A recent message from Windham Police Department stated that they have received a number of complaints concerning unsolicited bank checks received in the mail. The person receiving the check is instructed to cash the check and return a portion of the money via Western Union or other electronic means to an address out of state. […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Itching to fill the fly story gap
Did I miss something? It’s possible they snuck one by me while I was otherwise engaged, but I doubt it. I think of myself as an informed individual and try and keep up with breaking news and trends and features, but maybe I’m slipping. Most years, by this time, I would have seen a least […]
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Gray fire detours traffic around downtown
Due to a structure fire at a single-family home on 25 Main St. in Gray, Route 100 has been shut down from the routes 100, 26 and 115 intersection to Weymouth Road. The fire occurred at a home across from the Gray Town Office complex. Motorists are urged to avoid the area if possible. According […]
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Navy SEALs to swim Sebago Lake for Camp Sunshine
Four active-duty Navy SEALs are preparing to swim the full 13-mile length of Sebago Lake on Aug. 21 to raise funds to send military families in need to Camp Sunshine. The goal of the “SEALs for Sunshine” event is to raise enough money to send 40 military families to Camp Sunshine, a one-of-a-kind national retreat […]
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Navy SEALs to swim Sebago Lake for Camp Sunshine
Four active-duty Navy SEALs are preparing to swim the full 13-mile length of Sebago Lake on Aug. 21 to raise funds to send military families in need to Camp Sunshine. The goal of the “SEALs for Sunshine” event is to raise enough money to send 40 military families to Camp Sunshine, a one-of-a-kind national retreat […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: We’ve seen this movie before
No, no, no, no, no. Please don’t do this. It’s not going to affect me – not much. My nephew is in the Coast Guard, but I have never understood that CGers are poised to go to the Middle East. But what is about to happen would be the second time our nation has made […]
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Cobb’s Bridge in New Gloucester to be replaced
The Maine Department of Transportation began reconstructing Cobb’s Bridge in New Gloucester June 20 and expects the work to be completed by October. In order to accomplish the work during a single construction season, the bridge will close to all traffic until the end of August, according to a press release. During this period, motorists […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Inside game
The University of Maine System (motto: You Get Less Stoopid If You Gradooate … Uh … Grudulate … Uh … Get Outta Here) has image issues. A lot of people think it has a bloated bureaucracy, campuses rife with waste and duplication of programs, and lousy Division I basketball teams. Obviously, what’s needed is a […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Freeport’s principles
The past several months have produced little progress on negotiating an agreement to create a Freeport Community School District. The road forward has been blocked by the repeated demand that an independent Freeport High School be required to act as the “school of guaranteed acceptance” for all of the students in Pownal and Durham. Whether […]
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Baseball: Eagles can’t recapture the magic, fall to Rams at states
Windham’s miraculous postseason came to an end against Bangor Saturday afternoon, and not the end the Eagles had hoped for. Despite having caught fire in recent weeks, they couldn’t find their groove against the Rams; Bangor’s hitters had Windham starter Spencer Hodge’s number from his very first pitch, and just kept finding the gaps. The […]