Gymnastics and cheer tumbling Cheer tumbling and gymnastics lessons will be given by Becky Norton at the Memorial School, 86 Intervale Road, New Gloucester. The program will include proper stretching, strength building, tumbling, beam and vault. It’s open to ages 4 through eighth grade, and the cost is $32. The spring session runs Thursday, May […]
Lakes Region Weekly
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EARTH SPEAKS: The mystery of it all
This story began in 1979 when I lived in Colorado and met the Mormons, whose faith calls them to find their ancestors. I was hooked into the mystery of it all. Off and on, through the intervening years, I’ve carried the stories of my ancestors forward – finding clues, finding facts, writing stories, massive numbers […]
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EARTH SPEAKS: The mystery of it all
This story began in 1979 when I lived in Colorado and met the Mormons, whose faith calls them to find their ancestors. I was hooked into the mystery of it all. Off and on, through the intervening years, I’ve carried the stories of my ancestors forward – finding clues, finding facts, writing stories, massive numbers […]
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Resurgent Blazes scorch Scots on the tennis court
Westbrook assembled a true team victory over visiting Bonny Eagle on Monday, April 25: The Blazes won four of their five matches vs. the Scots, and even the one they dropped went to three sets. In the No. 1 Singles slot, Westbrooker Daniel Porrell trumped Bonny Eagler Ryan Moody 6-2, 6-0. “Danny did a tremendous […]
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Red Cross honors local residents as 'real heroes'
The American Red Cross of Southern Maine was scheduled to honor five individuals and one organization at its Real Heroes Breakfast on Thursday at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland. When faced with a challenge, the individuals responded with extraordinary courage, according to a press release. Among them were a Bridgton and Gray resident. Troy […]
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Rogue Industries expanding wallet manufacturing
They say necessity is the mother of invention. For Michael Lyons, co-owner of a Standish-based wallet company, inspiration was born of necessity and a pinch of back pain. Nearly a decade ago Lyons visited a chiropractor complaining of severe back pain. The diagnosis: The bulky wallet he kept in his back pocket was bad for […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Civil chaos at the town hall
Ever heard of the term “copperheads” used to describe people? According to Wikipedia, the Copperheads were a vocal faction of Democrats located in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War, wanting an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. The Republicans believed Northern Democrats’ goal of restoring the Union with […]
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Timeout called on Gambo sale
The Windham Youth Soccer Association will have to wait another month before the town decides whether to allow the organization to purchase the Gambo fields complex off River Road, the site the group has been using for decades. A number of parent volunteers showed support for the soccer association at a Town Council meeting Tuesday, […]
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Noonan crowned Miss Maine
Marybeth Noonan, of Raymond, won the Miss Maine Scholarship Pageant held Saturday, April 23, at McAuley High School in Portland. The daughter of Tom and Jane Chipman Noonan of Raymond will compete at The Miss America Pageant on Sept. 11 in Atlantic City, N.J. Marybeth Noonan, 20, has been competing in pageants since she was 13 […]
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Windham's Pryor tapped to head Baxter Academy
Baxter Academy’s founding board chairwoman, Kelli Pryor, has been named executive director of the Portland-based charter high school. Pryor, a Windham resident, signed the school’s charter in May 2013 and has remained involved in the work of Baxter’s startup years. The new role will provide continuity for the school as Pryor maintains momentum on strategic […]