Motorcyclist killed in Casco collision CASCO — A Poland man was killed when his motorcycle and a pickup truck collided last week at the intersection of routes 121 and 11. Robert Hollingshead, 52, was riding his Harley-Davidson FLHX S north on Route 11 when Everett Davis, 80, of Gray, traveling north on Route 121, stopped […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Travel inspires arts ministry in Latin America
Ecuadorian Arts Initiative founder Sarah Shepley’s work is on display in Bridgton.
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Maine Voices: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform’ won’t resolve migrant crisis
The best way to deal with the surge is to require asylum seekers to apply from home or a third country, not at the border.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Towns roll out red, white and blue for Independence Day
From fireworks to a reading of the Declaration of Independence, Fourth events are planned around the region.
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Lakes Region Weekly Briefs: June 28
Student checking out bugs in area STANDISH — A Saint Joseph’s College student was awarded a research grant from NASA to study two invasive insects this summer in the Sebago Lake region. Jared Burns of Freeport, a National Science Foundation-funded Science Scholar, was awarded a summer research grant through the Maine Space Grant Consortium to […]
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WMC honors local athletes with spring awards
The Conference bestows a variety of awards each fall, winter and spring.
Posted inLocal & State
Massachusetts man, 55, critically injured in snowmobile crash
He was riding with a group in Penobscot County when the accident occurred, and the Maine Warden Service says an Auburn woman broke her leg in a crash in Bridgton.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
As pop-up shacks become more popular, more ice fishermen migrate to the movable shanties
But the tradition of the more permanent ice shack remains.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Dorchester Day helps inner-city youth get close to nature
Once a year, 150 Boston kids learn to learn to ski and snowboard at Shawnee Peak. For many, the great outdoors is its own adventure.
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Group cancels annual firefighter ski race for charity at Shawnee Peak
The Bridgton resort says it doesn’t have enough space or resources to host the Mary’s Firemen for a Cure event, which raises money for breast cancer research.