The Winter Solstice is upon us – and once again, as we approach the darkest day of the year, it’s time to decide what health insurance plan would best meet our individual and family needs in 2015. Many of us have health plans offered through our employers but another large group of us are self-employed, […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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HILLTOP VIEW: Time to consider health insurance
The Winter Solstice is upon us – and once again, as we approach the darkest day of the year, it’s time to decide what health insurance plan would best meet our individual and family needs in 2015. Many of us have health plans offered through our employers but another large group of us are self-employed, […]
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Judge orders Windham teen detained in relation to RSU 14 threats
Justin Woodbury, the 16-year-old Windham teen suspected by police of sending violent email threats to Regional School Unit 14 administrators, was ordered to remain in detention by a District Court judge Thursday afternoon. With his family looking on, Woodbury, wearing a black UnderArmor hooded sweatshirt, walked silently into Courtroom 3 at Portland District Court around […]
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‘The threat is now gone, behind us’
Students in the Windham-Raymond school system were back at school Thursday following a tumultuous three days in which classes were canceled because of threatening emails. The situation began Monday morning, when Regional School Unit 14 Superintendent Sandy Prince checked his email and found a message from an unknown source vowing to do harm to students […]
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‘The threat is now gone, behind us’
Students in the Windham-Raymond school system were back at school Thursday following a tumultuous three days in which classes were canceled because of threatening emails. The situation began Monday morning, when Regional School Unit 14 Superintendent Sandy Prince checked his email and found a message from an unknown source vowing to do harm to students […]
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‘The threat is now gone, behind us’
Students in the Windham-Raymond school system were back at school Thursday following a tumultuous three days in which classes were canceled because of threatening emails. The situation began Monday morning, when Regional School Unit 14 Superintendent Sandy Prince checked his email and found a message from an unknown source vowing to do harm to students […]
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Raymond forms withdrawal panel
RAYMOND – The Raymond Board of Selectmen and the Regional School Unit 14 Board of Directors have established a four-person committee that will explore Raymond’s withdrawal from the school district. Raymond residents Joe Bruno, Teresa Sadak, Jennifer Moore and Kaitlin LaCasse will make up the committee, which must include one member of the Raymond Board […]
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EDITORIAL: Don’t forget those old-time traditions
Last week’s alarming episode at the University of Maine at Orono, in which a renegade administrator sent out a staff-wide email barring any religious displays of the upcoming Christmas holiday (an effort that was eventually reversed), got us thinking this week about holiday traditions, and how many of them seem to be slowly fading. For […]
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EDITORIAL: Don’t forget those old-time traditions
Last week’s alarming episode at the University of Maine at Orono, in which a renegade administrator sent out a staff-wide email barring any religious displays of the upcoming Christmas holiday (an effort that was eventually reversed), got us thinking this week about holiday traditions, and how many of them seem to be slowly fading. For […]
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Inside Raymond – 12/18
Holiday Performers Raymond teens Emily Algeo and Emily Gagne were two of seven young ladies to volunteer their voices and perform at The Studio for the Living Arts’ “Nutcracker” on Dec. 13 at the Windham Performing Arts Center at the Windham High School. The girls opened the show with “Deck the Halls” and also provided […]