SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth are partnering for the seventh year to present the annual WinterFest celebration. On Friday, Jan. 25, activities will be concentrated at Mill Creek Park and include skating, a fire pit, a warming pit, live music, family games and refreshments. On […]
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Slow down: Scarborough Middle School embraces mindfulness
SCARBOROUGH — Life coach Robyn Wiley is preaching what she practices at Scarborough Middle School. Mindfulness, as Wiley described it, is “learning to be more present and aware of yourself – your thoughts, feelings, actions and what’s going on around you – so you can be the best version of yourself.” For four years, Wiley said, she’s been […]
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Cape Elizabeth seniors get tax-relief eligibility
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council on Monday adopted a tax-rebate program for residents 65 and older. Councilors also voted unanimously to hold a Jan. 23 public hearing on a citizen petition supporting an ordinance that would prohibit them from releasing public rights to the town’s shoreline by a simple majority vote. The tax assistance program, implemented […]
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Girls Basketball: Gorham falls to Scarborough for the second time
SCARBOROUGH—Gorhamite Mackenzie Holmes led all scorers with 22 when the Rams dropped in on the Storm on Thursday evening, Jan. 10. Alas, Holmes’s teammates couldn’t quite manage their usual level of production and the squad as a whole turned the ball over much too frequently to eke out a win: Scarborough emerged triumphant in the […]
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Red Cross: Desperate need for blood
PORTLAND — The Red Cross has experienced a dramatic reduction in blood donations in recent weeks and issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donors. Cliff Numark, senior vice president of Red Cross Biomedical Services, said the organization has less than a three-day supply of most blood types, well below the ideal five-day supply […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
NG couple donates 40 acres for trails
NEW GLOUCESTER — A New Gloucester couple has donated 40 acres to the Royal River Conservation Trust to establish a trail system on the New Gloucester-Auburn line. The donation by Michael and Julie Fralich establishes a permanent owner for a scenic, waterfall-laden, 1½-mile hiking loop along Meadow Brook in the Royal River watershed. The donation […]
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Inside Raymond
Young performs in Augusta Rep. Jess Fay, D-Raymond, welcomed David Young of Raymond to the State House Jan. 2. Young performed the national anthem in the Maine House of Representatives during the day’s opening ceremonies. Community connections Peter Gartland will speak on home care at a meeting of Raymond Age Friendly Community Connections from 2-4 […]
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DNA test pays off for Windham woman
WINDHAM — Melissa Oldakowski’s “family just multiplied” after a DNA test connected her with multiple family members living nearby. Oldakowski, who grew up in New Gloucester and now lives in Windham, was adopted and loves her family, she said, but “over time, I obviously was curious and wanted to know more” about her family of origin. For […]
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It Happened in Windham: Parlor games for snowy days
These days, when we have a big snowstorm and we’re stuck inside, there are plenty of things to do. We can plug in a movie, binge-watch our favorite TV show, play a video or board game or pull out a deck of cards. But what would the people of Windham have done in the late […]
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Inside Gray
‘Beyond the Smoke’ Former Gray Fire Chief Galen Morrison’s book, “Beyond the Smoke,” is available for $25 at the Gray Historical Society. Galen traces the history of firefighting in Gray from the Gray Fire Co. to the current day’s Gray Fire and Rescue. Stories about fire crews over the years, historical buildings lost and saved […]