U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Wednesday that Paul Liming, 65, of Windham, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to three years of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography. Liming pleaded guilty to the charge on Jan. 4, 2013. According to court records, in January 2011, Liming […]
Lakes Region Weekly
Weekly news from and about Windham, Raymond, Sebago, Standish, Bridgton, Casco and Naples.
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GUEST COLUMN: Group brings ‘positive spirit’
Between snowstorms and below-zero temps, Saco Spirit is pausing to reflect on the year just past while also gearing up to promote a positive spirit for the year ahead. Saco Spirit, the city’s nonprofit, downtown revitalization and merchant support group, has much to be thankful for. Tops on the list are our volunteers, who give […]
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS: By popular demand, my resolutions
OK, OK, OK, I get it. The public uproar (uproar = two readers) over the New Year’s Resolutions I listed here from other citizens of Zip Code Land 04074 last week was that they wanted to see MY resolutions, and not just have the resolutions of some poor saps who had foolishly responded to my […]
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS: By popular demand, my resolutions
OK, OK, OK, I get it. The public uproar (uproar = two readers) over the New Year’s Resolutions I listed here from other citizens of Zip Code Land 04074 last week was that they wanted to see MY resolutions, and not just have the resolutions of some poor saps who had foolishly responded to my […]
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MY SIDE OF SO PO: Our city has a spending problem
It is annual budget season in South Portland and time for school and city officials to mislead voters about the need to increase property taxes. A few weeks ago at the first joint workshop of the City Council and the Board of Education on the 2014-15 budget, they repeated many of the annual excuses for […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Myths and fables
Republicans don’t believe in the basics of evolution. Democrats don’t believe in basic economics. Liberals oppose prayer in public schools. Conservatives oppose public schools. The right wing thinks there should be total freedom when it comes to guns and none at all when it comes to pregnancy. The left wing thinks there should be freedom […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Cleaning up some lingering questions
There’s an old New Year’s Eve custom in Italy where homeowners and apartment dwellers take old items they don’t need or want anymore and throw them out the window into the street. I heard about the custom and didn’t believe it until I spent a New Year’s Eve in Rome during my crazy college days, […]
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Boys Hockey: Windham rallies to tie Bonny Eagle
Tyler Johnson capped an impressive Eagles comeback versus the Scots late in the third period Monday evening, scoring on an assist by Zach Callahan to tie the tally at 3-3. Despite some OT fireworks on both sides of the puck, that’s where the game would conclude. The draw – an away game for Windham, but […]
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After manhunt, police nab Casco home invaders
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 a 19-year-old […]
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Town feeling fallout after official quits job
NEW GLOUCESTER – The fallout from a controversial vote at the Nov. 4 New Gloucester selectmen meeting continues to unfold, with a citizens’ group collecting signatures for a proposed recall ordinance, and the town’s longtime former bookkeeper asking for her job back. Three members of the board voted to cut bookkeeper Sandra Sacco’s hours and […]