Seniors meal – Wednesday, May 31, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation $3.50. Pancake breakfast – Saturday, June 3, 7-9 a.m., West Baldwin Church, Route 113, Baldwin. Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, orange juice. $5, $2.50. Bean and casserole supper – Saturday, June 3, 5-6 p.m., West Gorham […]
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Together Days celebrates 27 years
Back in 1980, when the first Together Days was held in Westbrook, it was intended to be a one-time only community party. Little did the organizers of the first event know that the idea would be such a success and still going strong 27 years later. On Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3, the […]
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Auction cutline
Along with his friend School Superintendent Stan Sawyer, Al Juniewicz of Westbrook will once again be serving as guest auctioneer at the Together Days auction this year. File photo
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Raymond's Giampetruzzi earns Latin award
Michael Giampetruzzi, of Raymond, graduated from Saint Joseph’s College on May 13. He earned the Four-Year Latin Award given for excellence in the study of Latin.
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Donations to Meals on Wheels needed
In Windham, and surrounding towns including Gray and New Gloucester, Meals on Wheels are delivered every day of the week by many volunteer drivers, to frail, elderly residents. For some, this daily visit is the only visit they receive, so the arrival of the volunteer is very welcome. Government funding for this vital program has […]
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Lakes Region Weekly editorial
An embedded benefit Several years ago, there was much discussion about the worthiness of a school resource officer for the Windham High School. Despite protests that the position cost too much money and was too intrusive into high schoolers’ privacy, the Windham Town Council was the last of area schools to hire the schools-focused officer. […]
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Brady Christopher Hutchins
Shane Hutchins and Shannon Strickland-Hutchins of Waterboro are pleased to announce the birth of their son Brady Christopher on May 14, 2006. Brady’s grandparents are Lennart and Susan Sother of Bedford, N.H. and Susan Blum of Farmington, N.H.
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Maine Metro girls compete in Pennsylvania tournament
The Maine Metro U13 girls soccer team competed in the 18th annual Eastern Pennsylvania Invitational Classic in Philadelphia this month. This girls premier soccer tournament has grown to be one of the most popular competitions in the Northeast, with teams hailing from as far north as Canada, all the way down through Virginia. This year […]
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Red Cross blood drives for May
The American Red Cross will be holding the following blood drives in the area this month. May 4-Cumberland County Courthouse, 142 Federal St., Portland, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. May 5-Olympia Sports, 5 Bradley Drive, Westbrook, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. May 8-Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, from 8 a.m. until […]
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Having a 'blast' at Together Days
With the weather the way it’s been lately, the people involved in putting on Together Days are hoping the festival isn’t washed away in a rainstorm. Lucky for everyone though, at least one part of Together Days is unlikely to be cancelled due to showers. It would take torrential rains to cancel the fireworks display […]