GORHAM – The homeless Lakes Region Senior Center has found shelter to meet during the snowy and cold months at the church in North Gorham. Blanche Alexander, 82, president of the seniors’ group, said this week it will relocate on Monday, Dec. 1, from the unheated White Rock Grange Hall on Wilson Road. “We will […]
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Lakes Region seniors on move – again
GORHAM – The homeless Lakes Region Senior Center has found shelter to meet during the snowy and cold months at the church in North Gorham. Blanche Alexander, 82, president of the seniors’ group, said this week it will relocate on Monday, Dec. 1, from the unheated White Rock Grange Hall on Wilson Road. “We will […]
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Inside Naples – 11/28
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! You know you have a big meal ahead of you, so why not move in the morning? Bridgton Recreation is offering free fitness opportunities on Turkey Day. Start off with some pick up basketball at 7:45 a.m. If you’d prefer to dance that day, yours truly will be offering a Zumba class […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Even more dirty laundry
I actually had to research when the Don Henley song Dirty Laundry was released and it turns out it was in 1982 and reached the No. 1 spot in October 1982 when I was just getting to my new duty station for the U.S. Army in, as luck would have it, Portland, Maine. I really […]
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St. Joe’s bakers squash world record
STANDISH – A group of volunteers assembled at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish on Monday dethroned the world’s pie-making champion. On May 26, 2013, Edgar Hensel set the world record for “longest line of pies” when he assembled a 1,477-pie line in Lower Saxony, Germany. Hensel’s pie line measured 907 feet, 1.8 inches, according to […]
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RSU 14 ending service proviso
WINDHAM – Windham High School administration and school board members are preparing to jettison the six-year-old community service requirement for graduating students. In its place, school officials are planning to institute a “capstone project,” which emphasizes focused research complemented by adult mentorship. The school board instituted the community service policy in 2008. It requires that […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Workmen of yore
What used to be here? That’s a question frequently asked by visitors and newer residents of Windham. It might surprise you to know that wherever there was a river, there once was a mill or factory. Waterpower was valuable. If you drive on the Windham Center Road almost all the way to the North Gorham […]
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LETTERS: Thank you
The Windham Food Pantry wishes to express its deep appreciation for all the donations the citizens, churches, businesses and Fraternal Orders of Windham have given to the food pantry this holiday season. These donations help the town supply Windham families in need of Thanksgiving food baskets to help make their season a little brighter. Thank […]
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LETTERS: Thank you
The Windham Food Pantry wishes to express its deep appreciation for all the donations the citizens, churches, businesses and Fraternal Orders of Windham have given to the food pantry this holiday season. These donations help the town supply Windham families in need of Thanksgiving food baskets to help make their season a little brighter. Thank […]
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LETTERS: Thank you
The Windham Food Pantry wishes to express its deep appreciation for all the donations the citizens, churches, businesses and Fraternal Orders of Windham have given to the food pantry this holiday season. These donations help the town supply Windham families in need of Thanksgiving food baskets to help make their season a little brighter. Thank […]