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Inside Bridgton: Dec. 31
Snow beautiful Rotary Club talk will focus on helping New Mainers Rotarian Jen Fullmer from the Biddeford-Saco Club will speak about her involvement in the rescue and resettlement of an Afghan family in Maine on Thursday, Jan. 6, when the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Her incredible story is a plea for […]
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Inside Windham: Dec. 31
Seniors invited to enjoy a winter wonderland Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean that Windham seniors need to go into hibernation. Thanks to our town’s Parks and Recreation department, there are some fun things to keep those 65 and older active and involved in the winter months. Winter Fitness Challenge includes three four-week challenges, each […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 30-Jan. 8
Art Patty Sawyer, fiber art and quilting, new artist at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. For more information, call 647-2787 or visit galley302.com. Through Dec. 31 Potter/ceramist Margaret Melanson at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Open noon-4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, call […]
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Inside Gray: Dec. 24
Giving spirit Rec department announces cabin fever relievers Looking for ways to keep your kids active and engaged this winter? Gray Parks and Rec is offering a new karate class, babysitting training and a February vacation camp this winter, along with a parents’ night out for grown-ups. The karate class is open to children in […]
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It Happened in Windham: ‘O Tannenbaum’ – the Christmas tree tradition
It’s Christmas time, and all around the town of Windham, living rooms are adorned with trees filled with ornaments and twinkling lights. But it wasn’t always that way around these parts. Back in Windham’s earliest days, the celebration of Christmas as a holiday, let alone a decorated tree, would have been considered pagan and been […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 23-Jan. 3
Art Patty Sawyer, fiber art and quilting, new artist at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. For more information, call 647-2787 or visit galley302.com. Through Dec. 31 Potter/ceramist Margaret Melanson at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Open noon-4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; holiday hours are 10 […]
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Inside New Gloucester: Dec. 17
Antiques put surveying on the map at historical society Representatives of Chandler Brothers attended the October open house at the History Barn, home to New Gloucester Historical Society’s artifacts, and added some distinctive items to its collection. Donations included a surveyor’s vernier compass produced between 1841 and 1878 marked “H.M. Pool, Easton, Mass.” in a […]
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Inside Windham: Dec. 17
Library begins 50th anniversary celebration The Windham Public Library is turning 50 years old this spring, and the celebration will begin Dec. 28 with a card-making event in the Children’s Room. There is also a topical display in the adult collections area and an informational display in the lobby. It all began in April 1971, […]
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Inside Bridgton: Dec. 17
Frosty is ready for snow Magic Lantern Innovation and Learning Center opens The Magic Lantern theater and restaurant has reopened in its new guise as the Magic Lantern Innovation and Learning Center run by the Maine 4-H Foundation and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. It will offer resources, programs and learning opportunities for the […]