WINDHAM — The Planning Board found multiple applications complete and approved them at its meeting Tuesday night, including those for two retirement communities, one subdivision and one storage yard. The board approved the final application for the Woodside Condominium Retirement Community, a 14-unit residential subdivision laid out over seven duplexes at Gray and Swett roads. The […]
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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Crooked River school fate up to voters
CASCO — For the third time in less than four years, voters will head to the polls to vote on a renovation project for Crooked River Elementary School in Casco. Residents in Casco, Bridgton and Naples will cast their ballot for the nearly $9 million project on March 19. Voters previously shot down a $9.6 million […]
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Windham councilor calls out another for emails
WINDHAM — Town Councilor Tim Nangle was “aghast” at emails between Council Vice Chairwoman Rebecca Cummings and Planning Board Chairman David Douglass, he said Tuesday night. The email chain began July 16, 2018, when Douglass asked the council to discuss a traffic issue near Erik’s Church in North Windham. Then-Council Chairwoman Donna Chapman responded, “we will […]
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DOT maps upcoming road projects
The Maine Department of Transportation has released its three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, which includes improvements and additions throughout the Lakes Region. The plan, which is released annually, includes an outline of the DOT’s strategy for road, bridge and other transportation projects throughout the state. Its three focus areas are safety, innovation and downtown improvements. Projects […]
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College gets grant for prevention of sexual misconduct
STANDISH — The Department of Justice has awarded Saint Joseph’s College a nearly $300,000 three-year grant for training and prevention efforts regarding sexual assault, interpersonal violence and stalking in order to “create a safer college campus.” The grant will fund a three-phase project with the ultimate goal of reducing violence on campus “through various primary and […]
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SAD 6 won’t close Steep Falls school
STANDISH — SAD 6 has decided not to close Steep Falls Elementary School after weeks of discussion, but the superintendent said sometime in the near future there is a possibility of consolidating Standish’s three elementary schools. In a letter posted on the SAD 6 central office blog Feb. 27, Superintendent Paul Penna wrote that he had […]
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Addiction experts tell kids: You can make a difference
WINDHAM — Maine’s newly appointed director of opioid response encouraged a group of Windham seventh graders in their quest to take on Maine’s opioid epidemic at a panel discussion March 5, saying “it’s really about finding out why people abuse substances in the first place.” The panel was the kickoff event for “Take Back Maine’s Future,” […]
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Windham debates rescue bills, pet ordinances
WINDHAM — The Town Council debated a variety of discussion items Tuesday night, including rescue services medical billing, watershed protection grant applications and animal control ordinances. Fire-Rescue Chief Brent Libby proposed that the town increase its rates for rescue services, which would make Windham’s rates comparable to nearby communities’. The rates have not increased since 2011. […]
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Naples man in need of new heart
NAPLES — The former chief of Sebago EMS is seeking help after learning that he needs a heart transplant. Tim Smith, 44, and his wife Shauna aren’t used to asking for assistance. He previously served as the fire captain of Buxton Fire and Rescue and as a fire instructor throughout Southern Maine, and she is a nurse […]
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Retiring Loon Echo chief urges ‘forever conservation’
BRIDGTON — The former executive director of the Loon Echo Land Trust will retire March 28 after three years in the position, leaving behind “a great staff, a great board and wonderful community support.” Thom Perkins has served as the executive director since June 2016 and was recently replaced by Matt Markot. Perkins is currently serving […]