It’s true. I have been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Facebook. Blogging. Tweets. Argh! (Three teenagers and a disguised business world will do that to you.) The technology is such that an author is limited to 140 letters/characters per “tweet” (Think of it as you can only type so many words on […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074 :What’s a dinosaur to do?
It’s true. I have been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Facebook. Blogging. Tweets. Argh! (Three teenagers and a disguised business world will do that to you.) The technology is such that an author is limited to 140 letters/characters per “tweet” (Think of it as you can only type so many words on […]
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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 […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Lots of life left in this story
People sometimes tell me that my Maine stories are amusing and fun to listen to, but they wonder if there’s any truth to them. A lot of Maine stories tell of people being thrown overboard from lobster boats, canoes or kayaks There are other stories about people falling off roofs or being chased by a […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Lots of life left in this story
People sometimes tell me that my Maine stories are amusing and fun to listen to, but they wonder if there’s any truth to them. A lot of Maine stories tell of people being thrown overboard from lobster boats, canoes or kayaks There are other stories about people falling off roofs or being chased by a […]
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Deadly force nixed for prison
AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee has scrapped a proposed policy change that would allow employees of the Maine Correctional Center in Windham to use deadly force to stop inmates attempting to escape. In requesting the policy change, the Department of Corrections did not expect to set off the media […]
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Raymond woman a driving force for milfoil bill
RAYMOND – For decades, Diane Potvin, a retired health-care consultant and administrator, worked with planners to craft health-care policy at the state level. Now, Potvin, a 55-year-old Raymond resident, is busy marshaling the “milfoil militia,” a group of environmental nonprofits that fight milfoil across Maine, in an effort to have the Legislature declare war on […]
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Lakes Region Calendar – 3/7
Saturday, March 15: A dance will be held at the Brownfield Lions Den on Routes 5 and 113 in Brownfield from 8 p.m.-midnight for adults 21 and older. Admission is $10 per person and there will be a bottle raffle and a 50/50 raffle. Music is by “The Echo Tones” and proceeds shall go to […]
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Lakes Region Calendar – 3/7
Saturday, March 15: A dance will be held at the Brownfield Lions Den on Routes 5 and 113 in Brownfield from 8 p.m.-midnight for adults 21 and older. Admission is $10 per person and there will be a bottle raffle and a 50/50 raffle. Music is by “The Echo Tones” and proceeds shall go to […]
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Lakes Region We Love to Eat – 3/7
Friday lunch – Friday, March 7, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. Homemade haddock chowder, desserts, grilled sandwiches and a monthly special. Take out available. All proceeds benefit the church’s local and global community. Haddock dinner – Friday, March 7, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. […]