As a group of energetic kindergartners filed into Feng Yu’s classroom last week, the guest teacher from China greeted them with a friendly smile. “Nin Hao,” said Feng, which means hello in Mandarin Chinese. “Nin Hao,” the students responded, as they took their seats around four small tables in Feng’s classroom at Buxton Center Elementary […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: The Christmas box
Many people my age don’t put up a Christmas tree and I struggle with this decision each year. I am usually done in by the Christmas box. On the top shelf, unreachable without a stepstool, is the Christmas box. You probably have one or two of these. Opening that box, hauled from way back in […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: The Christmas box
Many people my age don’t put up a Christmas tree and I struggle with this decision each year. I am usually done in by the Christmas box. On the top shelf, unreachable without a stepstool, is the Christmas box. You probably have one or two of these. Opening that box, hauled from way back in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: The Christmas box
Many people my age don’t put up a Christmas tree and I struggle with this decision each year. I am usually done in by the Christmas box. On the top shelf, unreachable without a stepstool, is the Christmas box. You probably have one or two of these. Opening that box, hauled from way back in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: The future starts here
Greetings to the people of Maine in the year 2015. I’m communicating with you from the future, a time your primitive minds will scarcely be able to comprehend. Among the wonders our advanced civilization has achieved: Flying cars. Hover-boards that actually hover. A constitutional amendment banning all Adam Sandler movies. Yes, it’s practically paradise, except […]
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DOWN THE ROAD APIECE: Shopping strategy that’s for the ages
I was in Portland last week and couldn’t believe the number of people I saw clogging the streets and sidewalks of that city’s Old Port. From what I could tell, most were shopping for holiday gifts. You’d never see anything like that Down East, where most people have had all their shopping done for months […]
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Indoor Track: Windham athletes already qualifying for States
South Portland, Windham, Westbrook and Thornton Academy had the late-day meet at USM on Saturday, Dec. 12, with TA winning on the boys’ side and Westbrook on the girls’. Windham finished last on both sides, but nevertheless had some States qualifiers and some other standout performances. “Although we didn’t do as well as we had […]
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Boys Hockey: Windham/Westbrook downs 26ers with goals to spare
Zack Callahan posted a hat trick for Windham/Westbrook on Saturday night, Dec. 12, leading the new co-op team to a 9-1 victory over visiting Gray-New Gloucester/Poland/Oak Hill. Windham/Westbrook head coach Greg Leclair described the turning point in the bout, which actually came fairly late: “The first five minutes of the third period was what decided […]
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New reality TV show offers viewers inside look at busy Gray venue
Stonehedge, a 100-acre property in Gray that hosts outdoor concerts, festivals, weddings, camping, fundraisers and more, is the focus of a new reality TV show that airs locally this weekend. The half-hour pilot episode, produced by Cumberland-based New England Productions, airs on WPME Sunday at 10 a.m., and repeats the following Sunday, Dec. 20, also […]
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Lakes Region churches holding special seasonal services
Several Lakes Region churches are holding special services during this season: • Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St., Raymond, will hold its St. Lucia service on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 4:30 p.m. Modeled on a centuries-old Scandinavian tradition, the service includes a St. Lucia procession, stories about the origins of St. Lucia and the […]