WINDHAM — Public Safety Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Public Safety Building, 375 Gray Road. The event will also serve as the kick-off for Windham’s Maine Bicentennial celebration. Public Safety Day will feature demonstrations with drones, fire extinguishers and police dogs, and firetrucks and police […]
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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Raymond residents to vote on new streetlights at Town Meeting
RAYMOND — A special town meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8, to vote on whether the town should appropriate up to $78,000 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to replace leased Central Maine Power streetlights with high-efficiency LED town-owned streetlights. Both the Selectboard and Budget-Finance Committee recommend the motion. The meeting will begin at 6 […]
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Windham council candidates discuss unity, growth
Four of the seven candidates at a public forum agree on a number of issues, including the need to be proactive regarding growth and to end divisiveness on the council.
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RSU 14 set to adopt policy on teaching ‘controversial issues’
A middle school parent’s complaint about the use of CNN10 in the classroom prompted the new measure.
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New committee to focus on Gray’s open space, landscaping plans
GRAY — The Town Council has created an Open Space Committee with seven citizen members that will focus on open space planning and a landscape vision for the town. The committee will identify existing and proposed areas of growth in town and work with the Comprehensive Plan Committee on the issue of open space, according […]
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Naples committee proposes razing Town Hall for community center
A 19,000-square-foot facility would house town offices, a kitchen, meeting rooms and a gym.
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Concrete skate park takes shape in Windham
Unlike the old park, the new park on Gray Road won’t fall victim to rot and littering, the town’s recreation director says.
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Gray residents’ input sought for new comprehensive plan
Feedback will help shape the future of the town, which has changed a lot since the last comp plan was completed in 2003, officials say.
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Crops of family fun
Plump pumpkins, a twisting, turning corn maze and cider-making await participants at Pineland Farms’ 6th Annual Harvest Festival Saturday in New Gloucester. Harvest activities for all ages are in store, along with an obstacle course and live music. Tickets can be purchased for $6 in advance on the Pineland Farms website or for $7 at […]
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Apartment project proposed for South Windham
Two 12-unit buidlings and eight townhouses would be built across from the Keddy Mill.