Music in the Park Registrations are still being accepted through July 31 to enjoy live acoustic music performed outside at the Town Hall, 24 Main St., on Aug. 8. Sign up for one of five time slots to hear Seagrass Band from 10:30 a.m. to noon, The Sofa Kings from 12:30-2 p.m. and 2:30-4 p.m., […]
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Inside Raymond: July 24
Santa stocks up in July The annual tradition of Santa’s water skiing ride in July for the Raymond Food Pantry continues on Thomas Pond. Thanks to all of the generous homeowners on Thomas Pond, food and cash were donated to the pantry last week. So far, the Raymond side of the pond has collected over […]
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Bicentennial Maine: Bridgton
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the Lakes Region Weekly is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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It Happened in Windham: A look back at Main Street, South Windham
Windham Historical Society member, Nancy Shaw Larrivee, is a lifetime resident of Windham. She was born in the beautiful old white farmhouse that sits behind Binga’s on the corner of River Road and Route 202, which was then called Grant’s Corner, named for Nancy’s grandfather William Grant and his brother J.J. Nancy has many fond […]
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Arts Calendar: July 23
Music July 28 The Delta Knights Band, R&B, blues, classic rock and swing, 6-7:30 p.m., Robie Softball Field, 28 Ball Park Road, Gorham. Free. Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, virtual, also Aug. 4 and 11. All performances available on YouTube through the season after the live show. Contact music@sebagomusicfestival.org for more information. sllmf.org. Aug. 8 Music […]
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Inside Windham: July 17
Operation Summer Snacks Operation Summer Snacks is an initiative of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Windham. In the summer months, the Parish collects food for children in the community who are in need. The children receive bags of food from the “Backpackers” program during the school year, but they still need healthy […]
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Inside New Gloucester: July 17
Sponsor a Lamb In 2019, a young ram was donated to Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village to supplement its aging flock. This addition took on mega proportions. As it turns out, this male was not properly neutered and he impregnated 20 Shaker Village ewes. Complications ensued, which resulted in associated substantial costs. In 2020 alone, the […]
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Inside Bridgton: July 17
Gallery 302 welcomes new artist The Gallery 302 artists’ co-operative, located at 112 Main St., welcomes prizewinning Maine painter Harriet Libby to its group of artists. Libby primarily paints realistic landscapes in oil on canvas and her work has been displayed in galleries, community centers, restaurants and libraries in Maine and Connecticut. She grew up […]
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Arts Calendar: July 16
Music Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival virtual performances, July 21, 28 and Aug. 4, 11. All performances will be available on YouTube through the season after the live show. Contact music@sebagomusicfestival.org for more information. sllmf.org. Virtual Quill Open Mics, 7 p.m., Fridays via Zoom. Performers must sign up by 6:30 p.m. the night they would like […]
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Inside Raymond: July 10
Save Hawthorne House Events scheduled to help a seriously needed fundraising campaign to save Nathaniel Hawthorne’s boyhood home in Raymond, aka “The Hawthorne House,” had to be canceled due to COVID-19. A 2019 engineering survey found that the house could be irreparably damaged if defects with the roof, foundation and siding are not soon corrected. […]