In a peculiar move last week, the Maine Department of Transportation raised speed limits on many portions of the state’s highways by 5 mph. Motorists are able to hurtle along parts of interstates 95, 295, 395 and Route 1 at a quicker clip owing to the increase. Around Greater Portland, the limit on the Scarborough […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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LETTERS: Standish GOP endorses budgets
The Standish Republican Committee would like to thank all of the volunteers and employees of SAD 6 and the town of Standish for the countless hours in preparing the budgets for the upcoming year. Our special thanks to the leadership of SAD 6 and the cooperation of so many people (including the business office, the […]
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LETTERS: When will Standish Town Hall listen?
Here we go again. Another election coming up on June 10. Another referendum vote for Standish residents to decide on. I’m not sure if I can use the word “decide.” You see, the referendum vote isn’t really much of a choice. It’s an all-or-nothing vote. $1.4 million ($1,269,519 plus interest of $141,136). I don’t get […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Naming the Inkhorn
When Windham’s 250th birthday came about in 1987, it was deemed appropriate for the town to have a “new” logo or identifying mark, and this logo is still in use today. It features an inkhorn and in the background, Inkhorn Brook. The artwork was done by Dana Plummer. Probably Windham is the only town in […]
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Deputies apprehend car thief in Casco
On Wednesday morning, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigating a hit-and-run crash in the town of Standish determined the vehicle involved in the crash that fled the scene was a stolen motor vehicle. The blue 2001 Buick Century four-door sedan had been stolen by a male, who was identified as Christopher Wade Hunt, 33, of […]
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MY SIDE OF SOPO: When will they ever learn?
In “The Reckoning,” Jacob Soil, a professor of history and accounting at the University of Southern California, presents a history of accounting to reveal how accounting has shaped kingdoms, empires and entire civilizations. Soil states: “Sometimes it seems as if our lives are dominated by financial crises and failed reforms. But how much do Americans […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Good-looking Roses
Scarborough has a solid collection of scumbags, ne’re-do-wells, reprobates, criminals-with-a-sugar-coating, Facebook frauds, lying/cheating/stealing guys in three-piece suits, door to door tradesmen/scam artists, and Real Housewives of 04074 who would “cut off your head, put it in a blender, and serve it to you as a tasty snack,” (as they say at the Maine State Prison) […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Farm-fresh for less
Participants in the Senior FarmShare Program are entitled to receive a FarmShare ($50 worth) of first-quality, fresh, local produce from a Maine farm for a core eight-week period during the growing season. The variety of produce and supply method will vary depending on the farm you choose. To participate in the Maine Senior FarmShare Program […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: In a foul mood about June
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s here. And what can you say about the month of June? OK, I know we can say that, but what can you say about June that can be said in polite company or printed in a wholesome family newspaper like this one? Whether we ask for it or not, […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: The old switcheroo
Republican Gov. Paul LePage announced today that he’d solved all the problems associated with both the secret effort to move the Maine National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion out of state and the $1 million consultant’s report on Maine’s welfare system that featured large sections that were plagiarized. LePage said he’s placing the National Guard in […]