WINDHAM – Firefighters from Gray, Raymond, Standish, Gorham, Westbrook and Windham gathered on Finley Road in Windham Tuesday night to battle an apparent chimney fire that burned a home owned by Jean Finley. No one was injured in the fire. According to Windham Fire Chief Charlie Hammond, Finley was in Massachusetts, and her son, Mark, […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Naples arts festival to return in 2014
NAPLES – After a three-year hiatus, the Naples for the Arts Fine Arts and Crafts Show is scheduled to take place on July 26 on the Naples Causeway. According to Laura Imbriale, director of the outdoor festival, the event has not been held since 2010 because of the revitalization efforts, including the construction of new […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Governing by trivial pursuit
This week’s column comes from the fact that I watched the last two Windham Town Council meetings. I don’t always watch all of the meetings because if I did I would end up in the Funny Farm although some in government would more than likely state it would be a short trip for me to […]
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We Love to Eat – Lakes Region
Third annual pancake breakfast – Saturday, Feb. 1, 8-10 a.m., Amvets Hall, Route 100, New Gloucester. Sponsored by the Royal River Riders Snowmobile Club. $6; $4, seniors and children 12 and under. Public supper – Saturday, Feb. 1, 5-6 p.m., American Legion Auxiliary of Gray, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. To support veterans and their families. […]
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Mom defends son facing sex charges
WINDHAM – The mother of the Casco man arrested last week for possession of child pornography said this week her 22-year-old son, Joseph Payton, is innocent of the charges. Payton, who has served as the Windham animal control officer, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography by state police last Wednesday. His mother, […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: South Windham was busy, busy
More than 160 years ago, before the Civil War, Meschach Larry, a South Windham blacksmith put up a new shop at the corner of Main and Mechanic streets. In those days, Mechanic Street was named “Smith Avenue,” because Edward Tyng Smith (grandson of Parson Smith) had just moved here, as an apprentice to Elijah Varney. […]
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Miles to mush
SOUTH BRIDGTON – On Saturday morning, Lindy Howe stood on a snowy hill, scanning the apple orchard below at the Five Fields Farm in South Bridgton. Then her son, Colby Briggs, zipped by, mounted on a sled pulled by a pack of Alaskan Huskies. “There’s my son,” Howe exclaimed. “He passed the other ones. Very […]
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Inside Standish – 1/31
Valentine Skate Sweetie’s Ice Cream in Steep Falls will be hosting a Valentine skate on Friday night, Feb. 14, from 6-8 p.m. at the Mill Street ice skating rink. Mill Street is located beside the Steep Falls Market. Come share a pint of Sweetie’s ice cream with your sweetie for $5 while ice skating to […]
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Inside Standish – 1/31
Valentine Skate Sweetie’s Ice Cream in Steep Falls will be hosting a Valentine skate on Friday night, Feb. 14, from 6-8 p.m. at the Mill Street ice skating rink. Mill Street is located beside the Steep Falls Market. Come share a pint of Sweetie’s ice cream with your sweetie for $5 while ice skating to […]
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Senior Center seeks help from Windham
GORHAM – Facing declining membership, the Lakes Region Senior Center is seeking help from the towns of Windham and Gorham in an effort to find a new meeting location. The seniors group met for tea, lunches, presentations and cards at the Little Falls School in Gorham from September of 2011 until September of 2013, when […]