A proposal to allow charter schools in Maine, like they do in 40 other states, failed by two votes in the Senate – the latest defeat for proponents who have been fighting for a bill for six years. Never a quitter, Judith Jones of Hope, president of the Maine Association for Charter Schools, said she […]

Democratic leaders in the Legislature are considering a counter-offer to the business community’s proposal to get rid of the so-called Dirigo tax to fund the state’s subsidized insurance program for the poor, while advocacy groups are calling for an additional assessment on insurance company profits and high-paid hospital executives. Sen. Nancy Sullivan, D-York County, chairman […]

Army National Guard Pvt. David T. Entrich has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill […]

Two men went ice sailing one time too many this season resulting in a multi-town rescue effort Sunday on Sebago Lake. Tom Childs, 41, of Blake Road in Standish, and George Froehlich, 37, of Portland, were out for an afternoon sail near the Standish Boat Launch when their boat broke through an area of thin […]

Question: What happens when you make all 11th grade students statewide take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) on a Saturday instead of week-long Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) testing? (a) Success. More kids apply to college than ever before and schools get a shining report card. (b) Failure. Nobody shows up and schools are forced to […]

Question: What happens when you make all 11th grade students statewide take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) on a Saturday instead of week-long Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) testing? (a) Success. More kids apply to college than ever before and schools get a shining report card. (b) Failure. Nobody shows up and schools are forced to […]

On Apr. 9, Pete Eckstein, 17, of Standish, and Sky Critchfield, 14, of Casco, and their band, The Shams, are bidding for the top spot at this year’s Reindeer Rock Off at Catherine McAuley High School in Portland. Along with 25 other local high school bands, The Shams will be performing for two weekends, beginning […]

I am not surprised at the backlash against Christians at all (Waves of Faith article by Grant Swank in the Mar. 24 edition of the Lakes Region Weekly). I am one and it states in the book of Revelation that in the end times, Christians are going to be persecuted. There’s no sense in complaining […]

I am not surprised at the backlash against Christians at all (Waves of Faith article by Grant Swank in the Mar. 24 edition of the Lakes Region Weekly). I am one and it states in the book of Revelation that in the end times, Christians are going to be persecuted. There’s no sense in complaining […]

After six years on the Standish Town Council, Cindy Hopkins has chosen not to run for re-election this June. Hopkins, 51, who currently serves as chairperson of the seven-member council, said she made the difficult decision “after much deliberation and soul searching.” “I am a firm believer that for an organization or board to continue […]