Full name: Michael Wakefield, 30 Address: 5 Silver Ridge, Windham Family: Married with two children Michael Wakefield is the Green Independent challenger for House District 110, comprised of portions of Windham and Gray. A landscape foreman, Wakefield has lived in Windham for three years. Maine’s natural resources are not only the source of its beauty, […]
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Drive through clinic offers flu shots
Lakes Region residents will have the chance for a quick ounce of prevention as Bridgton Hospital sponsors its Drive-Thru flu shot clinic for adults Saturday, Oct. 25 The annual event, this year running from 8 a.m. – noon at the main entrance of the hospital, is coordinated by registered nurse Elaine Drew, who is assisted […]
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Election letters policy
It is time again to remind readers and writers about our policy on letters about candidates in the November elections. All letters must be signed and include contact numbers, as is our policy for all letters. But we also ask that if you’re campaigning for the candidate in an official capacity, i.e., on board as […]
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Jason's weather forecast: Get the home fires burning
Weather word of the week: Downpour: A heavy rain with a precipitation rate of more than .16 inches or 4 millimeters per hour. Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 0 percent chance of precipitation. High: 55 Low: 34 Saturday Mostly sunny with a 0 percent chance of precipitation. High: 52 Low: 32 Sunday Sunny to partly […]
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Births at Bridgton Hospital
Ethan Benjamin Nash was born to Jennifer E. Murphy and Shannon B. Nash of Waterford Sept. 2. He weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces. His maternal grandparents are Ricky and Liz Plummer of Gray and Robert Murphy of Norfork, Va. His paternal grandparents are Paul and Jill Nash of Naples, and Jeff and Roxanne Marks of […]
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Thornton golfers come up short in repeat bid
All season long everyone looked to Thornton Academy’s golf team as the best in Class A. The Trojans did nothing to dispel those thoughts with an unbeaten regular season and an SMAA championship. But on Saturday at Natanis, it was the Deering Rams who spoiled the party and took the title by 6 strokes. Deering’s […]
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Public to weigh in on Brown Street bar
The Skybox Bar and Grill could still come back to Brown Street, if residents can convince the state to overturn the city’s decision not to grant a liquor license. Members of the state police’s Liquor Licensing and Compliance Division will hear from residents at public hearing at 10 a.m. Monday in the Public Safety Building […]
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be football cuts
3364.jpg Bonny Eagle quarterback Nate Doehler (11) follows through with the fake as running back Josh Ruby heads for the right side of the line early in Friday’s home contest with Deering. Photo by Rich Obrey 3385.jpg With junior lineman Corey VanDeventer (79) providing protection, Nate Doehler (11) rolls to his left, looking downfield for […]
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House District 131
Republican Don Marean is seeking his second term in House District 131, where he wants to continue advocating for Maine’s agriculture. A farmer for 20 years, who currently serves as the ranking minority member on the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, Marean says he has worked hard by crossing party lines to keep Maine’s agriculture […]
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Police captain on leave after OUI arrest
A Cape Elizabeth police captain is on paid administrative leave following his arrest for operating under the influence in Gorham. Capt. Brent Sinclair, a 23-year veteran with the Cape Elizabeth Police Department, was arrested just after 10:30 p.m. Oct. 4 after his 2008 Ford pick-up truck collided with a 2004 Honda CRV at the intersection […]