Lakes Region Weekly

12/27/2024

12/25/2024

Hello, hello, hello and Yuletide greetings to all. Last week, I gave myself the present of writing down some notes, a quick sketch if you will, of my ideal community. I had more to say – so I am keeping that rolling right through the holiday season up to the end of the year. OK, […]

12/24/2024

The new facility would replace the town's existing fire station and be shared with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department.

12/23/2024

One of the most popular features on the Windham Maine Historical Society’s page is the daily account from the diary of Depression-era housewife Alice Gilman. In 1938, Alice and her family lived in the Newhall section of town off of River Road. If you follow the daily entries, you know tha...

12/23/2024

The nearly $2.5 million three-year federal grant for the project will make it so Maine is no longer the sole state to not inventory any sexual assault kits.

12/23/2024

Feelz Trendy Treasure, a consignment store that opened in Cornish in August, plans to open a second location in the Lakes Region at the beginning of 2025.

12/23/2024

The group would be a connection between local nonprofits, and the library serves as a meeting place, along with providing technology help and resources for research.

12/20/2024

Wreaths Across America rolls through Upper Village Hundreds of people converged at the New Gloucester Veterans Monument to watch the Wreaths Across America convoy bound for Arlington National Cemetery pass by. Sirens and horns emanating from police and fire vehicles signaled the arrival of the lengt...

12/18/2024

Here we are in mid-December. Everyone doing OK? I hope all of you are getting an ample supply of cookies, eggnog and merriment. I have decided to give myself the gift of using this space to sketch out my ideal community. Right here, in black and white, the way I wish life would be. Now, […]

12/17/2024

Raymond debated the establishment of a visioning committee that would decide on uses for Jordan-Small Middle School, which is due to be closed in late 2027.

12/17/2024

Matt Markot, executive director of the Loon Echo Land Trust, spoke to the Bridgton Rotary Club about efforts to protect land in the Lakes Region.

12/13/2024

Nature-inspired winter art On Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon, join Lakes Environmental Association for a family-friendly walk and a morning of making art from natural materials collected during the walk. Meet at the Maine Lake Science Center, 51 Willett Road, to begin the short walk and learn how to i...

12/12/2024

No one was injured in the blaze, which took units from 15 departments to extinguish.

12/11/2024

Sometimes things we think of as “usual” are not. This is how I have felt in the wake of the “I’m sorry, what now?” questions and comments, received following my mention that my family has adopted the Icelandic tradition of books on Christmas Eve in lieu of big gifts under the tree. To be h...

12/10/2024

Bridgton welcomed the holiday season with its annual Festival of Lights, featuring walk-through attractions, craft fairs and a holiday parade, among other events.

12/10/2024

The North Windham Moves project aims to make the town safer for both drivers and pedestrians by building improvements and connector roads.