Members of the Sebago Lake Rotary Club recently donated books to the Windham Food Pantry as part of its Literary Project. Pictured is club president Deb McPhail, Colette Gagnon from the Windham Food Pantry and Don Drew, project coordinator for the Rotary club. Each month the club will replenish the crate with books that have […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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New principal to make school ‘meaningful, purposeful’
Last month, the Regional School Unit 14 hired Drew Patin, 35, as the new principal of Windham High School, replacing outgoing principal Charlie Haddock. Patin has worked at Sanford Junior High School for the past 13 years, teaching seventh- and eighth-grade science from 2002 to 2009, working as assistant principal from 2009 to 2012, and […]
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Letters
Land bonds are the people’s business For almost three decades, the Land for Maine’s Future program (LMF) has issued long-term low-interest bonds to protect our state’s natural landscape and recreational resources – its working farms, mature forests, panoramic mountains, blue lakes, still ponds and teeming rivers. The program provides ocean access and trails for snowmobiles […]
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On the Right Lane: Watching the watchmen
I used to believe that the relationship between the American people and its government worked just like a good marriage should. Unfortunately that marriage seems to be falling apart which I blame more on the average voter than government itself and that’s not easy for me to say. There is an abundance of people who […]
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Milfoil vanquished: With Songo clear, ambitions turn to Sebago
Having declared a “guarded victory” in its 11-year campaign to eradicate the invasive aquatic milfoil plant from the Songo River and Brandy Pond, the Lakes Environmental Association is now setting its sights on Sebago Lake. Since 2004, the Bridgton-based environmental group has employed four to eight seasonal crew members in the summer to remove milfoil, […]
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Lakes Region bus extends to Bridgton
The Lakes Region bus will stop in Bridgton on Monday for the first time. Lakes Region voters collectively in June approved $43,000 in funding for the bus, allowing the 18-month-old Naples-to-Portland daily shuttle service to continue through July 1, 2016, and also extend north – a long-sought demand of public transportation advocates in Bridgton. Regional […]
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ARL set for ‘Clear the Shelters’ adoption campaign
The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland will be joining a national campaign to “clear the shelters” this Saturday, Aug. 15. The event will bring in animals from a number of other local shelters. The shelter, on Stroudwater Street in Westbrook, will have more than 150 animals available for adoption between 9 a.m. and 3 […]
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Child dead, adults injured after Casco car crash
A 4-year-old boy died and two adults were seriously injured in a single car crash in Casco Tuesday morning, according to Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The road was closed all morning but has been re-opened. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office along with Casco Fire/Rescue responded to the crash on Poland Spring Road at about 6 […]
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Harrison man killed in Route 117 crash
A Harrison man was killed in a lone car crash on Route 117 in Harrison Monday night. Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responding to an emergency call at around 6:50 p.m. met a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction, at 92 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone. Since the deputies were already assigned to […]
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Morrill Post falls in American Legion championship
After an impressive run through the majority of the school season, South Portland met their match in the State Final versus Bangor. Their trip through the first 23 games of their American Legion season, during which they are properly known as Morrill Post, was likewise outstanding, and their 12-9 loss in the State Final on […]