Large majorities of Standish voters approved three referendum questions Tuesday, permitting about $1.2 million in spending through a 10-year period. The 821 voters who participated in the referendum authorized funds toward public works improvements, and the purchase of new public safety equipment and land for recreational fields. The approved expenditures were included in the $1.3 […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Not brand EC(CH)
Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler has proposed a much-needed change in the way Maine chooses its governor. Under the Cutler plan, the only people allowed to run would be those with the initials E.C. It should be an interesting race among Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, e.e. cummings, Eric Cartman and the English Channel. I’d consider […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Certain skills stay secretive
The first time I went to England, I remember asking the woman who ran the bed and breakfast where I stayed, Mrs. Howell, how the English handled all the rain they got almost every day. First she wanted to make it clear that it wasn’t just the English people who were getting rained on every […]
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Sheriff praises rescue of capsized Naples canoeists
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce is hailing the couple whose quick actions helped save two men from drowning in Brandy Pond in Naples Tuesday evening. In a press release issued Friday afternoon, at around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, the county dispatch received a call from a complainant in Naples indicating the possibility of two subjects […]
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Danielle’s Diner relocates to Windham
On Friday, Aug. 29, Deborah Cota of Windham sat at the counter of Danielle’s Diner, a popular Raymond eatery, with her nieces, Haley and Kelsey Theberge. How did Cota feel about the diner’s impending move down the road, to a building in North Windham formerly occupied by Stone Dog Cafe?? “Kinda sad to see it […]
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Standish gets another vote on three bonds
STANDISH – Standish voters will have a chance to weigh in on three referendum questions on Tuesday, Sept. 9, which would, if approved, cumulatively total about $1.2 million in bond principal and interest through a 10-year period. The proposed expenditures were included in the $1.3 million “bundled” bond package that failed at the June town […]
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No ?Saturday hours at Windham library?
WINDHAM – Starting next week, the Windham Public Library will no longer operate on Saturdays. The library will remain open Monday through Friday. Although it will be open nine fewer hours per week, library staff will still work 240 hours weekly, according to Library Director Jen Alvino. The change does not represent a cutback in […]
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No ?Saturday hours at Windham library?
WINDHAM – Starting next week, the Windham Public Library will no longer operate on Saturdays. The library will remain open Monday through Friday. Although it will be open nine fewer hours per week, library staff will still work 240 hours weekly, according to Library Director Jen Alvino. The change does not represent a cutback in […]
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Inside New Gloucester – 9/5
Coffeehouse Opens Synaptic Cleft will open the season for the Village Coffeehouse on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. An inventive and creative trio, Synaptic Cleft features Xar Adelberg on bass (formerly with Cinder Conk a favorite of the Coffeehouse), Mark Barnette on drums, and Frank Mauceri on the horn. This music is jazz-like and […]
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Inside New Gloucester – 9/5
Coffeehouse Opens Synaptic Cleft will open the season for the Village Coffeehouse on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. An inventive and creative trio, Synaptic Cleft features Xar Adelberg on bass (formerly with Cinder Conk a favorite of the Coffeehouse), Mark Barnette on drums, and Frank Mauceri on the horn. This music is jazz-like and […]