Jim Gallant Band at Coffee House Mix a little Americana, blues, folk, bluegrass and rockabilly with some great original music and you have the music of the Jim Gallant Band. Accompanying Gallant, who is a New Gloucester resident, are some extremely talented musicians. Guitarist Rick Masters, bassist Billy Belskis, and vocalist, percussionist and arranger Mark […]
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Inside Windham
Yard Sale – Inside Windham Historical Society will hold an Indoor Yard Sale on Saturday, April 11, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on the second floor of the old Grange Hall at 46 Lotts Drive and Route 302 near the rotary. Parking in the rear. There is a handicapped ramp. There are wonderful treasures: braided rugs, […]
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Manager seeks 6.6% budget hike
Windham Town Manager Tony Plante on Tuesday night proposed a municipal budget for fiscal year 2016 that increases spending 6.6 percent. The Town Council will now deliberate Plante’s proposals and bring forth a final budget to residents at the annual town meeting in June. Plante’s $15.5 million proposed budget would increase spending $959,803 compared to […]
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?Mandated? eel passage ?worries ?lake fisheries advocates
The new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license for the Eel Weir Dam contains major mandated changes at the Eel Weir bypass reach, the 1.25-mile stretch of the Presumpscot River between the Eel Weir Dam and the North Gorham Dam that is one of the most popular fishing spots in southern Maine. In particular, the 40-year […]
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Five-time skimeister Wilcox, of Gray-New Gloucester, closes high-school career
Gray-New Gloucester senior Eric Wilcox has had great skiing success in his years as a Patriot, and perhaps the single best indicator of his overall skill level is the title of “Skimeister” – which he’s won five times. What exactly is a skimeister? “Basically, it’s someone who participates in both alpine events (slalom and giant […]
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Casco skier competes in U.S. Alpine Championships
Casco native Sierra Leavitt, who split her high school years between Lake Region and Carrabassett Valley and is now a senior at Colby College in Waterville, recently summited new peaks in her ski racing career, taking ninth in giant slalom at the NCAA Division 1 Championships and, two weeks later, competing in the U.S. Alpine […]
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Casco skier competes in U.S. Alpine Championships
Casco native Sierra Leavitt, who split her high school years between Lake Region and Carrabassett Valley and is now a senior at Colby College in Waterville, recently summited new peaks in her ski racing career, taking ninth in giant slalom at the NCAA Division 1 Championships and, two weeks later, competing in the U.S. Alpine […]
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Sen. King visiting Naples to discuss climate’s impact on ice fishing
U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, will discuss the impacts of global climate change on Maine’s ice fishing season this Thursday at the Naples Town Hall. According to Maine-based scientists, the long-term increase in Maine’s average annual air temperatures since the late 19th century has caused the ice-out date on many of the state’s lakes to […]
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Former Standish legislator pleads guilty to immigration fraud
Adam Mack, 39, of Portland, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to aiding and abetting visa and marriage fraud and making false statements. Mack served as a state legislator representing the Standish area in the 1990s. According to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II, between October 2009 and January 2012, Mack unlawfully assisted foreign […]
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Bonny Eagle wins robotics competition
The Bonny Eagle Robotics Team – and their robot BOUNT-e “the quicker picker upper” – finished first at a regional robotics competition March 21-22 at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center Arena. Ranked ninth out of 40 teams going into the quarterfinals, Bonny Eagle formed an alliance with teams from Manchester, N.H. and Keene, […]