FRYE ISLAND – For some two decades, the Frye’s Leap Cafe? and General Store on Frye Island has been a popular destination for boaters cruising through the “Gut,” a channel of water passing between the island and Raymond Cape. It is, after all, the only full-service restaurant with docks on Sebago Lake. But since Amy […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
Inside Windham – 8/22
Lobster Dinner The Kiwanis Club is holding its annual lobster dinner on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 4:30-6 p.m. at the Little Meeting House, Route 302 at Boody’s Corner. The menu includes lobster, corn-on-the cob, coleslaw, chips, dessert, and beverage. $15 per person. The King’s Pines On Monday, Aug. 25, Windham Historical Society presents a program […]
Lakes Region Arts Calendar – 8/22
Theater Friday-Sunday, Aug. 22-24 “Seussical Junior,” presented by the children of the Schoolhouse Arts Summer Theater Camp, 16 Richville Road, Standish. 642-3743 or www.schoolhousearts.org. Saturday, Aug. 23 49th Parallel Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. $16-$18. www.sacorivertheatre.org or 929-6472. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 5-6 Auditions for “The Nutcracker” at Maine […]
Lakes Region Arts Calendar – 8/22
Theater Friday-Sunday, Aug. 22-24 “Seussical Junior,” presented by the children of the Schoolhouse Arts Summer Theater Camp, 16 Richville Road, Standish. 642-3743 or www.schoolhousearts.org. Saturday, Aug. 23 49th Parallel Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. $16-$18. www.sacorivertheatre.org or 929-6472. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 5-6 Auditions for “The Nutcracker” at Maine […]
Vets tour Maine Military Museum
The South Portland Maine Military Museum hosted a contingent of about 35 Windham veterans, their wives and friends at the Maine Military Museum and Learning Center in South Portland on Tuesday. Veterans from the Windham American Legion and VFW Post along with other local vets attended an impressive display of military artifacts, uniforms, weapons, and […]
Windham High School reboots its technology
WINDHAM – Thanks to a new lease with the Maine Department of Education, Windham High School students and staff will be equipped with new MacBook Air laptops when they return to school this year. The new laptops are a key component of a broader technological overhaul that will bring 68 new Apple TV micro-consoles and […]
Term-limits advocates submit petition
STANDISH – A group of Standish residents, including former Town Councilor Lou Stack, has submitted a petition calling for Town Council term limits. The group’s proposed charter amendment would limit councilors to a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms. After serving either four successive years or two consecutive terms, councilors would have to wait three […]
Term-limits advocates submit petition
STANDISH – A group of Standish residents, including former Town Councilor Lou Stack, has submitted a petition calling for Town Council term limits. The group’s proposed charter amendment would limit councilors to a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms. After serving either four successive years or two consecutive terms, councilors would have to wait three […]
Term-limits advocates submit petition
STANDISH – A group of Standish residents, including former Town Councilor Lou Stack, has submitted a petition calling for Town Council term limits. The group’s proposed charter amendment would limit councilors to a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms. After serving either four successive years or two consecutive terms, councilors would have to wait three […]
Inside Bridgton – 8/22
Village Festival After months of planning and hard work, the Village Folk Festival is finally here! A celebration of the artists, artisans, musicians and growers who add so much to the creative fabric of Bridgton, the party kicks off this Friday, Aug. 22, at noon on Depot Street, and runs all the way through Saturday […]