Last week’s release of the Maine Attorney General’s report vindicating the Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed Stephen McKenney in April, has provoked the curiosity of Dan Lilley, the attorney who is representing McKenney’s widow. In a report released Aug. 21, Attorney General Janet Mills concluded that Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Mangino […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
Randall Orchards owner bucks sprawl trend
STANDISH – Dick Randall, 75, of Standish, the proprietor of the 109-year-old Randall Orchards farm on Route 25, has placed an agricultural conservation easement on about 300 acres of the property for a variety of reasons, he said Monday. First, the easement, which was signed on Aug. 14 with the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, ensures […]
?Town powers up new plug-in car?
STANDISH – With the assistance of a Central Maine Power matching grant, the town of Standish has signed a two-year lease on a 2014 Ford Fusion plug-in hybrid. The town is the first in the Lakes Region to add an electric vehicle to its municipal fleet. Town Manager Gordon Billington, who now drives the Fusion […]
Schoolhouse Arts to present ‘Mousetrap’
The Schoolhouse Arts Center is winding down its summer season with one of the most famous mysteries ever to be produced for the stage, “The Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie, which will be presented from Sept. 12-28 in the Schoolhouse’s newly refurbished theater in Standish on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 […]
Wabanaki museum in Bridgton offers stark lessons
BRIDGTON – In 2012, Frederika and Wardner Gilroy, an elderly Bridgton couple, contacted Glen Niemy, a local attorney. They wanted their wills amended. Frederika Gilroy, a Dutch immigrant who lived under the Nazi occupation of Netherlands, had harbored a lifelong interest in American Indians. When she told Niemy, a native New Yorker of Jewish descent, […]
Wabanaki museum in Bridgton offers stark lessons
BRIDGTON – In 2012, Frederika and Wardner Gilroy, an elderly Bridgton couple, contacted Glen Niemy, a local attorney. They wanted their wills amended. Frederika Gilroy, a Dutch immigrant who lived under the Nazi occupation of Netherlands, had harbored a lifelong interest in American Indians. When she told Niemy, a native New Yorker of Jewish descent, […]
Lake Region Calendar – 8/22
Thursday, Aug. 21: All Windham Primary School families are invited to “Popsicles with the Principal” and playing on the playground by the cafeteria. Dr. Kyle Rhoads will share popsicles out by the A-House playground with families from 5:30-7 p.m. The rain date is Aug. 22. Call the school office at 892-1840 with any questions. Aug. […]
Lake Region Briefs – 8/22
AARP Smart Driver Course set for Sept. 6 The new AARP Smart Driver course for drivers age 50 and older will be presented from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St., Bridgton, on Saturday, Sept. 6. Advance registration no later than Aug. 30 is requested as class size is […]
EDITORIAL: Scrap middle school plan, save RSU 14
At the start of another school year, Windham and Raymond students are likely facing the back-to-school dread that puts a damper on any end-of-summer parties or beach visits. It’s time to face facts, though – the first day is coming soon. Along with first-day jitters, students are probably beginning to hear about another stressor affecting […]
EDITORIAL: Scrap middle school plan, save RSU 14
At the start of another school year, Windham and Raymond students are likely facing the back-to-school dread that puts a damper on any end-of-summer parties or beach visits. It’s time to face facts, though – the first day is coming soon. Along with first-day jitters, students are probably beginning to hear about another stressor affecting […]