By Ezra Silk [email protected] Joshua Dall-Leighton, the Windham man who received national attention after Maine Medical Center delayed his kidney donation, completed the operation at the hospital on Tuesday. Christine Royles of South Portland left a sign on her car last year indicating that she was in search of a matching kidney donor. Dall-Leighton saw […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Lakes Region Bus funding approved
Although voters across the Lakes Region approved funding for the Lakes Region Bus at town meetings this month, it won’t be clear until next month whether the new funding will be enough to allow the shuttle to continue operations, according to officials at Regional Transportation Program, the nonprofit that runs the service. Depending on how […]
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Lakes Region Bus funding approved
Although voters across the Lakes Region approved funding for the Lakes Region Bus at town meetings this month, it won’t be clear until next month whether the new funding will be enough to allow the shuttle to continue operations, according to officials at Regional Transportation Program, the nonprofit that runs the service. Depending on how […]
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Letters
Thank you Thanks to all the Standish residents who supported me in my bid for a Town Council seat. It is an honor to represent you. Getting here was the first step, one of many which I undertook after talking with you and hearing your concerns. Now is the time where we collaborate on your […]
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Letters
Thank you Thanks to all the Standish residents who supported me in my bid for a Town Council seat. It is an honor to represent you. Getting here was the first step, one of many which I undertook after talking with you and hearing your concerns. Now is the time where we collaborate on your […]
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On the Right Lane: The spy from the sky
Ever had that sneaky feeling that someone is watching you? I know plenty of people who have had that feeling but with the invention of spy satellites and Al Gore’s invention of the Internet, there are more people watching you and, unknown to some of us, that includes the government. I have to believe that […]
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Donation helps Gray woman to hear better
Beverly Blake, 72, of Gray, recently received a set of hearing aids at no cost through a donation from the Beltone Hearing Care Foundation. “Beltone has always had the mission of helping the world hear better through our products and professional hearing care services, said Beltone President Todd Murray. “This foundation gives us a new […]
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Dollar store plan rejected
The developers of a proposed 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store in a meadow along Route 302 have returned to the drawing board, following concerns that the proposed building design would spread North Windham-style development south along the artery. Following an informal rejection of the design at the June 8 Windham Planning Board meeting, Dollar General’s contracted […]
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‘We have to rebuild this’
A Bridgton couple says they’re not going to let a June 3 fire derail their plans of opening a restaurant. After purchasing a seasonal home in Bridgton 11 years ago, moving permanently to town in January, renovating a 115-year-old red barn on Depot Street and hiring an 18-person staff, well-known Massachusetts restaurateurs Jimmy Burke and […]
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Children, mother injured in Casco crash
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Casco Rescue responded Thursday morning to a single vehicle crash on Route 302 in Casco involving serious bodily injury to young children and their mother. Upon arrival sheriff’s deputies and Casco Fire and EMS found a single vehicle that had struck a utility pole and had then rolled over. […]