Gov. LePage won the gubernatorial election this month, or did he? He was victorious on Election Day but the price was bloody. Cutler walked away unhappy from the race; Michaud and his supporters are going through a silly do-you-believe-he-won-re-election phase. So what does Gov. LePage do? W.W.A.L.D. What Would Abraham Lincoln Do? Did you see […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: A lawyer or a gimmick
Sometimes, even Paul LePage blunders into a good idea. Shortly after the Republican governor won re-election earlier this month, he lost control of his mouth, crashed through some verbal puckerbrush and slammed into a solid innovation. No, he didn’t propose making it a crime to begin political columns with lame metaphors. Fortunately. What LePage careened […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: A lawyer or a gimmick
Sometimes, even Paul LePage blunders into a good idea. Shortly after the Republican governor won re-election earlier this month, he lost control of his mouth, crashed through some verbal puckerbrush and slammed into a solid innovation. No, he didn’t propose making it a crime to begin political columns with lame metaphors. Fortunately. What LePage careened […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: He was a fish out of water
Over the years I’ve gotten more than a few emails from readers in and out of Maine who want to know if there are any cold-weather stories about Maine’s “summer complaints,” or summer visitors. The latest of these emails got me to thinking, and I believe I may have found one. Up north around Greenville, […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: If it’s November, it’s deer hunting
I am not a hunter, but people my age, born and raised in Maine, just naturally equate November with hunting. For some country families, deer hunting could create a little conflict with Thanksgiving, especially if that holiday meant a day off from work. At my family home, the Thanksgiving turkey (or sometimes a large roasting […]
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College seeks volunteers to break pie-making world record
An annual tradition at Saint Joseph’s College is getting a boost this year with an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. On Monday, Nov. 24, Pearson’s Cafe? and the college community will attempt to set a new world record for the most pies made and lined up, touching end to end. The current record […]
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College seeks volunteers to break pie-making world record
An annual tradition at Saint Joseph’s College is getting a boost this year with an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. On Monday, Nov. 24, Pearson’s Cafe? and the college community will attempt to set a new world record for the most pies made and lined up, touching end to end. The current record […]
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Football: Overtime heroics lift Eagles over Stags
Three quarters deep on Saturday, the Stags appeared poised to soundly defeat a Windham team who’d battered them in the regular season. And then victory slipped from Cheverus’s grasp – or, the Eagles tore it away, rather. Five minutes to play, and Josh Dugas tied the score on his second field goal of the day, […]
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Football: Scots fall to TA in Class A regional final
The Bonny Eagle Scots football season ended in Saco on Saturday, one game shy of a return to the state championship contest, as the defending state Class A champions fell to top-ranked Thornton Academy, 30-14, in the Western Maine final on Saturday. Senior Nikk Pierce (52) was in the backfield almost as fast as Trojan […]
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New England Rebels prove football is about heart
If you’ve never heard of the New England Rebels, well, don’t worry; you’re not the only one. The semi-pro women’s football team, a member of the Independent Women’s Football League since 2004, has struggled to spread the word about the opportunity it presents: to feel the unique thrill that comes, rushing into the end zone; […]