BRIDGTON — The Lake Region Community Chorus is recruiting singers for its winter session. The chorus welcomes altos, tenors and basses but especially needs Sopranos. Auditions are not required. The first rehearsal will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at Twitchell Chapel at Bridgton Academy. Rehearsals are held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday […]
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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Windham police search for masked man with hatchet
WINDHAM — Windham police are searching for a man who banged on the door of a home Saturday afternoon while carrying a hatchet. Officers were called to a residence on Webb Road around 2 p.m. Aug. 24 after a homeowner notified authorities that a man carrying a hatchet and wearing a Halloween mask depicting a […]
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Windham receives 14 applications in Round 3 of manager search
WINDHAM — The town received 14 applications in its third search for a permanent town manager. The Town Council will meet in executive session Tuesday, Aug. 27, to review the applications and discuss the timeline for the process, according to interim Town Manager Don Gerrish. Windham has been searching for a new town manager since […]
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Private road rule changes go over well with Windham councilors
The Town Council appears poised to send the new regulations to the Planning Board for review.
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Back to school: Districts to open new year with some changes
Students start classes next week, except for those in Windham-Raymond, who will begin after Labor Day.
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Raymond family ‘wishes it forward’ with car show
The Richards family intends to make fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation an annual event.
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New Gloucester residents to see $1.10 tax rate increase
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Selectboard unanimously voted Monday night to raise the town’s property tax rate $1.10, from $15.80 to $16.90 per $1,000 of assessed value. The town raised its rate by 20 cents last year, and the town’s assessing consultant Mike O’Donnell said at the meeting that not raising it again was “not on […]
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New Gloucester names interim deputy fire chief
NEW GLOUCESTER — Lt. Craig Bouchard of the Auburn Fire Department has been chosen to serve as the interim deputy fire chief, with the possibility of being permanently hired in the future. The position has been open since June 19, when then-Deputy Chief Roger Levasseur resigned. Bouchard was hired on an interim basis because the […]
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Hospice of Southern Maine seeks volunteers
BRIDGTON — Hospice of Southern Maine is seeking volunteers to work with hospice patients and their families. The next volunteer training class will be held Sept. 6-7, 13-14 and 19 at the LEA Science Center, 51 Willett Road. The hospice provides a comprehensive training program as well as ongoing support for its volunteers. Volunteers provide […]
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Evergreen C.U. donates to lakes groups
Evergreen Credit Union recently donated funds to three local lake associations: Lakes Environmental Association, Collins Pond Improvement Association and Little Sebago Lake Association. The LEA received a check for $1,000 while the other two groups received $500 each. “The work of these and other lake associations need to be supported so that Maine and our […]