Since fundraising began, $5,000 has been raised to help with a goal of $32,250 to buy 15 stop arms for RSU 14’s school bus fleet.
Jane Vaughan
Jane Vaughan has been a reporter with the Lakes Region Weekly since 2018. She covers nine towns in the Lakes Region and a variety of topics, including local politics and education stories across five school districts. She has experience working in print, digital, and radio journalism and enjoys telling stories across platforms. She holds a BA in English from Wellesley College. Outside of work, Jane enjoys swimming, boxing, and spending time outside. She lives in Cape Elizabeth.
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Gerrish plans departure, Windham will search for manager a fourth time
WINDHAM — The town will interview for a fourth time in an effort to find a permanent town manager, Interim Town Manager Don Gerrish said last week, and he plans to leave his position before that takes place. Windham has been searching for a new town manager since October 2018 when then-Town Manager Tony Plante […]
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Rotary event Tuesday on planning for health care in retirement
WINDHAM — The Sebago Lake Rotary Club will host a speaker event titled “Have you planned for health care in retirement?” on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mike Morrison of Edward Jones Investments will discuss the rising cost of health care and its impact on retirement savings, how to estimate future […]
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RSU 14 withdrawal committee moving forward
RAYMOND — At the Selectboard meeting Tuesday night, Rolf Olsen updated the board on the progress of the RSU 14 Withdrawal Committee. Olsen said the committee has worked on “some more wording changes and things in the (proposed) separation agreement so that is going back to the (RSU14) school board for their inputs.” The budget […]
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Republican groups to host event on socialism
WINDHAM — The Gray and Windham Republican committees are co-hosting a public event Nov. 20, “Why Socialism Would Destroy America’s Economy & Freedoms.” The keynote speaker will be former Second District Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin. Peter Falkenberg Brown, chairman of the Gray Republican Committee, also speak, as will José Mayoral, a conservative businessman from Venezuela […]
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Historical society to present program on Brushians
STANDISH — The Standish Historical Society on Wednesday, Nov. 20, will host guest speaker Douglas Noble, who will give a presentation on a remarkable group of Maine artists known as the Brushians. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Tompson House Museum Ballroom, at the corner of routes 25 and 35. Suggested […]
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Humphrey sworn in to Naples Selectboard
NAPLES — New Selectboard member Caleb Humphrey was sworn in Monday night. He came out on top Nov. 5 in a three-way race for a vacant Selectboard seat with 333 votes. Humphrey will fill the remaining two years of a three-year term, ending in June 2021.
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LELT environmental educational grants available
BRIDGTON — Loon Echo Land Trust is now accepting applications for its environmental education grants, which help future leaders learn more about the natural world. Schools and libraries in Bridgton, Naples, Casco, Raymond, Sebago, Denmark and Harrison are invited to apply. Applications are due by Jan. 15 and can be downloaded from Loon Echo’s website […]
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Windham approves disorderly property ordinance
The new ordinance will help police manage properties that are frequently disruptive.
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Volunteers upgrade Windham Veterans Center
The Home Depot Foundation, a national charity, worked to install a new floor at the center.