JT Cross and Jake Paradis won The Bass Federation’s Junior World Championship in South Dakota.
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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California family renovates historic Naples bed-and-breakfast
Cameron Hamilton and his family transformed the Augustus Bove House into lodging for large family gatherings.
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New Gloucester considers reopening Pineland Farms fitness center
The town debated accepting a donation from Planson International, which would entail taking on a building with aging infrastructure.
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Multiple fire departments assist at Windham structure blaze
The fire at a Tandberg Trail home required assistance from Standish, Raymond, Falmouth, Gorham, Cumberland, Westbrook and New Gloucester.
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Casco celebrates 90 years of its annual Casco Days fair
The three-day carnival has been running since 1935, interrupted only by World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Standish holds joint workshop on comprehensive plan
The designers of Standish’s new comprehensive plan, the first in nearly two decades, answered questions from the Town Council regarding its implementation.
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Quick-striking storm damages Windham homes
Windham suffered extensive damage during a thunderstorm that swept across southern Maine last Sunday. According to a Facebook post from the town of Windham, the Windham Fire Department responded to 26 storm-related incidents on Sunday afternoon. The incidents included local flooding and trees falling onto private property. The bulk of the incidents, the post said, […]
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Sky Streakers radio control air show takes off in New Gloucester
The Tom Chabot Memorial Challenge is the longest running radio controlled scale aerobatics competition in the northeast.
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CMP using drones and AI to check power lines
Central Maine Power is using a combination of drones and human workers to inspect power lines.
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New Gloucester man helps rehabilitate hundreds of animals
Joshua Sparks, at Sparks’ Ark Animal Services, cares for exotic creatures at his New Gloucester home, and does up to three or four public events each day.