“You cannot make sweet wine out of sour grapes.” Thomas Fuller, British physician and scholar. This is a column I didn’t expect to write but I guess one should take the opportunity if it is given to them. Lately the discussions on private roads in Windham have become far less than private and I am […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Windham school officials answer critics
Over the past few days, we have been criticized harshly by some in the media for providing recommendations for a Windham High School student who has been charged with crimes involving sexual misconduct. In an effort to help bring the matter to closure, we are writing now to provide our perspective on these events. As […]
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Boys Basketball: Lakers sail past Eagles, Clippers, advance to States
The Lakers – Nate Smith in the lead – turned their Thursday-night battle with Lincoln Academy into a textbook rout, executing well on all fronts, especially in the second half. Smith’s 18 proved a game-high, and Lake Region’s 76-31 semifinals victory over the Eagles earned them a Saturday-afternoon Battle of the Boats with B South […]
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Boys Basketball: Lakers sail past Eagles, Clippers, advance to States
The Lakers – Nate Smith in the lead – turned their Thursday-night battle with Lincoln Academy into a textbook rout, executing well on all fronts, especially in the second half. Smith’s 18 proved a game-high, and Lake Region’s 76-31 semifinals victory over the Eagles earned them a Saturday-afternoon Battle of the Boats with B South […]
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Girls Basketball: G-NG Patriots trump Lakers, Eagles, head to States
Gray-New Gloucester seesawed into overtime with Lake Region on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 18, but big performances from Alicia Dumont and Alanna Camerl ultimately gave the Patriots a 53-47 W and the chance to match up against Lincoln in Saturday’s Regional Final. There, the Patriots again prevailed – and much more decisively. Grace Kariotis tallied 13 […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Busy spring – and it’s still February
Our seasons are so short here in Maine, that already the spring calendars are filling up with interesting events of interest. If you have Internet access (available at public libraries) take a minute and check out Maine Senior Guide, a source of information on everything from cleaning out clutter to social events of interest to […]
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EDITORIAL: A leap of science
Leap Day, which happens every four years and is the main attraction of Leap Year, is coming up Feb. 29. While many may view the extra 24-hour period as just another winter day to overcome in the quest to reach the promised land of spring, the editorial staff at Current Publishing recently got to wondering […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: What a waste
Let’s try to set aside all this anger, profanity, racism, sexism, misinformation and political posturing. In other words, let’s not discuss Paul LePage, governor, self-appointed education commissioner and giant bedbug infestation. Instead, let’s turn our attention to a matter of significance to every Maine taxpayer, namely how much money state government is wasting in trying […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: What a waste
Let’s try to set aside all this anger, profanity, racism, sexism, misinformation and political posturing. In other words, let’s not discuss Paul LePage, governor, self-appointed education commissioner and giant bedbug infestation. Instead, let’s turn our attention to a matter of significance to every Maine taxpayer, namely how much money state government is wasting in trying […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Singular sermon
Hometown boy Frank Kellogg, who had just graduated from the seminary up there in Bangor, was supposed to deliver his first sermon at the church on a recent weekend. No one is quite sure how it happened, but the special invitations to the service went out to the wrong people, with the wrong date and […]