The resolution, passed just days before the governor’s announcement that restaurants in Cumberland, Androscoggin and York counties could open for indoor dining, declared all businesses in town “essential.”
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: BLM should demand less government, not more
Everyone reading this newspaper agrees that black lives matter. (I’d be surprised if our readership included racists, which are already few and far between in our tolerant state and probably not diligent newspaper readers.) But I’d venture another guess that fewer readers would as enthusiastically support the group known as Black Lives Matter after visiting […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Windham, Standish to hold annual town meetings Saturday
Both towns have moved their venues to larger locations to account for social distancing measures.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Here’s Something: Protesters wrong to call for Jennings’ ouster
Protests calling for change in how Maine and other states police the black community took a surprising and disturbing turn last week as protesters in Portland turned their ire toward the widely respected city manager. Portland Mayor Kate Snyder and other members of the Portland City Council came to the defense of City Manager Jon […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Graduation 2020: Windham High School
Graduation Thursday through Sunday, June 4-7, individual ceremonies at Windham High School Auditorium; celebration 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at Saco Drive-In From the valedictorian “In a couple months, a lot of us will be starting new beginnings. Whether it is a new school, a new job or simply the new freedoms of being an […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham: June 5
Dundee Park opening Dundee Park has been closed due COVID-19, but as of Saturday, June 6, the park will be open for visitors with some modifications in place. You can visit from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until June 21. From June 22 through Aug. 9, hours will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: Vote for high speed internet for all
As the father of two, I know how important it is for my kids to have access to high speed internet. All children in Maine are completing their school year from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a parent, I’m responsible for making sure they complete their classes, stay in touch with their classmates, […]
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Recreation directors grapple with how to handle summer camps
Directors say they know parents depend on summer programs for childcare but have had to ask themselves whether it’s right to bring people together because of the cornavirus outbreak.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Letter: Vote for high speed internet for all
As the father of two, I know how important it is for my kids to have access to high speed internet. All children in Maine are completing their school year from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a parent, I’m responsible for making sure they complete their classes, stay in touch with their classmates, […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Here’s Something: It was the best, worst of weekends
Thank goodness the SpaceX Dragon capsule made it safely off the ground to successfully dock with the International Space Station last weekend. If not for that monumental achievement, the weekend would have been one of the most tragic and depressing in American history. Similar to the opening line of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two […]