We might all breathe a sigh of relief now that the election rancor has abated – but it won’t last. We are still a nation that is bitterly divided along ideological lines that pit conservative against liberal. Many such battles plumb deep-seated fault lines that go far deeper than, say, LePage vs. Michaud. Contemporary research […]
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Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Dems need a ‘time out’
The Democratic Party got its hat handed to them last week. Good. It deserved it. I know. I am one of them. Like a third-grader who doesn’t receive all A’s and then blames everyone and everything but himself, the party doesn’t “get it” yet concerning the Nov. 4 beat-down. As a public service, here are […]
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Girls Soccer: Windham beats Scarborough, Edward Little to win state title
Eagles Shannon Valente and Jenna Soucy smacked visiting Scarborough with a one-two punch in last Wednesday night’s Western Final, delivering Windham from yet another deficit to secure yet another victory in their quest to hoist a second consecutive gold ball – a quest they continued, and successfully completed, Saturday night, when they traveled all the […]
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Girls Soccer: Windham repeats as undefeated state champions
The Eagles charged back from behind – yet again; it’s their fourth consecutive game doing so – on Saturday evening, ultimately battering Edward Little into complete submission, 5-1, and taking home the state crown for the second year in a row. Ciera Berthiaume notched the game-tying goal before Melissa Morton flared sensationally into a hat […]
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Girls Soccer: Windham repeats as undefeated state champions
The Eagles charged back from behind – yet again; it’s their fourth consecutive game doing so – on Saturday evening, ultimately battering Edward Little into complete submission, 5-1, and taking home the state crown for the second year in a row. Ciera Berthiaume notched the game-tying goal before Melissa Morton flared sensationally into a hat […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: The Ireland School
The first school in District 10, the Ireland District, was built on the further end of the Nash Road in East Windham. Neighbors at the time pitched in and built a simple one room building which served the children for a while. It was on the right hand side of the dirt road, which eventually […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Before I go any deeper into this column, I would like to explain the title and the quote that I used for this column especially since last Tuesday was Election Day. Goodbye Ruby Tuesday was a song sung by the Rolling Stones that allegedly might have involved a member of that group having a relationship […]
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Raymond hops on withdrawal train
RAYMOND – On Tuesday, Raymond voters opted to move forward in the lengthy process of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 14. In a 1,324-940 vote, Raymond voters authorized town officials to send a petition for withdrawal to the RSU 14 Board of Directors and the commissioner of education. Raymond and Windham formed the district in […]
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Lakes Region voters make waves
WINDHAM – Windham Democrat Bill Diamond, a former Maine secretary of state and longtime member of the Legislature, on Tuesday handily defeated Republican Kaile Warren in the District 26 Senate race. Diamond won roughly 63 percent of the vote in the race for District 26, a newly drawn Senate seat that includes Windham, Raymond, Standish, […]
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For Standish, sidewalks out, term limits in
STANDISH – Standish voters on Tuesday rejected a pair of sidewalk construction bonds and gave the thumbs up on a pair of term limits charter amendments, effectively ousting five councilors within the next two years. The two successful charter amendments will collectively impose term limits on town councilors, school board directors and members of the […]