There are some weird things being said about ranked-choice voting, the proposed system that’ll allow you to elect your second or third choice for governor. Here’s one I just made up: It’ll cure foot fungus. Some of its supporters also claim it’ll prevent the election of candidates like Donald Trump, which is pretty much the […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Programs to put on the calendar
The Lake Region Senior Center is for all seniors in the area and is held at Little Falls Activity Center, 40 Acorn St., in Gorham. It’s a drop-in center and is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. It will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15, in honor of Presidents Day. A couple of […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Myths of the near future
There are some weird things being said about ranked-choice voting, the proposed system that’ll allow you to elect your second or third choice for governor. Here’s one I just made up: It’ll cure foot fungus. Some of its supporters also claim it’ll prevent the election of candidates like Donald Trump, which is pretty much the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Myths of the near future
There are some weird things being said about ranked-choice voting, the proposed system that’ll allow you to elect your second or third choice for governor. Here’s one I just made up: It’ll cure foot fungus. Some of its supporters also claim it’ll prevent the election of candidates like Donald Trump, which is pretty much the […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: For second selectman, a first-class pain
The incident – involving a lawsuit and big-city lawyers – happened back home about a year ago and it just came up on the docket this past week. It was a motor-vehicle accident involving our town’s second selectman, Henry Pinkham, and a well-to-do tourist from Massachusetts. We didn’t know anything about him and I can’t […]
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Girls Hockey: Clippers end regular season with comfortable win
Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester dominated the attack and Jenny Holmquist put up two pretty points in a 4-1 win versus visiting Winslow/Erskine on Saturday, Jan. 30. The No. 5 Clippers thus capped an 8-10 regular season with a pair of victories, including an upset of No. 3 Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill (10-6-1) on the 27th. “We’ve been working on […]
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Crystal Lake derby canceled due to Mother Nature's 'strange attitude'
After delaying the Crystal Lake Ice Fishing Derby in Gray for a month due to lack of ice, organizers have decided to cancel all events associated with the Feb. 13 derby, including the adult and kids’ derbies and a polar plunge. According to a message posted Monday on the event’s Facebook page, poor weather conditions […]
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Excitement contagious at Bridgton's Musher’s Bowl
Spectators standing along the starting line at the Musher’s Bowl at Five Field Farms in South Bridgton Saturday morning said this is their favorite part: watching the excitement of the dogs right before the starting gun. Minutes before a race, the dogs are straining at their leads, jumping and barking wildly. When given the cue […]
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Excitement contagious at Bridgton's Musher’s Bowl
Spectators standing along the starting line at the Musher’s Bowl at Five Field Farms in South Bridgton Saturday morning said this is their favorite part: watching the excitement of the dogs right before the starting gun. Minutes before a race, the dogs are straining at their leads, jumping and barking wildly. When given the cue […]
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Lake Region's Got Talent grand finale set for Sunday
Eight acts performed at the Magic Lantern in Bridgton during the recently held semifinals of Lake Region’s Got Talent. Peter Allen, an actor and board member of Lake Region Community Theatre, emceed the show. Five distinguished professionals, actress Barbara Stauble, director Jerry Walker, music teacher Jenni Null, director/actress Patti Hibbard and Lake Region Community Theatre […]