Nomination Papers Available If you have ever considered being more involved in the town, now is your chance. The June elections will be here before you know it, and nomination papers for several boards and committees will be available at the Town Clerk’s Office beginning March 17, with a filing deadline of April 28, at […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Inside Windham – 3/28
Thank you Through the application process, Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, for which it is very thankful. Recent donations to WNHN were received from Kevin and Anne Cornish and Richard and Cheryl Talbot. Windham Cancer Support Group Meets On Monday, March 31, the […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Going for the gold
I have that sneaky feeling that government at all levels is contemplating even more ingenious ways of robbing Peter to pay Paul. The United States has a federal deficit above $17 trillion and climbing without doing anything about it. There are stories about the Congress reducing the debt but all that has been accomplished to […]
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Inside Gray – 3/28
Speakout Contest The Lion’s Club Speakout Contest will be held at the Gray Congregational Church Parish House (behind McDonald’s) on Tuesday, April 8. Free pizza at 6:30 p.m., contest at 7 p.m. Speak about a subject or topic that interest you and you may win some money. Contact your school’s guidance office or call Dean […]
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Lakes Region News Briefs – 3/28
Lakes Region Senior Center busy in April The Lakes Region Senior Center is located at Sunset Ridge Golf Links, River Road near the Windham-Westbrook line. All seniors in the Lakes Region towns are welcome. Events for April include: Monday, April 14, at 10 a.m., Sherrie Benner, a seniors’ real estate specialist will address reverse mortgages, […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM – The earliest days
What was it really like in the earliest days of Windham? For one thing, it wasn’t called Windham. The little section in the southern part of town was called New Marblehead, since many of the “proprietors” or land owners came from Marblehead, Mass. In 1743, five years after Thomas Chute brought his family here, by […]
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LETTERS TO MYSELF: War rages on unhealthy harvest
You may have heard some buzz about GMOs. Maybe you’ve seen a protest here and a petition there – but the reality is that few of us know very much about them, what they are and whether they are of any concern. In certain respects, we may literally be eating ourselves to death. Genetically modified […]
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LETTERS TO MYSELF: War rages on unhealthy harvest
You may have heard some buzz about GMOs. Maybe you’ve seen a protest here and a petition there – but the reality is that few of us know very much about them, what they are and whether they are of any concern. In certain respects, we may literally be eating ourselves to death. Genetically modified […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
LETTERS TO MYSELF: War rages on unhealthy harvest
You may have heard some buzz about GMOs. Maybe you’ve seen a protest here and a petition there – but the reality is that few of us know very much about them, what they are and whether they are of any concern. In certain respects, we may literally be eating ourselves to death. Genetically modified […]
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Lakes Region Weekly: Recapping a wild winter season
Spring weather nearly upon us (not near enough, say some), but the victories and defeats of the winter season remain crisp in hearts and minds across the region. Indeed, many athletes at Bonny Eagle, at Windham, at Gray-New Gloucester and Lake Region High School had seasons they’ll never forget. GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER The G-NG boys basketball […]