Charges of impropriety between independent gubernatorial candidate Rep. Barbara Merrill and the Maine Democratic Party escalated this week with Democrats saying Merrill schemed with Republicans to get Clean Elections funding. Merrill, in turn, is asking for an ethics commission investigation into an alleged push poll she said was used against her. Democratic Party Chairman Ben […]

When I retired seven years ago, the biggest thing that concerned me was no longer having dental insurance. Not that it paid such a large amount of the dental bill, but it all helps and so I worried and fretted about what I’d do. I started calling around about insurance plans and was very soon […]

Meeting The annual meeting of the Smith Cemetery Association will be Aug. 2. The meeting will be held at the Windham Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Anyone with family connections to the cemetery is welcomed. Supper There will be a public ham and bean supper Saturday, Aug. 12 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the […]

The Standish Family Festival takes place on Saturday, Aug. 5, at different spots throughout town during both the day and night. At 10 a.m., the Family Festival Parade begins at the Honeywell parking lot on Route 35, and will conclude at the Old Red Church on Oak Hill Road. Bring your lawn chairs, your blankets […]

North Windham and the nearby lakes have been beckoning tourists for more than 100 years. Before the proliferation of RVs and campers, folks used to take their vacations in places like Drowsy Pines, shown here. The remnants of many such campgrounds still exist if one knows where to look and what to look for. (From […]

North Windham and the nearby lakes have been beckoning tourists for more than 100 years. Before the proliferation of RVs and campers, folks used to take their vacations in places like Drowsy Pines, shown here. The remnants of many such campgrounds still exist if one knows where to look and what to look for. (From […]

A fleet of high-speed powerboats, pontoon boats and family cruisers broke waves on Sebago Lake last weekend for the third annual Poker Run, a charity event sponsored by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club. These boats spent the afternoon hunting down shore-side clues to lead them to secret “poker chip” boats, that is if they solved […]

Editor, The Lakes Region Suburban Weekly printed a letter on July 14 accusing Congressman Tom Allen of lack of engagement and non-presence at polling places during the June 13 primary. I believe it is important to point out that Congressman Allen was in actually Washington that day representing the people of Maine. Tom Allen’s steadfast […]

I liked the article in last week’s Suburban (“Struggling to Start,” July 14) about local youth who were determined to see their dreams come to fruition. They accomplished their dreams by jumping through all the state and local hoops necessary to open their own businesses in the Great State of Maine. Young entrepreneurs Troy Locke, […]

Kevin LaMarre is a welder, mechanic, priest, farmer and self-proclaimed redneck. He’s been to sea as a merchant marine, takes in unwanted and wayward animals, practices ancient calligraphy and translates Latin during his spare time. And if you happen to be traveling on Cape Road toward the Frye Island Ferry, you just might find him […]