LRHS Drama Club Presents… “Fiddler on the Roof!” Don’t miss what is sure to be a great family event at the Lake Region High School’s auditorium. Shows start Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m. Additional shows are Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, at 7 p.m., with matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday and […]
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Inside Naples – 3/21
LRHS Drama Club Presents… “Fiddler on the Roof!” Don’t miss what is sure to be a great family event at the Lake Region High School’s auditorium. Shows start Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m. Additional shows are Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, at 7 p.m., with matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday and […]
Former police chief charged with abuse
NEW GLOUCESTER – Neighbors and former associates said they were shocked that Andrew Demers, 73, of New Gloucester, the former chief of the Maine State Police, has confessed, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s office, to sexually abusing a 4-year-old female relative. After a police investigation, Demers turned himself in to the Cumberland County Jail […]
Sebago chamber charts advocacy course
In the next five years, the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce plans to better represent towns beyond Windham, become more politically active, and acquire a substantial marketing budget, according to goals set out in a new strategic plan. According to Aimee Senatore, who became executive director of the chamber in November 2012, the plan […]
Inside Bridgton – 3/21
Happy Spring Hallelujah. I remain skeptical that this cold won’t still be here through April, but at least it is a ray of sunshine amidst piles of dirty, demoralizing snow. I imagine all the flower bulbs below, bursting with energy and just waiting for Mother Nature’s starting gun to go off. They’ll be busting out […]
IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM – History of ‘The Rotary’
Windham is composed of several villages or “centers,” usually at an intersection of two or three roads. The intersection of Routes 302 and 202, near Windham Center, is known as “The Rotary” by most people. It was created in the mid-1850s – prior to that, it was all farmland from the Pleasant River to Ward […]
Political newcomer to challenge Diamond
STANDISH – David Call, a Republican ammunition salesman from Standish with scant political experience, is set to challenge Bill Diamond in this year’s District 26 state Senate race. In an interview, Call, whose primary political experience has been his service on a town budget committee, repeatedly referred to Diamond – a Democrat who has served […]
Auburn man with ties to Windham arrested for child porn
Joshua Shea, an Auburn resident and publisher of the Lewiston Auburn Magazine, was arrested Thursday morning on charges of possessing child pornography. Shea, 38, was the former publisher of the Windham Independent newspaper under a previous owner. According to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland, the State Police Computer Crimes Unit arrested Shea […]
Cold weather stunts syrup production
With cold temperatures slowing down sap runs, local maple producers are taking stock of their syrup reserves in anticipation of Maine Maple Sunday, which will take place on March 23. Last year, maple producers were well prepared for the huge crowds that flocked to the annual event, said Lyle Merrifield, the president of the Maine […]
Cold weather stunts syrup production
With cold temperatures slowing down sap runs, local maple producers are taking stock of their syrup reserves in anticipation of Maine Maple Sunday, which will take place on March 23. Last year, maple producers were well prepared for the huge crowds that flocked to the annual event, said Lyle Merrifield, the president of the Maine […]