Bridge Closing The Shaker Road (Route 26) Bridge, currently under construction, is scheduled to close for up to 14 days starting Tuesday, Aug. 6. The project consists of repairs to the Shaker Road Bridge that crosses over the turnpike at Mile 64.3 in Gray. During construction, the bridge will remain open using signalized alternating one-way […]
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Beloved moose remembered fondly after sudden death
Condolences have poured in about the loss of 1-year-old Maggie.
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Monument erected in Virginia pays tribute to the 1st Cavalry of Maine
A group of Mainers spearheaded the effort to commemorate three significant Civil War battles that preceded Gettysburg.
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Famed Maggie the moose dies at wildlife park
The 1-year-old moose, who became a viral sensation after befriending a German shepherd last year, suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, according to the Maine Wildlife Park.
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Inside Gray: July 12
Revisiting Woodstock John Kane will speak on his book, “Pilgrims of Woodstock,” at 6:30 p.m. July 23 at the Gray Public Library. Kane’s interviews and Richard Bellak’s photographs provide a look at the everyday people – the 400,000 attendees – who made the 1969 music festival unforgettable. Kane is an educator and artist and is […]
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Lakes Region Weekly Briefs: July 12
NG veterans monument in need of renovation NEW GLOUCESTER — The New Gloucester Veterans Monument Committee is soliciting donations for renovations to the monument, which is located in front of McCann Fabrications on Route 202. In December 2018, an automobile accident broke one of the granite fence posts, and snowmobiles have ridden across the monument. […]
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Dry Mills Schoolhouse gets ready to rise
Volunteers in Gray have been working since 2017 to raise the funds needed to lift the building and give it a new floor, a project that will begin in September.
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Mainers assess damage in wake of violent thunderstorms
A stretch of sunny, dry weather arrives after a day that included ‘microbursts’ in Androscoggin and Oxford counties and a lightning strike on an oceanfront home in Camden.
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Lakes Region Weekly Briefs: July 5
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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We Love to Eat July 4
Chowder luncheon – Friday, July 5, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination lobster roll with cup of chowder, $13. All lunches include fresh baked bread, pickle, cookie and […]