I’ve been thinking. My previous husband always told me, “That’s dangerous.” Mike, who lives with us, says, “You have too much time to think.” My friend, Ruth, says, “Don’t do it, Sally. But I know you will.” And so I will! The Middle East has us in a muddle, afraid, and wondering how it will […]
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Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Inside New Gloucester – 8/8
Sparks Will Fly at Library Play The summer reading program, sponsored by the New Gloucester Public Library, 379 Intervale Road, wraps up on Tuesday, Aug. 19. As tradition would dictate, a play written by Tim Terranova, will open the evening’s festivities at 6:30 p.m. This year’s play is entitled, “Spark a Reaction.” Next up will […]
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Military pulls out of Camp Hinds
RAYMOND – After a three-month occupation, the military has pulled out of Camp Hinds. In their wake, the roughly 420 engineer reservists that cycled through the camp this summer left a new parking lot, five new shooting ranges, three new staff cabins and more at the 87-year-old Raymond Boy Scouts camp. The reservists – more […]
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Military pulls out of Camp Hinds
RAYMOND – After a three-month occupation, the military has pulled out of Camp Hinds. In their wake, the roughly 420 engineer reservists that cycled through the camp this summer left a new parking lot, five new shooting ranges, three new staff cabins and more at the 87-year-old Raymond Boy Scouts camp. The reservists – more […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: A tornado in July
A late July tornado in nearby Limington reminded us of the violent late July tornado and hurricane in 1767, in Windham. The event was described eloquently by eyewitnesses and preserved in the writings of historians of the time, although some describe it as a tornado and others call it a hurricane. On July 31, 1767, […]
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New buoy to track water quality on Highland Lake
BRIDGTON – Last month, the Lakes Environmental Association installed one of Maine’s first operating remote sensing buoys in Bridgton’s Highland Lake. Every 15 minutes, the yellow, solar-powered, 500-pound buoy beams data readings to the association, measuring water clarity, oxygen levels, and chlorophyll content, which is an indicator of algae growth. The $30,000 buoy, which was […]
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New buoy to track water quality on Highland Lake
BRIDGTON – Last month, the Lakes Environmental Association installed one of Maine’s first operating remote sensing buoys in Bridgton’s Highland Lake. Every 15 minutes, the yellow, solar-powered, 500-pound buoy beams data readings to the association, measuring water clarity, oxygen levels, and chlorophyll content, which is an indicator of algae growth. The $30,000 buoy, which was […]
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New buoy to track water quality on Highland Lake
BRIDGTON – Last month, the Lakes Environmental Association installed one of Maine’s first operating remote sensing buoys in Bridgton’s Highland Lake. Every 15 minutes, the yellow, solar-powered, 500-pound buoy beams data readings to the association, measuring water clarity, oxygen levels, and chlorophyll content, which is an indicator of algae growth. The $30,000 buoy, which was […]
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Inside Windham – 8/8
Veterans Service Officer VSO Jerry Smith is available from 9 a.m.-noon on Wednesday, Aug. 13, and every second and fourth Wednesday morning at the Windham Veterans Center in North Windham. If you’re a veteran or a veteran’s dependent, and have questions about benefits, or other similar topics, stop in and find out more. No appointment […]
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LETTERS: Vets invited to free military museum tour
One of our Post members recently visited the Military Museum in South Portland and was so moved by the experience that he felt that all local veterans should have the same opportunity to see the work that the museum has accomplished. The Museum has a variety of displays and tributes covering all U.S. wars. Of […]