Windham police are soliciting the public’s help to find a vehicle that caused a hit-and-run collision Sunday afternoon. At approximately 5:20 p.m. the Windham Police Department received a call for an accident at the intersection of Route 115 (Tandberg Trail) and Falmouth Road. According to Sgt. Jason Andrews, a dark red or maroon SUV (described […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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New Gloucester voters OK Upper Village redevelopment concept
New Gloucester residents during a special town meeting Monday endorsed a concept plan that aims to redevelop the Upper Village into a bustling commercial center with more of a village-like feel. Before taking a vote, however, several residents during the meeting at the American Legion hall questioned the plan, including how the development would impact […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Timely reminders
Don’t forget to get your pneumonia and flu shots. In October 1918 – one month – 2,500 Mainers died in the influenza epidemic. This happened at the same time as World War I was going on, yet more people died of the flu than in the war. The war claimed an estimated 16 million lives […]
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Donors, volunteers pitch in for Thanksgiving meals in Lakes Region
More than 150 families in Windham – about 20 more than last year – will visit the Clothes Closet & Food Pantry Monday to pick up their Thanksgiving turkeys, as well as bags filled with vegetables, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and other traditional side dishes, all assembled by a dedicated group of volunteers. “It […]
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Donors, volunteers pitch in for Thanksgiving meals in Lakes Region
More than 150 families in Windham – about 20 more than last year – will visit the Clothes Closet & Food Pantry Monday to pick up their Thanksgiving turkeys, as well as bags filled with vegetables, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and other traditional side dishes, all assembled by a dedicated group of volunteers. “It […]
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Inside Raymond
Living the dream Windham High School Alumni Molly Keane Dryer recently performed in the musical comedy, “Sister Act,” based on the 1992 hit film that stared Whoopi Goldberg at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Mass. North Shore Music Theatre is the largest operating regional theater in New England and is one of the […]
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Inside Raymond
Living the dream Windham High School Alumni Molly Keane Dryer recently performed in the musical comedy, “Sister Act,” based on the 1992 hit film that stared Whoopi Goldberg at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Mass. North Shore Music Theatre is the largest operating regional theater in New England and is one of the […]
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Windham man pleads guilty to entering country unlawfully
Bruce Mayberry, 55, of Windham, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to failing to present at a border crossing point when he entered the United States from Canada. According to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II, on Oct. 29, a red Saturn sedan operated by Mayberry triggered sensors and was observed by a U.S. […]
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EARTH SPEAKS: Writing from Ireland
The land of my ancestors, this green isle of mythical history. Traces of Irish DNA transcend time, found today on all continents of our Earth. It is no wonder the Irish are known as “The Fighting Irish.” Theirs is a history of invasions beginning in the fourth century B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) when the […]
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EARTH SPEAKS: Writing from Ireland
The land of my ancestors, this green isle of mythical history. Traces of Irish DNA transcend time, found today on all continents of our Earth. It is no wonder the Irish are known as “The Fighting Irish.” Theirs is a history of invasions beginning in the fourth century B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) when the […]