NAPLES – Auditions for Lake Region Community Theatre’s presentation of “Annie” will be held at Lake Region High School in Naples on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12. Auditions for adults and children ages 8 and older for parts including New Yorkers (rich and poor: shoppers, theatergoers, cabbies, busker, businessmen, hotdog cart, cops, moms […]
Lakes Region Weekly
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Canada Bound
WINDHAM- At Windham High School’s first Consider Canada College Fair held Monday, about 70 students and parents heard from 14 admissions officers representing a variety of Canadian universities. Janet Caner, the high school’s coordinator of student services, said that in Canada, the average tuition, room and board package for international students costs around $25,000 annually, […]
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Bruns Bros. receives federal grant
GRAY – Virginia Manuel, state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, announced April 3 that Bruns Bros., Inc. in Gray has been selected to receive a Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan in the amount of $350,000 in partnership with local lender Charles Schwab Androscoggin Savings Bank. “This recent investment in Bruns Bros. […]
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At Nationals, Wave dominate on the ice, fall behind on the scoreboard
5-1, 3-4, 1-5 the scores. The Wave, Biddeford Youth Hockey’s Midget Major U18 boys team, devoured their first opponent on their trip to the National Championship in Wayne, NJ last week. But though they continued to outplay their adversaries in their second and third games, those adversaries both pulled out upsets, ending the Maine team’s […]
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Junior Pirates fall at Nationals, but don’t come home empty-handed
In three prelim games on the National stage, the Portland Junior Pirates U19 girls team – featuring Kristen Murray, Devan Kane and Alyssa Hulst of the MPA State Champion Scarborough Red Storm and Michelle Robichaud and Ariel Potter, of the combined Yarmouth Clippers/Freeport Falcons –stole an early lead and stayed close to competing squads from […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: More signs of the times
What is it about the subject of roads that often gets people all riled up? Our pastor back home – the Rev. Kellogg – would often begin his Sunday sermon with a Bible quote like: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” “At least they’re paved,” some in the congregation would mumble loudly […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Haste makes waste
Rarely does anything happen in the world that makes me say, “Boy, that is like something you would see in Scarborough!” Such a thing happened the other day, however. Did you see the item on the national news about the person in a minivan who was approaching a railroad crossing in an apparent hurry? A […]
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MY SIDE OF SO PO: City, Time Warner two peas in a pod
Over the past several years, Time Warner Cable (TWC) has been named one of the worst companies in America several times. There are many reasons why customers dislike TWC, but my major problem with them is their pricing policies. Every day for the past several weeks, TWC has had numerous TV ads promoting their $14.99 […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Keep flexing the brain muscle
What do you worry about? My biggest concerns are falling and Alzheimer’s. No one in my family has ever had Alzheimer’s and I’d like to think I’m too old already. But, like hanging onto the rail and taking one step at a time to prevent falling, I exercise my brain – just to make sure. […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Keep flexing the brain muscle
What do you worry about? My biggest concerns are falling and Alzheimer’s. No one in my family has ever had Alzheimer’s and I’d like to think I’m too old already. But, like hanging onto the rail and taking one step at a time to prevent falling, I exercise my brain – just to make sure. […]