Nate Smith doesn’t like to sit around. Last Thursday, he spent the morning on the job installing docks at Bank’s Dock Service in Naples. He went to school to take an exam, then took off for work at his second job doing maintenance for the Naples Recreation Program. It was a typical day for Smith, […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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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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Arts calendar
CONCERTS Friday, June 10 Summer concert, presented by Da Capo Chorus, directed by Mary Bastoni, 7 p.m., Denmark Arts Center. Broadway hits and contemporary music. $15. 452-2412 or [email protected]. Saturday, June 11 Country Music Hall of Fame, concert and baked bean supper, Windham Veterans Center, Memorial Drive, Windham. Supper from 5-6:30 p.m., concert and dance […]
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Could you repeat that?
It must be true. Older people may lose their hearing – or at least some older people may lose some of their hearing, I know there are people reading this who have trouble hearing but will adamantly state they do not. I did that for a while. Now, I think I’m really missing some things […]
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Scot's Redwood, Eagle's Ruby shine at Class A meet
More than two dozen teams clashed at Class A States on Saturday, June 4. The event unfolded at Hampden Academy, with the Scarborough boys and Falmouth girls taking the team titles by respectable margins over their nearest competitors. The best local team finish came from the stalwart Lady Scots, who frequently battle for a place […]
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Scot's Redwood, Eagle's Ruby shine at Class A meet
More than two dozen teams clashed at Class A States on Saturday, June 4. The event unfolded at Hampden Academy, with the Scarborough boys and Falmouth girls taking the team titles by respectable margins over their nearest competitors. The best local team finish came from the stalwart Lady Scots, who frequently battle for a place […]
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Windham man killed in Route 302 crash
A three-vehicle crash on Route 302 in Windham on Monday morning has left one man dead. Windham police said Joshua R. Greenwood, 33, of Windham, was traveling westbound in a pickup truck at around 8:30 a.m. when his vehicle crossed the centerline into the eastbound lane and hit a trailer being towed by a dump […]
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Route 302 re-opened
UPDATE – Route 302 has been re-opened following a fatal car crash this morning, according to the Windham police department. The road was closed between Whites Bridge Road and the Raymond town line for approximately three hours. This story will be updated.
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Inside Windham
Yard saleWindham Historical Society will hold its first yard sale of 2016, to be held from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 at the society, 234 Windham Center Road. If you would like to be part of this and have your own table, we’ll rent you some space for $25. For more information, […]
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SAD 61 towns approve $29.37 million budget
Voters in Bridgton, Casco, Naples and Sebago approved the proposed School Administrative District 61 budget Tuesday. The $29.37 million budget passed 347-182, with the majority of voters in all four towns approving the measure. The new budget increased $272,182 from this fiscal year, or less than 1 percent. The four towns will contribute approximately $26 […]