Country music, bean supper set On Saturday, April 16, a baked bean supper and country music concert/dance will be held at Windham Veterans Center, North Windham. The dinner only is $8, concert only is $10, and a “combo” ticket is $15. Supper will be from 5-6:30 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. This […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Bonny Eagle Spring Sports Preview: Scots squads aiming to earn playoff berths
Baseball Coach: Ricky Hession Last year’s record: 11-5 Key players: Dana McKay (sr., P/C); Troy Bogdahn (sr., INF/P); Cam Robinson (sr., INF); Drake Laughlin (sr., OF); Kyle Labrecque (sr., P/OF) Key games: South Portland, Marshwood, Deering, Portland, Windham Outlook: Graduation 2015 took a bite out of the Scots’ offense, but they return some talent, too. […]
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It Happened in Windham: Romeo Smith, from slave to soldier
Slavery was practiced in Maine as early as 1733 when the parish at York voted that a slave be purchased for the parish to be used for the Rev. Samuel Moody. It took three years, and in 1736 Rev. Moody received his slave. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1789. Maine was part of Massachusetts until 1820. […]
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Raymond enacts merit-based pay for town employees
The Raymond Board of Selectmen decided unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting to adopt a merit-based pay system for office staff. The new system marks a shift from determining pay increases using a cost of living adjustment. The new system for pay increases will go into effect in July 2017. The proposed pay scale takes into account […]
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Raymond enacts merit-based pay for town employees
The Raymond Board of Selectmen decided unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting to adopt a merit-based pay system for office staff. The new system marks a shift from determining pay increases using a cost of living adjustment. The new system for pay increases will go into effect in July 2017. The proposed pay scale takes into account […]
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Photo of the Week
Rich Antinarelli, a resident of Sebago, won first place in the Bird of Prey category of the wildlife photography contest at April 2-3’s State of Maine Sportsman Show. Antinarelli captured the photo of a bald eagle snatching up a fish while out fishing with a friend on Sebago Lake in 2015. Readers are encouraged to […]
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No speech, no freedom
“I always think the true test of free speech is when someone says something you don’t like.” Bindi Irwin, daughter of Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter. The quotation I used for this column came about because of a request by the editors of Hillary Clinton’s e-journal asking Bindi Irwin to write an essay about conservation. […]
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Police: Mother, son's survival of crash 'pretty much a miracle'
The family of the Windham woman and son who drove off a bridge in Bath on Monday and landed on the roof of a passing pickup truck are speaking out after the accident. Melissa Medina, 37, of Windham, and her 12-year-old son were extricated from their 2003 Mercury SUV and transported to Maine Medical Center […]
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Inside Gray
April at the library Attend a free movie and enjoy a tasty snack in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Showing soon are: “Legends of the Fall” (R), Thursday, April 14 at 2 p.m.; “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (PG-13) , Saturday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. and Saturday, April 16. 1 p.m.; “Hotel Transylvania 2” […]
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Inside Gray
April at the library Attend a free movie and enjoy a tasty snack in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Showing soon are: “Legends of the Fall” (R), Thursday, April 14 at 2 p.m.; “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (PG-13) , Saturday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. and Saturday, April 16. 1 p.m.; “Hotel Transylvania 2” […]