STANDISH – Although more than 140 Saint Joseph’s College faculty, staff and students have signed a pledge opposing the transport of tar-sands oil through the Lakes Region, school President James Dlugos – who says he personally opposes tar sands, but did not sign the petition – is not ready to spearhead an institutional stand on […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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Augusta tour
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the sixth-grade class from Windham Christian Academy spent the day in Augusta learning about Maine’s government. The 14 students and their chaperones visited the Blaine House (the official residence of Maine’s governor) and toured the State House. State Sen. Gary Plummer of Windham hosted the group in the Senate Chamber and […]
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Augusta tour
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the sixth-grade class from Windham Christian Academy spent the day in Augusta learning about Maine’s government. The 14 students and their chaperones visited the Blaine House (the official residence of Maine’s governor) and toured the State House. State Sen. Gary Plummer of Windham hosted the group in the Senate Chamber and […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: A help through the ages
In Windham, if you need crutches or a hospital bed or a walker and your insurance doesn’t cover this – or you have no insurance — where can you turn? If you live in Windham, you can borrow these items at no cost from the “Loan Closet,” a service provided by volunteers for nearly 70 […]
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Lakes Region Arts Calendar – 1/24
Theater Through Sunday, Feb. 2 “Vigils,” by Noah Haidle, Maine premiere, Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. www.madhorse.com, or 747-4148. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 25 “Tap, Tap, Jazz,” presented by Maine State Ballet, 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Lakes Region Arts Calendar – 1/24
Theater Through Sunday, Feb. 2 “Vigils,” by Noah Haidle, Maine premiere, Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. www.madhorse.com, or 747-4148. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 25 “Tap, Tap, Jazz,” presented by Maine State Ballet, 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Lakes Region Calendar – 1/24
Directors of Schoolhouse Arts Center will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. at Standish Town Hall (175 Northeast Road, Standish). Members will be reporting on 2013, talking about goals for 2014, and electing directors for 2014. If you are interested in the Schoolhouse Arts Center’s goals and activities, plan to attend. If you have […]
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Budget dustup in Windham
WINDHAM – After weeks of opposing a proposal that would force all seven councilors to participate in the finance committee, Councilor Matt Noel refused to yield at the Jan. 21 Windham Town Council meeting, even as a stubborn majority of Bob Muir, Donna Chapman, Dennis Welch and Tommy Gleason finally overrode Noel’s spirited rejoinders and […]
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Inside New Gloucester – 1/24
Veterans Appreciation Day Veterans Appreciation Day at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. This free event is for all veterans and their families to participate in cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, skating, day-use of the YMCA, trolley bus tours of the barns and creamery, and a […]
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Inside New Gloucester – 1/24
Veterans Appreciation Day Veterans Appreciation Day at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. This free event is for all veterans and their families to participate in cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, skating, day-use of the YMCA, trolley bus tours of the barns and creamery, and a […]