Student checking out bugs in area STANDISH — A Saint Joseph’s College student was awarded a research grant from NASA to study two invasive insects this summer in the Sebago Lake region. Jared Burns of Freeport, a National Science Foundation-funded Science Scholar, was awarded a summer research grant through the Maine Space Grant Consortium to […]
Karen Beaudoin
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To our readers: New websites debut
As part of our continuing commitment to quality, local journalism, The Forecaster, American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly have new, more engaging online homes. Our websites are now hosted by pressherald.com, where readers have access not only to our weekly array of news, features, sports and opinion, but also to the Portland Press Herald. Finding […]
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Arts Calendar: June 21
Music June 21 Don Roy Trio & Arnott Fiddlers, mid-20th century folk and fiddle music, Maine Festival of American Music, 7 p.m., Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. Free, tickets at maineshakers.com June 22 Shaker leader and historian Brother Hadd leads Shaker chorale response to last words of Christ as prelude to Portland String […]
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Lakes Region Weekly Briefs: June 21
Man killed in dirt bike accident identified SEBAGO — The Maine Warden’s Service says Corey Chase, 38, of Sebago was killed Sunday morning when he lost control of his dirt bike on a trail in Sebago. Spokesman Mark Latti said Chase was riding along a trail off Hancock Pond Road when he lost control of […]
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Inside Windham: June 21
Talk of the town Windham Historical Society is hosting a presentation about what it was like to live in South Windham in its heyday at 7 p.m. Monday, June 24, at the Little Meetinghouse, 719 Roosevelt Trail in North Windham. Society member Nancy Larrivee has spent over five years gathering information about this section of […]
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Inside New Gloucester: June 21
Dave Mumford in concert Gospel singer Dave Mumford will perform at New Gloucester Bible Church, 218 Lewiston Road, at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 30 as part of the Summer of Gospel Music series. He is a singer, writer and pastor who has recorded four CDs, which will be available for purchase at the concert. […]
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Anticipating the big bang
“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” Alfred Hitchcock, Master of suspense The first time I ever lit a firecracker I was anticipating the big bang that it would make. Lucky for me the firecracker wasn’t a big one and when I lit the fuse it immediately exploded. It […]
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Inside Bridgton: June 21
Look back at tourism The Bridgton Historical Society will present a program on the town’s long history of hotels and summer visitors at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the Community Center. From a hotel and bowling alley on top of Pleasant Mountain, to a luxurious four-story hotel at the top of Main Hill, to […]
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