulled off an impressive 6-5 upset. No. […]
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You get what you pay for
Maine legislators earn about $22,000 for a two-year term, somewhat less than the going rate for freelance political columnists. This seems fair, because state senators and representatives are only funny unintentionally. Nevertheless, there are frequent calls to raise legislative salaries, with proponents arguing that such miniscule compensation prevents average working folks from serving. As a […]
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Toddler dies after ATV rollover in Windham
A 19-month-old boy died Monday from injuries he received in an ATV crash Sunday, June 12, in Windham. The boy was riding on the ATV with his father, 32, and two other children, ages 6 and 4. While going up a hill on the man’s property at 20 Laskey Lane, the Yamaha Big Bear 350 […]