The cross country season is rapidly tracking to its climax – next weekend’s States in Belfast – and this past Saturday, East and West held their Regional meets to determine who’ll compete. In Class A West on the girls’ side, Massabesic took top honors, with Scarborough winning second; on the boys’ side, Falmouth stole the […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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EDITORIAL: Cutler for governor
Maine voters will be confronted with a choice of three candidates for governor on Nov. 4, but only two kinds of candidates. They can choose from one of two highly partisan politicians or they can choose a candidate who thinks for himself, has original ideas and is able to articulate those beliefs naturally because he […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Law and order, Maine-style
I was down at the store the other day having coffee at the counter with a group of local scholars, parolees and unemployed consultants, when Charlie Farron, our local sheriff’s deputy, walked in and joined us. Since being “down at the store” isn’t usually a violation of anyone’s parole conditions, none of the usual suspects […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Smiling faces
In an attempt to ease the state’s severe cognitive-dissonance shortage, the arbiters of good taste have spent this election season beseeching candidates to practice both civility and sincerity. As any sensible person involved in politics knows, those qualities can’t coexist. It’s impossible to be considered honest if you’re caught pretending to be pleasant to your […]
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LETTERS: Fernandes not an ‘ideologue’
If you would like to preserve a woman’s right to make decisions for her own body even in the case of incest, rape or her health, then it’s time for a change in our representation in Augusta. Our current representative now believes that a woman has no right to these decisions and must bear an […]
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Paving slated for North Windham on Monday
According to the Maine Department of Transportation, crews from Pike Industries will be repaving the intersection of routes 115 and 302 in North Windham on Monday, Oct. 27. Flaggers will assist motorists as one lane in each direction will be maintained. Minor delays are anticipated. All work is anticipated to be completed by the end […]
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Tours mark 250th of home
WINDHAM -Two hundred and fifty winters ago, Peter Thatcher Smith, Windham’s second community pastor, began to erect a majestic Georgian home for his bride, Elizabeth Wendell, the daughter of a wealthy Massachusetts family. According to Linda Griffin, president of the Windham Historical Society, Smith built the elegant home at the highest point on “The Main […]
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Octoberfest draws 5,000
WINDHAM – This year’s Octoberfest, the culmination of an annual fundraiser for Lakes Region food pantries, attracted some 5,000 participants and raised nearly $18,000, according to organizers. The festival, held Saturday in the Buck’s Naked BBQ parking lot in Windham, marked the final day of the annual Community Coin Challenge, which raised money for 13 […]
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Octoberfest draws 5,000
WINDHAM – This year’s Octoberfest, the culmination of an annual fundraiser for Lakes Region food pantries, attracted some 5,000 participants and raised nearly $18,000, according to organizers. The festival, held Saturday in the Buck’s Naked BBQ parking lot in Windham, marked the final day of the annual Community Coin Challenge, which raised money for 13 […]
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Woman rescued from raging propane fumes
RAYMOND – Jason Grimes, owner of the Northeast Chop Shop in Raymond, was preparing to leave his custom bike construction business on the afternoon of Oct. 14, when he heard the sound of a crash at the Raymond Car Wash next door. “I heard a big boom and all of a sudden I heard air […]