Baseball Coach: Ricky Hession (first year) Last year’s record: 3-13 Key players: Devin Butler (sr., INF); Max Salevsky (sr., INF/P); Troy Bogdahn (jr., P); Kyle Labrecque (jr., P); Dana McKay (jr., C), Matt Bridges (sr.); Justin Miles (sr.); Lane Poirier (sr.) Key games: April 22 @ Massabesic Outlook: “We have a good group of baseball […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
Spring Sports Preview: Gray-New Gloucester High School
Baseball Coach: Brad Smith Last year’s record: 9-8 Key players: Tyler St. Pierre (sr., P/SS); Evan Harmer (sr., P/C); JT Magno (sr., P/1B); Thomas Wood (sr., CF) Key games: Yarmouth, Falmouth, Greely, Cape, York, Kennebunk, Freeport Outlook: “This year’s edition of Patriots baseball returns a solid core of starters from the 2014 campaign,” says Smith, […]
Spring Sports Preview: Lake Region High School
Baseball Coach: Randy Heath Last year’s record: 4-16 Key players: Nate Smith (jr.), Jordan Williams (jr.) Key games: Greely, Falmouth Outlook: “I think Lake Region baseball could surprise some people this season,” says Heath. “The one thing we needed was pitching, and we’ve been working to fix that.” Greely and Falmouth are frequently tops in […]
Spring Sports Preview: Windham High School
Baseball Coach: Brody Artes (third year) Last year’s record: 11-9, Class A State Runners-Up to Bangor Key players: Tanner Laberge (sr., P/2B); Zach Alpern (sr., C); Josh Dugas (sr., OF); Timmy Greenlaw (so., 1B); Tanner Bernier (fr., P/3B); Mike Gilman (fr., P/SS) Key games: Marshwood, South Portland, Biddeford, Gorham Outlook: The Eagles shocked Maine high […]
Witnesses help smother New Gloucester fire with snow
With the help of passersby who reported a fire and then helped to extinguish the flames using snow, firefighters quickly limited damage from a blaze in New Gloucester on Thursday. At about 3:40 p.m., New Gloucester’s first responding unit reported smoke and fire coming from a side porch at a mobile home at 920 Lewiston […]
It Happened in Windham: Poverty Corner, or Boody’s?
A few signs are all that’s left of the once thriving “Boody’s Corner” at the intersection of routes 35, 302, and 115. There was once a Boody enterprise on each corner. The majority of the citizens of Windham have never heard of this once-influential family who originated in New Hampshire and moved in 1768 to […]
Inside Raymond
‘Into the Woods’ The Jordan-Small Middle School Drama Club will present “Into the Woods” on April 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. at the school. About 40 students from grades 5-8 will perform in the musical that is now a major motion picture. They hope you can join them. General admission is $5. Perform for […]
Briefs
St. Joe’s offers CPR, first aid courses On April 22, Saint Joseph’s College in Standish will offer two CPR and first aid training courses for members of the community. Through guided instruction and hands-on practice with a certified instructor, participants will gain confidence in caring for adults, children and infants. The first course focuses on […]
On the Right Lane: Breaking bad in Windham
I have come to the conclusion that government at all levels isn’t going to stop until all of our money is taken from us. Then government can afford to give us what they want, which will be different from what we need. If that’s not scary enough, here comes the United Nations, which more than […]
On the Right Lane: Breaking bad in Windham
I have come to the conclusion that government at all levels isn’t going to stop until all of our money is taken from us. Then government can afford to give us what they want, which will be different from what we need. If that’s not scary enough, here comes the United Nations, which more than […]