Students visit State HouseFourth graders from Raymond Elementary School recently visited the State House. Sen. Bill Diamond greeted the students, teachers and chaperones during their tour, during which they had an opportunity to view the Senate and House chambers, ask questions, and learn more about the legislative process. Dance theater auditionsMaine Dance Theater will hold […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Yes on ranked choice voting
RE: Citizen initiative on Maine ballot this fall for ranked choice voting With the myriad choices we face this year in our elections, few could be more important for Maine voters than the citizen intitative on the ballot to change our method of vote counting to ranked choice voting. The last two gubernatorial elections have […]
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Yes on ranked choice voting
RE: Citizen initiative on Maine ballot this fall for ranked choice voting With the myriad choices we face this year in our elections, few could be more important for Maine voters than the citizen intitative on the ballot to change our method of vote counting to ranked choice voting. The last two gubernatorial elections have […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Blue newspaper
Republican Gov. Paul LePage loves to tell audiences that buying a Maine daily newspaper is like paying someone to lie to you. Of course, the same could be said of the factually challenged governor. Matthew Gagnon, the chief executive officer of the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center, sent out an email recently attacking the state’s […]
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Inside Gray
Lions Blood Drive winner Rebecah Riley, second from right, is joined by her mother, Debby Dobson, and grandfather, Art Dobso, as she receives her fuel oil gift certificate from Lions president Dean Neal on left. . Riley, a first-time blood donor, won the raffle for $100 worth of fuel donated by Fielding Oil at the […]
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Yes on ranked choice voting
RE: Citizen initiative on Maine ballot this fall for ranked choice voting With the myriad choices we face this year in our elections, few could be more important for Maine voters than the citizen intitative on the ballot to change our method of vote counting to ranked choice voting. The last two gubernatorial elections have […]
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Class of 2016: WHS grad has good chemistry
Windham High School senior Sierra Yost graduates next week with a varied and lengthy resume. She’s an athlete, an environmentalist, civic-minded and active in school groups, not to mention outstanding in chemistry and the proud maker of “flat whoopie pies.” A three-season athlete, Yost ran on the cross-country and indoor track teams and plays lacrosse […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Raymond congregation probes meaning of light and dark
An art show on Saturday marks the culmination of the year-long theme. What is the meaning of light and dark? The question is something members of the congregation at Raymond Community Village Church have pondered through worship activities for the last year. On June 4, they will hold an art show: the culmination of their […]
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On the Right Lane: It's a little Goofy
“It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.” Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India. I normally am in praise of the health care that I receive from the Togus Veterans Hospital and related outpatient clinics as I have seen a vast improvement in […]
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Inside Raymond
Students visit State HouseFourth graders from Raymond Elementary School recently visited the State House. Sen. Bill Diamond greeted the students, teachers and chaperones during their tour, during which they had an opportunity to view the Senate and House chambers, ask questions, and learn more about the legislative process. Dance theater auditionsMaine Dance Theater will hold […]