As a kid in grammar school I enjoyed reading articles in The Weekly Reader about what life would be like in the future. Of course, I stated reading those articles in the late ’50s and “the future” they referred to was the distant 1970s and 1980s. According to these futuristic predictors, we could expect to […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Flying into the future
As a kid in grammar school I enjoyed reading articles in The Weekly Reader about what life would be like in the future. Of course, I stated reading those articles in the late ’50s and “the future” they referred to was the distant 1970s and 1980s. According to these futuristic predictors, we could expect to […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Flying into the future
As a kid in grammar school I enjoyed reading articles in The Weekly Reader about what life would be like in the future. Of course, I stated reading those articles in the late ’50s and “the future” they referred to was the distant 1970s and 1980s. According to these futuristic predictors, we could expect to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Flying into the future
As a kid in grammar school I enjoyed reading articles in The Weekly Reader about what life would be like in the future. Of course, I stated reading those articles in the late ’50s and “the future” they referred to was the distant 1970s and 1980s. According to these futuristic predictors, we could expect to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
ESPEICIALLY FOR SENIORS:As temps fall, warm up
Like me, some of my women friends live alone in an older house – you know, those neat old places with the drafty windows and doors that don’t close quite as tight as they should. Even the most “unhandy” person can do a few simple tasks that will save heat. While it’s true that fuel […]
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Chamber: ‘Keep your shopping dollars here’
The Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce is encouraging holiday shoppers to frequent Lakes Region retailers, restaurants, and service sector businesses this Saturday, Dec. 6, as part of its second annual “Shop. Eat. Save.” campaign. The campaign, which does not discriminate between locally owned businesses and large chain stores, is designed to promote spending within […]
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Gorham Savings Bank promotes employees
Gorham Savings Bank announced last week the promotion of Susan Laliberte, Julie Viola, Jane Cirone, Katherine Damon, Lisa Thomas, Lisa Hughes and Jessica Burbank. • Susan Laliberte (Windham) vice president, retail loan processing and underwriting manager. Laliberte has 30 years of experience in residential lending and will be responsible for the day to day operations […]
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Inside Gray – 12/5
Snoopy and Shrek? A Fiddlehead Players Community Theater production of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will be held at G-New Gloucester High School. Performances will be 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, with a 7 p.m. evening performance on Saturday, Dec. 13. Tickets are just $5 per person, purchase in advance […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Who was Merle Shaw?
Merle B. Shaw was born in North Windham 123 years ago. His parents were George and Sarah Manchester Shaw. He graduated from Windham High School in 1910, the year Windham built its first high school building – today’s town hall. After high school, Shaw went to the University of Maine at Orono where he earned […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Who was Merle Shaw?
Merle B. Shaw was born in North Windham 123 years ago. His parents were George and Sarah Manchester Shaw. He graduated from Windham High School in 1910, the year Windham built its first high school building – today’s town hall. After high school, Shaw went to the University of Maine at Orono where he earned […]