Several of the human and some of the canine stars of Animal Planet’s popular TV show, “North Woods Law,” will appear at the Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26, Gray, on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 a.m. Visitors to the park will have the opportunity to meet several of the game wardens who have appeared on […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Field Hockey: Gray-New Gloucester falls to Freeport, 2-0
Freeport’s Dani Foster lifted the Falcons over the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots – with what Freeport coach Marcia Wood called “a beautiful flick” – in Gray on Thursday afternoon. That goal would ultimately prove all the offense the Falcons needed to secure the victory, though for the remainder of the game, they never lost focus, and […]
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Football: Gray-New Gloucester falls to Freeport, 34-12
Peter LaMagna opened the Falcons’ home game against Gray-New Gloucester Saturday with a quick rush TD to set the afternoon’s tone, lighting a fire under his teammates and immediately frustrating the Patriots. In the game’s remainder, he contributed two more scores, ultimately scoring 18 points for Freeport in a 32-14 victory. “I’m very proud of […]
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Casco man hospitalized after being struck by vehicle
A Casco man was struck by a vehicle along Route 11 Thursday morning. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Richard Crossman, 60, of Poland Spring Road (Route 11) in Casco, was struck while walking near 469 Poland Spring Road. Heidi Bernier, 42, of River Road in Raymond, was operating a Chevy PT Cruiser, traveling […]
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Boston woman arrested on drug charges in Gray
A Boston woman was arrested early Tuesday morning for drug trafficking following a traffic stop on Route 26 in Gray, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Carla Barbosa, 36, was charged with aggravated trafficking, a Class A crime; possession of a usable amount of marijuana; and speeding, the Sheriff’s Office reported. During a traffic […]
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Boston woman arrested on drug charges in Gray
A Boston woman was arrested early Tuesday morning for drug trafficking following a traffic stop on Route 26 in Gray, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Carla Barbosa, 36, was charged with aggravated trafficking, a Class A crime; possession of a usable amount of marijuana; and speeding, the Sheriff’s Office reported. During a traffic […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Take the gamble
Governments need stuff to regulate. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need governments. Fortunately for our government, Maine has all sorts of substances and activities that, left unregulated, would threaten the very stability of society. Like, for instance, milk. In this state, government sets the minimum price at which moo juice can be sold in order to safeguard […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Some dates to remember
It seems like I just emptied the 100th ice cube tray of the season, but overnight it was time for hot chocolate and goodbye to iced coffee. I did have to lay in a new supply of those convenient little premixed cocoa/sugar envelopes and was so glad it was on sale for only a buck, […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: A slice of life
My doctor told me I needed more fiber in my diet to keep my colon from doing things it shouldn’t. I don’t like it when my doctor starts talking like that. and he seems to be doing more of that kind of talking all the time. I’m all for a healthy diet, but I’m not […]
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‘He would do anything for anyone’
CASCO – Friends and family of Stuart “Toby” Pennels, 55, the Casco man who died last week as a result of injuries from a motorcycle accident, described the father of three as a decisive, consensus-building public servant, who approached his numerous community-service projects in the Lakes Region with the same spirit that he wielded as […]