The plan, developed in conjunction with multiple environmental groups, includes a focus on preventing waterways from being overrun by phosphorus runoff.
Rory Sweeting
Staff Writer
Rory, an experienced reporter from western Massachusetts, joined the Maine Trust for Local News in October 2024. He is a community reporter for Windham, Raymond, Casco, Bridgton, Naples, Standish, Gray, New Gloucester and other towns in the Lakes Region. Rory previously reported for the Greenfield Recorder in Greenfield, Mass., and the Deerfield Valley News in Wilmington, Vt. He holds a bachelor’s degree in professional and creative writing from Goucher College in Maryland.
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Standish adopts permanent changes to transfer station schedule
The changes, which were trialed over the course of the summer, extend the number of days the station is open from four to six.
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Windham horse shelter raises funds with farm photography
The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals helped raise money for improvements on the farm with a silent auction of photography taken at its farm.
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Restored Civil War-era blacksmith shop an important part of Raymond Casco Historical Society
Frank McDermott describes the effort that went into restoring the 19th-century blacksmith shop, and how it helped save the historical society.
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Gray holds special town meeting, irons out budget after rejection
The meeting, unusual for Gray, was held to vote on four budget items that had been rejected at referendum.
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Roosevelt Trail historical sites welcome visitors as part of ‘history tour’
The tour, which stretched from Westbrook to Harrison, covered multiple aspects of Maine history.
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Gray communications director embraces integration of AI into town functions
Kyle Hadyniak says Gray has successfully implemented generative AI as a companion, not a replacement, to human workers.
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Casco approves fiber internet installation in town offices with Sebago Fiber
The agreement, which will connect several government buildings, is part of an initiative to bring fiber internet to Lakes Region towns.
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Standish officials weigh merits of Maple Street Wharf proposal
Town Council members expressed skepticism of the proposal, which would convert 300 feet of Maple Street into a footpath.
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As anniversary of WWII’s end approaches, Maine principal recalls his service on historic USS Missouri
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Japanese surrender, Ted Finn looks back on his time on the ‘Mighty Mo.’