The Depot Street Tap House was proud to host the second annual Women In Business Networking event on Wednesday, March 23. It was a huge success! We are so fortunate to live in a community with many dedicated, hard-working small business owners, who support and encourage each other. Thanks to everyone who joined us; we […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Inside Naples
Wild weather With Easter landing in March this year, one could only assume that it would be chilly. It certainly was that and more. Good Friday brought us a freezing rain storm serious enough to cancel school (we just had a snow day Monday of this week!) While the cool air stuck around, the rain […]
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Support Maine's solar bill
When stakeholders from both the private and public sector, large and small business, Republicans, Democrats, environmental groups, CMP, Emera, the Public Advocate and others work for a year and come up with a bill that they all agree on, we should support that bill. L.D. 1649, the Solar Bill, is such a bill. It is […]
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Free enterprise, done the real Maine way
Readers of this column know that we have occasionally written about the popular and highly profitable commercial activity known here in Maine as yard sales. Yard sales come about when people realize their house is so stuffed with junk that they could barely move around in it. That condition eventually leads to storing this junk, […]
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Especially for Seniors: Cleaning out the closets
Spring cleaning time is upon us. While I do remember when this was actually something the women of a household did, times have changed. Nowadays, it is something some of us talk about doing – like cooking a delicious, exotic meal we sampled at a restaurant while we were on vacation. We think, “I can […]
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No cover, no minimum
Some people, mainly old coots, think there’s nothing more entertaining than listening to other old coots complaining about how tough things were in their younger days, and how easy today’s spoiled brats have it. Whatever “it” is. If you think about it (not that “it,” another “it”), there are actually many more pleasant ways to […]
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Sweetening Maine's economic pie
While all attention was on maple syrup last week, a little publicized news item caught our eye that was surprising: Honey production is up in Maine, significantly. For many years now, the honeybee population has been struggling. Colony collapse disorder is something most Americans by now have heard about. It’s especially worrying since farmers around […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
No cover, no minimum
Some people, mainly old coots, think there’s nothing more entertaining than listening to other old coots complaining about how tough things were in their younger days, and how easy today’s spoiled brats have it. Whatever “it” is. If you think about it (not that “it,” another “it”), there are actually many more pleasant ways to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
No cover, no minimum
Some people, mainly old coots, think there’s nothing more entertaining than listening to other old coots complaining about how tough things were in their younger days, and how easy today’s spoiled brats have it. Whatever “it” is. If you think about it (not that “it,” another “it”), there are actually many more pleasant ways to […]
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Chamber Singers set for Big Apple
Windham High School’s well-known student choir is prepping for a big-time performance at a big-time venue in a big-time city. “It’s just so cool to sing at Carnegie Hall,” said Greg Meader, stage manager and a tenor for the Windham Chamber Singers. “To sing there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that performers all over the world […]