WINDHAM – Windham voters have approved a $41 million Regional School Unit 14 budget, increasing town property taxes by 1.4 percent. At the June 10 elections, Windham residents voted 708-338 in favor the budget, which was also approved by Raymond voters. The budget increases school district spending by 3.52 percent – the biggest increase in […]
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Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Inside Naples – 6/13
Changing Tides I would vote this past weekend the best weather weekend of the year, if not the whole summer. I certainly hope we have a repeat performance of the sun, perfect temperatures and overall perfection, but, looking forward, I fear judging from this year’s track record, we should tread lightly when it comes to […]
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LETTERS: Election Day in Standish
It’s a beautiful day today. I’m writing this on June 10. It’s Election Day in many towns across the state. It’s a perfect day for an election. The sun is out, and the forecasted rain seems to have gotten lost. In my town of Standish, candidates formed a receiving line at 6 a.m. to greet […]
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LETTERS: Commemorate Flag Day
Commemorate Flag Day On Flag Day, June 14, we commemorate the adoption of the American flag. For more than 200 years, Old Glory has served as a symbol of our nation’s freedom and as a source of pride for our citizens. Flag Day is also a time to honor our nation’s veterans who have served […]
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Inside New Gloucester – 6/13
Maine Festival of American Music Join the Shakers in the 1794 Meeting House for three evening concerts with The Portland String Quartet, celebrating American music from its classical and ethnic roots to living composers. On Wednesday, June 25, 7 p.m., The Portland String Quartet performs masterpieces by American composers Fritz Kreisler and Ernest Bloch. On […]
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Inside Bridgton – 6/13
Ah, June. Here’s to a long, hot summer of sunny days and lots of our friends from away coming to visit. Welcome back to Bridgton! I have never been so happy to see green leaves, green plants, even the green grass that needs constant mowing. I even considered not swatting at a mosquito the other […]
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Literary heroes invoked at Bonny Eagle graduation
In a June 6 ceremony at the Cumberland County Civic Center, the 243 members of the Bonny Eagle High School graduating class of 2014 were offered much praise and advice, amid a barrage of popular literary metaphors. In an address, Principal Paul Penna invoked the “Wizard of Oz.” “Soon you will become Bonny Eagle alumni,” […]
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Windham grads told to embrace imperfection
WINDHAM – At Windham High School’s 117th Commencement ceremony, held at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Sunday afternoon, the 228 members of the class of 2014 were offered a range of existential meditations on failure, life, death and the pursuit of perfection. Sarah Eastman, the class salutatorian, encouraged her classmates to embrace a broader […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Building the town
New Marblehead was the name of the new settlement along the Presumpscot River. From the mid-1700s, people who were weary of the crowded conditions in Marblehead, Mass. had been traveling northward to find more room. The handful of settlers needed someone to “manage” their little village, so they agreed to get together once a year […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Cape library needs renewal
Now that spring has arrived in full bloom, the time for all good gardeners has come to tend to their work. Weeds need to be removed so that good plants can find the sunshine, food and water they need to prosper. Grass has to be mowed to be kept in check and not present an […]