Remembering Our Veterans On Memorial Day, Windham’s American Legion will honor veterans who have passed away from May 2013 to the end of April 2014, at the Tolling of the Bell Ceremony. The Legion Post has maintained a list of veterans who had an association with Windham – born here, lived here, worked in town, […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
Inside Bridgton – 5/16
I usually start Inside Bridgton with fluffy words about birds, gardening or some other innocuous topic, because I am a columnist, not an editor. And I try to steer clear of political rants and controversy, because I have to go to the grocery store just like everybody else and it is too small of a […]
Inside Bridgton – 5/16
I usually start Inside Bridgton with fluffy words about birds, gardening or some other innocuous topic, because I am a columnist, not an editor. And I try to steer clear of political rants and controversy, because I have to go to the grocery store just like everybody else and it is too small of a […]
Inside Naples – 5/16
Seasons Change Mother Nature certainly came through on her day this past Sunday. Gorgeous sunny skies and mild temperatures made a great backdrop for the perfect Mother’s Day in Naples. It was great to see people out and about on the causeway soaking up the Vitamin D, finally being able to enjoy a bit of […]
Inside New Goucester – 5/16
EMS Open House Come meet the hard-working EMTs who are there for you in your time of need. An open house will be held at the fire station, 611 Lewiston Road, New Gloucester from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, May 21. There will be demonstrations, face painting, games, balloons, hats, barbecue, free blood pressure checks, and free […]
Sebago Lake Trail Day lures many
STANDISH – Despite wet weather, about 150 people attended Saturday’s Second Annual Lakes Region Trail Day, sponsored by the Portland Water District and held at the district’s Sebago Lake Land Reserve in Standish. Among many events offered, a big lure was a Learn to Fish event held Saturday morning at the Otter Ponds off Route […]
Keddy Mill’s Superfund seen as ‘a step forward’
SOUTH WINDHAM – The Environmental Protection Agency has placed the Keddy Mill complex in South Windham on the National Priorities List, also known as the Superfund, pushing the contaminated site one step closer to a federal cleanup effort. According to Kate Melanson, the community involvement coordinator for the agency’s New England regional office, the listing […]
New surgeon joins Bridgton Hospital
BRIDGTON – April E. Nedeau, M.D., a vascular surgeon, is now seeing patients at Bridgton Hospital. She also practices with Central Maine Cardiovascular Surgery in Lewiston. Nedeau specializes in endovascular and vascular surgery, treating problems involving the circulatory system, which are primarily the arteries and veins that transport blood throughout the body. Many vascular procedures […]
Fiddlehead Center set to nearly double in size
GRAY – Fiddlehead Center for the Arts and Sciences, the after-school educational center and charter school, is expanding its footprint in downtown Gray. For seven years, the center has shared a 16,000-square-foot facility at 25 Shaker Road with health management company Patient Advocates LLC. But on May 1, Patient Advocates moved into a 10,000-square-foot building […]
IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Education evolution
By rights, the ancient Brown Cemetery on Windham’s Chute Road, probably should be called the “Andrew” Cemetery, for at the time it was created, it was on property that belonged to Jonathan Andrew, a prosperous resident of South Windham. He built a home (still standing) and also a small schoolhouse where his children were educated. […]