A few months ago I sent out a survey to all of the households in District 110 (parts of Gray and Windham). The response was very encouraging as we received more than 120 returns. Based upon the participants that left their name and address the returns appear to be broad-based across all political affiliations in […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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GUEST COLUMN: Constituent survey reveals surprises, trends
A few months ago I sent out a survey to all of the households in District 110 (parts of Gray and Windham). The response was very encouraging as we received more than 120 returns. Based upon the participants that left their name and address the returns appear to be broad-based across all political affiliations in […]
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Literacy program unites students
WINDHAM – Teen Trendsetters, a Barbara Bush Foundation program, is in its second year at Windham Primary School. At 8:30 a.m. on a recent Thursday, Ariana Ray, 6, and Jordan Torelli, 16, sit side-by-side on a windowsill in the Windham Primary School library, flipping through “Heat Waves,” a picture book by Lydia Carlin. Ray, a […]
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EDITORIAL: Standish secession benefits no one
Tuesday’s special town meeting in Standish saw residents turn out in droves to soundly reject the Town Council’s attempts to hire a consultant to explore withdrawal from School Administrative District 6. Withdrawal efforts around the state have usually come from grassroots activists upset with the forced marriage encouraged by the state in 2008. Hardly any […]
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Inside Gray – 1/17
Winter Blood Drive A blood drive will be held at Saint Gregory, 24 North Raymond Road, in Gray, on Friday, Jan. 31, from 1-6 p.m. Please donate and help others. What’s New The Winter/Spring 2014 Gray and New Gloucester Adult and Community Education Brochure is out and available around town at the Gray library, Town […]
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Inside Gray – 1/17
Winter Blood Drive A blood drive will be held at Saint Gregory, 24 North Raymond Road, in Gray, on Friday, Jan. 31, from 1-6 p.m. Please donate and help others. What’s New The Winter/Spring 2014 Gray and New Gloucester Adult and Community Education Brochure is out and available around town at the Gray library, Town […]
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After manhunt, police nab Casco home invaders
CASCO – Authorities have caught three suspects they say were involved with two home invasions in Casco early Tuesday morning. Shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Massachusetts State Police, acting on information from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, stopped a vehicle in Sturbridge on Interstate 90. In the vehicle was Dylan McPhee, 20, of Gray, and […]
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Inside Standish – 1/17
Funds Set Up The tragic deaths last weekend of Limington residents Peter Reynolds and Cherrie DeMelle have impacted the entire Bonny Eagle community. The couple was huge supporters of the football team cheering on Peter’s sons at each game this season. Two funds have been set up to help with funeral expenses for the couple […]
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Windham man sentenced for armed pharmacy robbery
WINDHAM – U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty II announced Friday that U.S. District Court Judge George Z. Singal Thursday, Jan. 9, sentenced Derek Jackson, 38, to two years in federal prison for robbing the Hannaford pharmacy in North Windham. Court records reveal that on March 23, 2013, at 2:11 p.m., Jackson approached the pharmacy counter and […]
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Windham man sentenced for armed pharmacy robbery
WINDHAM – U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty II announced Friday that U.S. District Court Judge George Z. Singal Thursday, Jan. 9, sentenced Derek Jackson, 38, to two years in federal prison for robbing the Hannaford pharmacy in North Windham. Court records reveal that on March 23, 2013, at 2:11 p.m., Jackson approached the pharmacy counter and […]