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 […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Bonny Eagle ceremony marches to own beat
Interim school Superintendent Michael Roy kicked off the Bonny Eagle High School graduation ceremony last week with an up-tempo anecdote. As former principal of the middle school, he recalled when the class of 2016, then eighth-graders, had dance parties in the gym during school assemblies. “With this image in mind,” he told the 241 […]
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Raymond Planning Board appeals will go to court
If a resident or builder appeals a decision made by Raymond’s Planning Board, the case will now be heard in Superior Court rather than at the Raymond Zoning Board of Appeals. Article 5, which changed the administrative process regarding appeals to Planning Board decisions, was one of seven changes adopted to the town ordinances by […]
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Raymond Planning Board appeals will go to court
If a resident or builder appeals a decision made by Raymond’s Planning Board, the case will now be heard in Superior Court rather than at the Raymond Zoning Board of Appeals. Article 5, which changed the administrative process regarding appeals to Planning Board decisions, was one of seven changes adopted to the town ordinances by […]
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Festival brings blues music to fans old and new
Naples will be strumming and singing the blues next weekend when more than 40 musical acts perform at 10 venues as part of the The Maine Blues Festival. Now in its 11th year, the June 17-19 festival is expected to draw thousands of people and get the tourist season started off with a splash. This […]
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Sham, scam and spam
“Warning, the Internet may contain traces of nuts.” Unknown After going through a day from Hell, I am going to attempt to write a column that is hopefully somewhat sane, I hope. I guess we all have a day or two that we end up regretting, but this one just wouldn’t stop. Although I use […]
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The last ride
On a cold, damp day in March of 1884, three Windham men met with the citizens at the town’s annual meeting. This meeting was held at the town house, a brick building on Windham Center Road. The three selectmen, together with the treasurer of the town, comprised the town management of the day. The Town […]
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Earth Speaks: Remembering Daniel Berrigan
To dwell upon the eventual outcomes of chance events in one’s life is to delve into the world of fascination. So it was when the Prince of Peace Plowshares brought attention to the fact that the nuclear-capable Aegis destroyers built at Bath Iron Works were, in fact, themselves, weapons of mass destruction, and thus a […]
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Veteran's Monument to be dedicated Flag Day
A veterans monument donated by Cornish residents has found a home in Windham. The monument will be dedicated at the Windham Veteran’s Center on Flag Day, June 14, from 9 a.m.-noon, The celebration will include refreshments, music and speeches from local veterans to commemorate the monument, which is dedicated to all veterans of war. The […]
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The accident aftermath
Years ago I worked for a weekly newspaper Down East, and around this time of year the population of the small towns I covered would more than double, with out-of-staters flooding into the state. The increased traffic would always result in increased accidents. I still recall one particular traffic accident that resulted in a lawsuit […]