The Raymond Board of Selectmen will examine a proposal to build a recreational complex on 20 acres of town-owned land at 77 Patricia Ave. in downtown Raymond. The complex, which would cost the town about $2 million, would feature a volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball courts, a playground area, two multi-purpose fields, a 125-space parking […]
Lakes Region Weekly
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Former Windham couple sentenced on firearms charges
U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Thursday that Theodore “Ted” Thomes, 56, and his wife, Renee Thomes, 52, both formerly of Windham, and now of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby on firearms charges. Ted Thomes was sentenced to 27 months in prison […]
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Windham, Cape men arrested for engaging a prostitute
South Portland police, Gorham police, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Homeland Security Human Trafficking Task Force conducted an undercover sting operation in the Maine Mall area on Wednesday to target customers of suspected prostitutes. Arrested and charged with class E engaging a prostitute were Thomas Kahl, 64, of White River Junction, Vt; Willard […]
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Boys Basketball: Lakers upset Yarmouth in semis, lose to Cape in finals
Even dual 18-point performances – by Adam LaBrie and Cody Cook – couldn’t elevate No. 1 Yarmouth above No. 4 Lake Region, when the two teams met at the Cross Insurance Arena in the B West semifinals last Thursday night, Feb. 19. Instead, the Lakers’ Jack Lesure fueled a scorching, 52-50 upset, snatching rebounds, coordinating […]
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Boys Basketball: Lakers upset Yarmouth in semis, lose to Cape in finals
Even dual 18-point performances – by Adam LaBrie and Cody Cook – couldn’t elevate No. 1 Yarmouth above No. 4 Lake Region, when the two teams met at the Cross Insurance Arena in the B West semifinals last Thursday night, Feb. 19. Instead, the Lakers’ Jack Lesure fueled a scorching, 52-50 upset, snatching rebounds, coordinating […]
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Boys Basketball: Cape gets by Lincoln, Lake Region to reach States
Nine different Capers attacked Lincoln Academy on all fronts in the Class B West semifinals at the Cross Insurance Arena Thursday evening, scoring points from inside the paint, from way downtown and from the line to build a 57-39 W and advance to Saturday’s Regional Final. Their challenger in that later round proved substantially more […]
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Details emerge in Naples road rage incident, no charges yet
A vehicle carrying three people crashed into the frozen Crooked River Monday afternoon, as a result of a road rage incident, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. on a bridge on Route 302 at the Casco-Naples line, according to Capt. Don Goulet. “The vehicle actually crossed the road […]
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Gray-New Gloucester High School evacuated after bomb threat found in bathroom
Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded to Gray-New Gloucester High School Monday afternoon after staff discovered a handwritten bomb threat in the girl’s bathroom. According to Capt. Don Goulet, the school was evacuated at about 1:50 p.m. Bomb detection dogs from the Maine State Police and Portland Police Department were called in as a precaution to […]
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Road rage crash closes Route 302 at Naples/Casco line
Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of erratic driving/road rage between two vehicles traveling westbound on Route 302 in Casco on Monday at 1:10 p.m. According to Capt. Don Goulet, one of the two vehicles crashed into the Crooked River at the Casco/Naples line prior to deputies’ arrival. The three occupants that were […]
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Boys Basketball: Lake Region unseats Yarmouth
Even dual 18-point performances – by Adam LaBrie and Cody Cook – couldn’t elevate No. 1 Yarmouth above No. 4 Lake Region, when the two teams met at the Cross Insurance Arena in the B West semifinals on Thursday night. Instead, the Lakers’ Jack Lesure fueled a scorching upset, snatching rebounds on both ends of […]