They want to pave paradise and put up a parking lot? Can you imagine for a moment that next door to the home you live in year-round, a property is bought by the New York Yankees in your longstanding residential neighborhood? Now imagine they want to put a parking lot there so that New York […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Storm leaves tornado, lightning in its wake
LIMINGTON – On Monday, while a tornado touched down in Limington, a male teenager was rushed to Bridgton Hospital, where it was determined he was unharmed, after being struck by lightning at a Naples campground. According to Andrew Van Der Zee, co-owner of the Four Seasons Camping Area on Route 302, lightning struck a tree […]
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INSIDE STANDISH – 8/1
Standish Fire/EMS Awards Saint Joseph’s College was the setting in June for the Standish Fire/EMS Annual Banquet, where the awards for the 2013 response year were given out. Brent Libby, chief of Standish Public Safety, emphasized how much time and dedication that the following people put into providing our community with emergency response coverage. Standish […]
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INSIDE STANDISH – 8/1
Standish Fire/EMS Awards Saint Joseph’s College was the setting in June for the Standish Fire/EMS Annual Banquet, where the awards for the 2013 response year were given out. Brent Libby, chief of Standish Public Safety, emphasized how much time and dedication that the following people put into providing our community with emergency response coverage. Standish […]
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INSIDE GRAY – 8/1
Help the Troops A benefit Supper/Dance to help support the troops will be held on Friday, Aug. 15, at the American Legion Hall, Route 100, Gray. The supper will be from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., featuring spaghetti, salads and desserts. The dance with music by DJ Brian Poulin from WPOR starts around 7:30 p.m. and ends […]
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INSIDE GRAY – 8/1
Help the Troops A benefit Supper/Dance to help support the troops will be held on Friday, Aug. 15, at the American Legion Hall, Route 100, Gray. The supper will be from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., featuring spaghetti, salads and desserts. The dance with music by DJ Brian Poulin from WPOR starts around 7:30 p.m. and ends […]
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MMA to pay for Libby’s defense
NEW GLOUCESTER: The Maine Municipal Association’s Risk Management Services division will pay for New Gloucester Selectman Steve Libby’s defense in a civil suit recently filed by resident Frank Staton. Staton, the New Gloucester man who was placed under a restraining order after being accused of threatening town officials, has sued Libby for slander, libel, defamation […]
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MMA to pay for Libby’s defense
NEW GLOUCESTER: The Maine Municipal Association’s Risk Management Services division will pay for New Gloucester Selectman Steve Libby’s defense in a civil suit recently filed by resident Frank Staton. Staton, the New Gloucester man who was placed under a restraining order after being accused of threatening town officials, has sued Libby for slander, libel, defamation […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Providing posts to Portland
Have you ever visited the Portland Observatory on Portland’s Munjoy Hill? Did it seem extremely tall to you? What many may not know is that the supporting timbers for this 86-foot-tall structure came from Windham, right at the corner of Nash Road and Route 302. Travel back in time to April of 1807 when a […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Providing posts to Portland
Have you ever visited the Portland Observatory on Portland’s Munjoy Hill? Did it seem extremely tall to you? What many may not know is that the supporting timbers for this 86-foot-tall structure came from Windham, right at the corner of Nash Road and Route 302. Travel back in time to April of 1807 when a […]