After years of negotiations, the Portland Water District will allow Standish residents use of a sandbar on Sebago Lake. The Portland Water District’s board of trustees last week unanimously approved a management plan and two lease agreements that collectively impose a cap of 400 people and 75 boats on the sandbar beach located on the […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Football: Windham Eagles get a little revenge on Trojans
In a rematch of the Class A state title game last season, Windham reversed its fortunes by manhandling visiting Thornton Academy through the first half of the teams’ matchup on Friday night, Sept. 25, going up 24-0 by the break on touchdowns by Kyle Houser, Desmond Leslie and Griffin Jacobsen. The Trojans largely owned the […]
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Boys Soccer: Spartans pull out overtime win against Scots
Bonny Eagle’s Ryan Moody blasted two goals – including one to tie the action late in the second half – against Sanford on Saturday morning, Sept. 26, but the Spartans’ Mitch Duncan earned two as well, and his second sealed a 3-2 OT win for the visitors. “I wasn’t surprised that it was that tight,” […]
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New Gloucester mother charged with abandoning her child in downtown Gray
Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies were alerted to an intoxicated female, identified as Samantha Lovering, 34, of New Gloucester, who was acting suspiciously on Main Street, near the Gray Square on Saturday at 11 p.m. At about the same time, Lovering flagged down a deputy and indicated that her car had been stolen. According to Chief […]
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Missing driver in fatal Naples accident meets with investigators
On Friday, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the whereabouts of Michael Minson, the Gray man who was the driver in an accident that killed a 4-year-old in Naples in August. According to Capt. Don Goulet, Minson had been listed as missing earlier this week by the sheriff’s office. On Friday morning, however, […]
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Girls Soccer: Eagles get past Trojans, remain unbeaten
Windham’s Meghan Hoffses kept her team’s perfect record alive, scoring in double overtime on Friday evening, Sept. 18, to narrowly knock off visiting TA 1-0. “It was a fairly even match,” said Windham head coach Deb Lebel of the game overall, before describing the goal: “Lyndsey Arsenault received a through-ball that got behind the defense […]
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Girls Soccer: Patriots pluck Falcons on freshman's lone goal
Gray-New Gloucester’s Alexa Thayer, just a freshman, scored the game’s only goal when Freeport dropped by on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19, giving the Patriots their third shutout victory of homecoming weekend – the football and field hockey teams crushed their opponents as well. “We play Freeport, they’re always close games; luckily, in the last couple […]
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Boys Soccer: Falcons get their revenge on Gray-New Gloucester
Freeporter Jack Davenport notched two goals – one in each half – on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19, lifting the Falcons past Gray-New Gloucester 2-1 and avenging a recent, frustrating loss to the Patriots. Davenport scored with 27:30 still to play in the first half, then again less than a minute into the second half. Gray-New […]
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Football: Patriots pound Freeport for big homecoming win
After Austin Chase’s first – of four – running TDs against Freeport on Friday night, Sept. 18, the Patriots ran away with the game. Zack Haskell added a fifth score for Gray-New Gloucester in the final quarter as the team topped the visiting Falcons 36-0. “Zack and Chase, it’s a pretty good combo,” said Gray-New […]
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Fight Back Festival cancer fundraiser is Sept. 26
NEW GLOUCESTER – On Saturday, Sept. 26, at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester the Cancer Community Center will hold its annual Fight Back Festival, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival includes a day of family fun, along with a 5K run/walk along the trails at Pineland Farms, a 1-mile stroll and the Not […]