Public Safety Open House The annual Standish Public Safety Open House will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Standish Municipal Building located at 175 Northeast Road. Since its inception in the fall of 2000, the Public Safety Committee works alongside the Standish Fire/EMS Department in putting together a fun-filled […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Inside Windham – 9/26
Smith Cemetery Association Smith Cemetery Association will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Hall to review the proposed new bylaws and conduct other business. For a copy of the agenda, contact the secretary at [email protected] A Notion of Evil The Windham Public Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities […]
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Inside Windham – 9/26
Smith Cemetery Association Smith Cemetery Association will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Hall to review the proposed new bylaws and conduct other business. For a copy of the agenda, contact the secretary at [email protected] A Notion of Evil The Windham Public Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities […]
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New housing may signal better times for village
WINDHAM – After losing a multi-unit housing complex to a forced eviction notice from the town in June, South Windham will gain a new development on Oct. 1, when Jim Cummings unveils nine apartment units at 13 Depot St. Eventually, there will be 12 units within three buildings on the former train depot site, Cummings […]
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Summit Adventures to fill Big Lots void
WINDHAM – A Summit Adventures family entertainment center, featuring laser tag, an 85-foot-long obstacle course and glow-in-the-dark mini-golf, is coming to the Windham Mall in North Windham. The center will be located in the former Big Lots department store, which closed in January. According to Jeff Hunnewell, the owner of the New Gloucester-based company, the […]
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Eagle Scout project promotes local history
WINDHAM – Philip Dow, 16, of Windham, recently completed his Eagle Scout service project by constructing an 8-by-12-foot addition to a building on the site of Windham’s future living history park. Dow, of Boy Scout Troop 51, committed more than 100 hours to the Windham Historical Society by raising money and building the annex. The […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: The immaculate misconception
“When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.” Ron Paul, physician, author and former congressman. The town of Windham recently received the results of a study completed by SMRT of Portland, Maine, titled Municipal Facilities, Space Needs Study and Master Plan. The study was done to assist the town […]
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LETTERS: Thank you
The Windham and Raymond communities never cease to amaze me. I am writing this letter to thank the Windham High School Project Graduation of 2014 Committee for their generous donation of $533 to the High School Lunch Program. When I started my job at the High School in 2005, we had several kids that could […]
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Inside Gray – 9/26
At the Wildlife Park Saturday, Sept. 27, is National Hunting and Fishing Day at the Maine Wildlife Park on Rt. 26 in Gray. Meet the Maine Game Wardens featured on the popular Animal Planet TV show North Woods Law, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. The Warden Service’s game thief “Wall of Shame,” dive trailer, […]
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Inside Raymond – 9/26
Dancing Dream Maine Dance Theatre will be presenting their annual fundraiser performance “The Dream and Duke Suite” on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m. Maine Dance Theatre is part of CenterStage Performing Arts in Raymond. This year’s cast features 21 ballerinas dancing to classical music, the music of Duke Ellington and other upbeat tunes not […]