WINDHAM – On March 11, the Windham Town Council passed a recreation impact fee on all new residential development in town. The roadway impact fee, which would be assessed on new residential and business development that generates traffic through the Whites Bridge and Anglers Road intersection on Route 302, was an entirely different matter. Business […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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EDITORIAL: Too many tragedies
Probably the most dangerous stretch of road in the Lakes Region is a rolling, twisting ribbon of Route 35 between the routes 114 and 237 intersections in Standish. Last week, David Fortin of Baldwin was tragically killed in an early morning, head-on collision when a Naples driver crested a small hill along the section and […]
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HILLTOP VIEW: Health-care deadline approaching
Did you know that the deadline to sign up for individual or family health insurance in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace is coming up on March 31? If you want your insurance coverage to begin on April 1, it is best to enroll by March 15. If you sign up after March 15 but before […]
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From Big Lots to big screen
WINDHAM – Smitty’s Cinema in North Windham is expanding into the former storage area of the discount merchandise chain Big Lots, which closed in January. In mid-February, Smitty’s, a New England dinner-and-movie chain, began to construct a 170-seat theater on 3,700 square feet of the former Big Lots storage area, according to Tucker Smith, the […]
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Kid’s Derby enjoys balmier temps
The annual Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby was held March 8. The event was sponsored by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club and Kittery Trading Post, which donated more than 360 free ice fishing traps. Above, Aimee Senatore and her children, Ella and Finnegan, enjoy a balmy 45 degrees on Lower Range Pond in Auburn. Slugger, from the […]
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Kid’s Derby enjoys balmier temps
The annual Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby was held March 8. The event was sponsored by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club and Kittery Trading Post, which donated more than 360 free ice fishing traps. Above, Aimee Senatore and her children, Ella and Finnegan, enjoy a balmy 45 degrees on Lower Range Pond in Auburn. Slugger, from the […]
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Inside Standish – 3/14
BERT Spirit The Bonny Eagle Robotics Team (BERT) just returned from the Granite State District FIRST Robotics Competition where they walked away with the Team Spirit Award. This was their first competition of the 2014 season with their robot “Pneuman.” BERT ranked fifth of 39 teams going into the quarterfinals, were picked for the fourth […]
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Raymond Cape group’s legal appeal dismissed
RAYMOND – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has struck down the latest legal action by a citizens’ group that opposes a proposed parking lot on Raymond Cape. Despite the legal setback for the group known as the Friends of Raymond Cape, it appears that the Raymond Planning Board, after nearly two years of deliberation, is […]
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Welcome spring with a sunrise hike at Bald Pate Mountain
BRIDGTON – Join Loon Echo Land Trust for its annual sunrise hike up Bald Pate Mountain in South Bridgton on Thursday, March 20. The early-morning vernal equinox hike is a great way to welcome the season; you won’t want to miss it. In the past, hikers have been treated to spectacular views of the sun […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: System upgrade
For a small state like Maine to have any influence on national events, it has to elect exceptional people to the U.S. House of Representatives. Unlike the 100-member U.S. Senate, where arcane rules and an acute partisan split require respectful treatment even for members with the charisma of feral pigs, anybody in the 435-member House […]