Back to school! This week marks the new school year for SAD 61. I hate it that they go back in August before Labor Day. Especially this year because the predicted weather is summertime hot and humid. School sports are also back in full swing, and that is less fun when you are getting dehydrated […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
Inside Windham
Pennels blood drive An American Red Cross blood drive in memory of longtime Windham resident, volunteer and businessman Toby Pennels, is set for Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 2-7 p.m. at North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Rec programs aplenty The Windham Parks and Recreation Fall Brochure is now available on the department’s website, […]
Town office set to close for flooring overhaul
The Raymond Town Office will be closed starting Friday, Sept. 11, for a floor-refinishing project that is expected to take four days. Although the building located on Route 85 has been undergoing periodic renovations since the spring in order to provide more space in the front office for administrative staff, the town office has stayed […]
New magazine goes to the dogs
A Windham woman has founded a statewide quarterly publication dedicated to canine culture in Maine. A Windham woman has launched a new dog-themed magazine geared toward a statewide audience. Amelia Small, 28, a real estate agent and office manager who works full time in Portland, published the first issue of FIDO on July 1. Billed […]
Deadline nears for forest deal
An effort is under way to conserve 350 acres, once a target for housing, in North Raymond. A $680,000 fundraising effort is well under way to conserve 350 acres of land in North Raymond that includes a large portion of Pismire Mountain and a large forest in the Crescent Lake watershed. The goal of the […]
Fall Sports Preview: Gray-New Gloucester showing potential to reach ‘next level’
Cross Country Coach: Adam Zukowski Last year’s record: Boys – sixth at Regionals, eighth at States; Girls – 11th at Regionals Key athletes: Ben Garcia, Austin Cross, Garrett Moran, Keegan Delany, Seth Levier, Parker Morse, Christian Ducharme, Olivia Giles, Sam Shampine, Erica Schlichting Key meets: Regionals Outlook: The Gentlemen Patriots look to return to States […]
Fall Sports Preview: Gray-New Gloucester showing potential to reach ‘next level’
Cross Country Coach: Adam Zukowski Last year’s record: Boys – sixth at Regionals, eighth at States; Girls – 11th at Regionals Key athletes: Ben Garcia, Austin Cross, Garrett Moran, Keegan Delany, Seth Levier, Parker Morse, Christian Ducharme, Olivia Giles, Sam Shampine, Erica Schlichting Key meets: Regionals Outlook: The Gentlemen Patriots look to return to States […]
Fall Sports Preview: Bonny Eagle focused on one game at a time
Cross Country Coaches: Chris Strout, Andrea Johnson Key athletes: Jake Cook, Jordan Fournier, Christine Toy, Kialeigh Marston, Kayla Raymond Key meets: Belfast Invitational; Scarborough, Windham, Gorham Outlook: The Gentlemen Scots are “in a building season,” though Johnson reports they have solid runners and are looking to reach States. Their Lady counterparts return Marston, a veteran […]
Fall Sports Preview: Windham teams aiming high for 2015 campaign
Cross Country Coaches: Jeff Riddle (head), Tom Noonan (asst.), Sierra Pattershall (sr., manager) Last year’s record: Boys – Lake Region Invitational champions, regular season 8-6, TA Relays fourth of 15, Belfast Invitational seventh of 65, Regionals fifth of 16, States fourth of 15, New Englands 26th of 30; Girls – Lake Region Invitational second of […]
On The Right Lane: Thumped by Trump
Who could have seen Donald Trump leading all the other Republican candidates running to be president? Trump is about as much as a Republican as I am a Democrat. But what I love about him running proves that Americans are sick and tired of lifetime politicians sucking our tax dollars for their own existence. That’s […]