I got a letter in the mail the other day. Remember letters? Remember those messages that came mostly in white envelopes and were left in your mail box? I used to get them all the time from friends, relatives, radio listeners, readers of this column, libel attorneys (just kidding). Our modes of communication have become […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: It’s money that matters
The average Maine voter, defined for purposes of this column as someone closely resembling me, has concluded that the current legislative session has been a disaster. Mostly for Democrats. There’s no question Republicans have had their share of screw-ups. For instance, Gov. Paul LePage’s frequent ridiculous comments. The GOP’s outdated stands on women’s issues. LePage, […]
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Investigation continues into Windham shooting
At the direction of the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the shooting of a suicidal male on Quartz Circle in Windham Saturday morning is being investigated by the Windham Police Department, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine State Police. According to a press release issued Sunday by the Cumberland County Sheriff Office, the deputy involved […]
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Investigation continues into Windham shooting
At the direction of the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the shooting of a suicidal male on Quartz Circle in Windham Saturday morning is being investigated by the Windham Police Department, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine State Police. According to a press release issued Sunday by the Cumberland County Sheriff Office, the deputy involved […]
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Former Gobeil’s complex rises again
GRAY – Two Gray businessmen are hard at work reinventing the former Gobeil’s furniture store complex on Route 100. Walt Hebold and Ron Marcotte, who operate Advance Realty II, purchased the 14-acre property from Androscoggin Bank in April 2013. Since then, they have renovated several buildings and torn down a former showroom and shed, reducing […]
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Windham manager eyes 4.7% tax hike
WINDHAM – Windham Town Manager Tony Plante has proposed a 4.7 percent increase in the municipal portion of the property tax rate. The town budget accounts for about a third of the property tax rate. The remaining portions of the tax rate are determined by the Regional School Unit 14 budget and county budget, both […]
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Windham manager eyes 4.7% tax hike
WINDHAM – Windham Town Manager Tony Plante has proposed a 4.7 percent increase in the municipal portion of the property tax rate. The town budget accounts for about a third of the property tax rate. The remaining portions of the tax rate are determined by the Regional School Unit 14 budget and county budget, both […]
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Windham manager eyes 4.7% tax hike
WINDHAM – Windham Town Manager Tony Plante has proposed a 4.7 percent increase in the municipal portion of the property tax rate. The town budget accounts for about a third of the property tax rate. The remaining portions of the tax rate are determined by the Regional School Unit 14 budget and county budget, both […]
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Inside Gray – 4/11
DI Needs You The Gray-New Gloucester school district has two Destination Imagination teams advancing to the Global Finals in Tennessee on May 1. These teams earned first place at the state competition, which was held at UMaine-Orono in March. The high school team is coached by Colleen Strickler and composed of one high school student […]
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Council compromises on development fee
WINDHAM – Despite persistent business-community resistance to the introduction of a roadway impact fee, the Windham Town Council narrowly approved a scaled-back version of the fee on Tuesday night. While the plan as proposed would have assessed up to $300,000 in total fees on new development that generates traffic through the Whites Bridge and Anglers […]