Visit with raptors at Maine Wildlife Park On Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Maine Wildlife Park on Route 26 in Gray, staff from Wind Over Wings, a raptor education center in central Maine, will be the featured presenter. Hope Douglas founded the nonprofit organization about 20 years ago. Recently relocated from […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
Inside Windham – 5/2
Bean Supper A baked bean supper will be held at Friends Church, Route 202, Windham on Saturday, May 3, from 5-6:30 p.m. The menu includes beans, brown bread, salads, pies, coffee and punch. $7 for adults, $1 for children under 12. May Fair On Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the May Fair will […]
ON THE RIGHT LANE: A Constitution of convenience
“We the people tell the government what to do, it doesn’t tell us.” President Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address. As many already know, I am a fiscal conservative who believes government should be as or even more careful than my wife and I on how our money is being spent. There comes a time when we […]
Portland Water District celebrates new treatment method
The Portland Water District on Thursday celebrated with state and local officials the completion of a $12 million project to further protect Sebago Lake drinking water from possible contaminations, according to a press release. “In 2009, the Board of Trustees voted to begin the planning process for this improvement,” Portland Water District Board of Trustees […]
Windham man pleads guilty to counterfeiting
Keith A. Coleman, 48, of Windham, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to passing $18,000 worth of counterfeit $100 American Express traveler’s checks, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II. According to court records, between Dec. 17, 2013, and Jan. 10, 2014, the defendant passed 180 counterfeit $100 American Express traveler’s checks at […]
Captive Nigerian girls forced to marry
The failure to rescue some 200 teens is a massive embarrassment to the government and military.
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Angus King calls for transparency in campaign financing
The Maine independent senator chairs a Senate committee hearing to examine so-called ‘dark money.’
Senate Republicans block minimum wage increase
Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King say they will continue efforts to find a middle ground.
GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Gov. Joey One Note
There used to be a lady in Scarborough nicknamed Crazy Aunt Bibi. She had a lot of causes, and a lot of friends, but sometimes when she got on one of her crusades, she could be like a little dog on a terrycloth bathrobe. Grrrrrrr! Wouldn’t let go. One of her topics was jaywalkers. I […]