Laker Kristen Huntress marshaled her team’s attack all evening on Thursday, Jan. 7, and especially through the fourth, when visiting Freeport surged from a deep deficit in a low-scoring game. Lake Region held on, in the end, trumping the Falcons 42-37. “I expected a hard-fought game,” said Lakers head coach Paul True. “Freeport’s well-coached; Coach […]
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Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Police: Husband shot wife in Windham
State and Windham police continue to investigate the circumstances of a shooting inside a Windham home Thursday morning that left a woman dead after being shot by her husband. The incident took place in the Brookhaven subdivision in North Windham. The victim is 34-year-old Alicia Gaston, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve […]
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Police: Husband shot wife in Windham
State and Windham police continue to investigate the circumstances of a shooting inside a Windham home Thursday morning that left a woman dead after being shot by her husband. The incident took place in the Brookhaven subdivision in North Windham. The victim is 34-year-old Alicia Gaston, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve […]
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EDITORIAL: Time to indulge in winter
While many Mainers lament the approach of winter and huddle inside their homes as the thermometer dips below freezing, many others who live for snow palpitate at the sight of the fluffy stuff falling from the sky. January and February were certainly made for such Mainers as these. Fortunately, though northern Maine is known for […]
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DOWN THE ROAD APIECE: In coldest months, plowing a hot topic
In an oft-quoted poem, Robert Frost wrote about “the road not taken.” In our town most winters, folks are more likely to talk about “the road not plowed.” Not so much this winter – yet. But we all know this season’s snow will find us any minute now. I know it’s not easy being a […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: I’m waiting for my man
Which small businessperson in Maine struggles the most under onerous government regulations? The drug dealer, of course. When limitations imposed on dope peddlers are compared to such occupations as gangster, poacher and investment banker, the latter three appear to operate in a libertarian paradise devoid of red tape, flashing blue lights and unfashionable orange jumpsuits. […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Childhood sure is different
We hope you’ve had your flu shot. Not so long ago, this was headline material. Surely you remember the years when there was a shortage of vaccine and there was even a list of those who should get their shots first. The elderly were right up there as one of the main groups who needed […]
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Meth lab discovered in Windham, Gray residents arrested
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Windham Police Department combined efforts to arrest a couple from Gray for unlawful operation of a methamphetamine laboratory, the state’s first meth-related bust of 2016, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland. Being held at the Cumberland County Jail are Charles McNeice, 46, and Nicole Adams, […]
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Slick roads blamed for fatal Standish car crash
A Limington woman died early Monday morning in a single-car crash on Route 25 in Standish. At about 5:25 a.m., deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and members of Standish Fire/EMS responded to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ossipee Trail West (Route 25) and Hummingbird Lane in Standish. According to Capt. Don […]
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Two pedestrians struck while crossing River Road in Windham
Windham police responded Thursday night to a motor vehicle crash on River Road which injured two pedestrians. According to a press release, police say Todd Bidwell, 33, of Windham, struck the two pedestrians at about 5:30 p.m. as they were crossing the road in front of Dolby Funeral Chapel, near the intersection of Route 202. […]