I hate to write repeat columns on a very specific subject but in this column I am writing again about a proposed project to turn the Mallison Falls Mill in South Windham into apartments. I think that it is a worthy project but since it is for multiple residential apartments I believe that it shouldn’t […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Inside Windham
Corrections VSO Officer Matt Haley, will not be at Windham Veterans Center on Dec. 23. He can be reached at his office near the Portland Airport, 151 Jetport Blvd., Room 138W, or call 822-2391 or go to www.Portland.MaineBVS@ maine.gov. Windham Cancer Support Group will not meet on Monday, Dec. 28 – but can always be […]
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Video of Stelli, a talking goat in Standish, goes viral
A six-second video clip of a 4-year-old goat in Standish that was posted to the Internet last week has gone viral. Wendy Almeida, of Standish, produced and posted the video to Vine, a popular video-sharing site, on Dec. 6. By Dec. 16, the video had reached more than 1.5 million views. Almeida’s 18-year-old daughter, Lucia, […]
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Mallison mill owners, Windham council seek to grow partnership
With environmental cleanup efforts under way, the prospective developers behind a $15 million proposal to turn an old mill building on Mallison Falls Road in South Windham into a 109-unit apartment complex are now looking for additional financing for the project and are faced with fixing traffic issues. At a special Windham Town Council meeting […]
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Inside Gray
Holiday closures The Gray Town Office, Transfer Station and Public Works will be closed Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, half day starting at noon and all day Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Happy holidays. ‘The Nutcracker’ Studio for the Living Arts Dance Complex of Gray will present “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2 […]
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Inside Raymond
Planning Board members needed The town of Raymond is seeking two volunteers to be members of the Planning Board. If you are interested in guiding the orderly development of the town of Raymond, as well as ensuring the environmental protection of our five ponds and two lakes, then this is the opportunity for you. The […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ comes to town
Whenever someone tears down or burns down an old Windham building, it’s appreciated when the historical society is notified, so they can “rescue” anything historical and keep it at the society for preservation and future research. The society has been in the news this past year with publicity about “saving” parts of the historic John […]
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Inside Standish & Sebago
Hot Stove Auction to heat up St. Joe’s The Saint Joseph’s College baseball program will host the 12th Annual Hot Stove Auction on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in the college dining hall, on the White’s Bridge Road campus. The Hot Stove Auction is one of the team’s largest annual fundraisers and includes a […]
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EARTH SPEAKS: Too close to home
News alert! Again! And again! And too often! On Dec. 2, we learned of another mass shooting – this time in California, and not just by one person. By the time I finished this article, police had found two and dispatched them (you might say). President Obama spoke about it with all the expression of […]
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New Bridgton science center a hub for lake research
In the heart of Bridgton, nestled in the woods on an 18-acre parcel of land, is a new, year-round facility designed to attract scientists and educators from all over Maine and beyond, to conduct lake-related research. After seven years of planning by the Lakes Environmental Association, the Maine Lake Science Center opened in June at […]