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 […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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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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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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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 […]
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Sebago Lake derby canceled, countywide derby still a go
Due to weather conditions, the Sebago Lake Rotary Club has canceled the Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby slated for this weekend but is still going ahead with the Cumberland County Ice Fishing Derby, which allows fishing on any lake in the county. Besides fishing, the Maine Children’s Cancer Program’s Polar Dip will take place at […]
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Sebago Lake derby canceled, countywide derby still a go
Due to weather conditions, the Sebago Lake Rotary Club has canceled the Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby slated for this weekend but is still going ahead with the Cumberland County Ice Fishing Derby, which allows fishing on any lake in the county. Besides fishing, the Maine Children’s Cancer Program’s Polar Dip will take place at […]
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Windham man injured in Poland rollover
A Windham man was injured Sunday when the van he was driving went out of control on Bakerstown Road, rolled down an embankment and struck a utility pole, breaking it in half, police said. Joseph Grant III, 38, was driving west in a 2009 Ford cargo van owned by Dead River Co. when he lost […]
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Two SUVs damaged in drunk-driving crash on Route 121 in Raymond
Early Saturday morning, Cumberland County deputies responded with the Raymond Fire-Rescue Department to a two-vehicle crash in the area of 211 Meadow Road (Route 121) in Raymond. According to Lt. Don Foss, a green 2016 Toyota Highlander being operated by Amanda Thomes was traveling north on Meadow Road when it left the roadway and struck […]
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Two SUVs damaged in drunk-driving crash on Route 121 in Raymond
Early Saturday morning, Cumberland County deputies responded with the Raymond Fire-Rescue Department to a two-vehicle crash in the area of 211 Meadow Road (Route 121) in Raymond. According to Lt. Don Foss, a green 2016 Toyota Highlander being operated by Amanda Thomes was traveling north on Meadow Road when it left the roadway and struck […]
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School athlete in Windham charged with child sex assault
A standout Windham High School athlete is set to appear in court next month on two separate counts of sexual assault against a minor. Tyrell E. Gullatt, 18, was charged in November with unlawful sexual contact involving a minor who is now 5 years old, sometime between Sept. 7 and Dec. 28, 2014, and one […]