Brenner Blair Przekop was born to Christina A. (Paquet) and Bernie J. Przekop Jr. of Bridgton, March 7. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. His maternal grandparents are Francis and Lorina Paquet of Lebanon, Conn. Mia Marie Haley was born to Jasmine M. Lab and Seth W. Letarte of Hiram, March 22. She weighed 7 […]
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Service or disservice? Student requirement debated
Windham students may be required to complete 40 hours of community service to graduate, although feelings around town are mixed if it’s appropriate to enforce good deeds. “I’m in favor of it, if it’s done right,” said school committee member Mike Duffy. There was a public hearing on the matter Wednesday, but Duffy said the […]
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Watch it, Mack – Split brain, part one
I joined the Windham Democratic Town Committee shortly after our Dubya stole the last presidential election. I had to find a support group of some sort before my head exploded. I had shied away from the Democratic Party ever since I could legally vote. I did not like Jimmy Carter or Walter Mondale or Mike […]
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Births at Bridgton Hospital
Brenner Blair Przekop was born to Christina A. (Paquet) and Bernie J. Przekop Jr. of Bridgton, March 7. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. His maternal grandparents are Francis and Lorina Paquet of Lebanon, Conn. Mia Marie Haley was born to Jasmine M. Lab and Seth W. Letarte of Hiram, March 22. She weighed 7 […]
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Outdoors with Hutch: The best ever?
Once in a while someone will ask me, “What’s the best hunting cartridge ever developed?” That can be a tough question but in reality there are quite a few that are really quite good and do a lot of things well. For most of our hunting conditions in this state, there is available today a […]
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Births at Bridgton Hospital
Brenner Blair Przekop was born to Christina A. (Paquet) and Bernie J. Przekop Jr. of Bridgton, March 7. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. His maternal grandparents are Francis and Lorina Paquet of Lebanon, Conn. Mia Marie Haley was born to Jasmine M. Lab and Seth W. Letarte of Hiram, March 22. She weighed 7 […]
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Hitting the links
There are plenty of options for outdoor recreation during a Maine winter. People who are so inclined can go ice fishing, skiing, snowmobiling or snowshoeing. That’s great, but what about the golfers? Unless you can afford to jet south for the winter, local golfers have to wait for the spring thaw to get out on […]
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Looking back
April 6, 1983 Last month was the second wettest March ever recorded by the National Water Service in the Portland area. Records have been kept since 1871. Rainfall measured 9.75 inches, while the normal rainfall for March is 3.98 inches. The record was set in 1953 when 9.97 inches of rain fell in March. The […]
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Gorham town budget up slightly
The municipal side of Gorham’s proposed budget is $11.8 million, up 1.5 percent from this year’s $11.6 million. Gorham Town Manager David Cole handed the Town Council his proposed municipal budget in its meeting Tuesday. “It was a very difficult budget to put together,” Cole said. Under his spending plan, the net budget to be […]
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Westbrook review cuts
Westbrook 23 Westbrook’s Tyler Kelly drives to the hoop in a game against Gorham this season. Kelly and the rest of the Blue Blazes squad finished seventh overall this season and knocked off No. 10 Bonny Eagle in a Class A prelim game before falling to No. 2 Thornton Academy in the quarterfinals. File photo […]