Windham’s Desmond Leslie connected early with Eric Webb in Saturday’s bout with visiting Portland to put the Eagles on top, a quick 6-0. But it seems the Bulldogs’ bite is at least as bad as their bark, because in the 45 minutes that remained, they methodically clawed back, evening the score on two Johnny Williams […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Walk, don’t run – and don’t fall
Toward the end of September, I spent a week at Maine Medical Center, where I had some abdominal surgery. The first day I came to, two gentle helpers got me up to walk. Walking is the absolute first step to take to get back to normal. My fear of falling evaporated with their guiding help […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Pigpile on UMaine
Why doesn’t Scarborough have a branch campus of the University of Maine? Kidding! It sometimes seems if most every other Maine town or city has one. Rule of life: Things generally get bigger, not smaller. People, when given the chance to ask for stuff, tend to ask for more stuff, not less. So it goes […]
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Boys Soccer: Scots, Stags brawl to a draw
Bonny Eagle’s Michele Rovaris and Ryan Moody combined Thursday to put the Scots atop the visiting Stags 2-0, a lead they held onto through the break and into the second half. But Cheverus wasn’t about to go quietly into defeat, and fought back in the later minutes, tying the score, sending the game into overtime […]
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Boys Soccer: Scots, Stags brawl to a draw
Bonny Eagle’s Michele Rovaris and Ryan Moody combined Thursday to put the Scots atop the visiting Stags 2-0, a lead they held onto through the break and into the second half. But Cheverus wasn’t about to go quietly into defeat, and fought back in the later minutes, tying the score, sending the game into overtime […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Some food for thought
My wife called my cell the other day and asked if I could pick up a few things on my way home. The first item was eggs. But not just any eggs. I was reminded to make sure I got “free-range” eggs. The term has something to do with how the chickens, the egg producers […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Something borrowed, something blue
Want to save the taxpayers of Maine over $60 million? It’s so simple even somebody with no political skills at all can do it. Although, come to think of it, Paul LePage, Eliot Cutler and Mike Michaud all have no political skills, and they can’t manage it. On election day in November, you’ll be asked […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Something borrowed, something blue
Want to save the taxpayers of Maine over $60 million? It’s so simple even somebody with no political skills at all can do it. Although, come to think of it, Paul LePage, Eliot Cutler and Mike Michaud all have no political skills, and they can’t manage it. On election day in November, you’ll be asked […]
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Frye Island hoping for school aid
FRYE ISLAND – Frye Island officials have met with a series of state political candidates to discuss concerns about the town’s growing annual contribution to the School Administrative District 6 budget. At issue is the Frye Island selectmen’s concern that continuing growth in the town’s annual education contribution could push the island into a financial […]
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Frye Island hoping for school aid
FRYE ISLAND – Frye Island officials have met with a series of state political candidates to discuss concerns about the town’s growing annual contribution to the School Administrative District 6 budget. At issue is the Frye Island selectmen’s concern that continuing growth in the town’s annual education contribution could push the island into a financial […]