While the House of Representatives Tuesday upheld the governor’s veto of a bill calling for a statewide referendum to allow an Indian-run racino in Washington County, legislators will try to introduce another proposal calling for a county-wide referendum in June to allow the same thing. Democrats caucused on the proposal prior to the override vote. […]

The “last hurrah.” That’s what Kim Smart’s brother called it when he invited her and her husband, Jim, up to his camp one last time before he sold it. But the Smart’s last hurrah nearly turned into their last breath when the all-terrain vehicle they were riding across Upper Lead Mountain Pond hit a pressure […]

Casco Public Library is offering a series of winter workshops designed to acquaint participants with new knowledge or skills. This Sunday’s workshop is “Vegetarianism” or “What do you eat?” Lisa Willey, a longtime vegetarian, will be discussing how she chooses and prepares food for her active family. This is a chance to ask questions and […]

Tristin Clow, 22, stands on her porch in Sebago overlooking Sebago Lake, a far cry from sunny Los Angeles where she recently starred in the second season of Warner Brothers’ hit reality show “Beauty and the Geek.” The fact that every week a million viewers worldwide are watching her on TV hasn’t dawned on her […]

Tristin Clow, 22, stands on her porch in Sebago overlooking Sebago Lake, a far cry from sunny Los Angeles where she recently starred in the second season of Warner Brothers’ hit reality show “Beauty and the Geek.” The fact that every week a million viewers worldwide are watching her on TV hasn’t dawned on her […]

Tristin Clow, 22, stands on her porch in Sebago overlooking Sebago Lake, a far cry from sunny Los Angeles where she recently starred in the second season of Warner Brothers’ hit reality show “Beauty and the Geek.” The fact that every week a million viewers worldwide are watching her on TV hasn’t dawned on her […]

What should the Patriots have done differently last weekend, or this season? Demetrius Edwards, 14, Windham “I don’t even know where to start. I think they should have thrown it a little more rather than handing it off after the first couple of times they fumbled it. They should have just played better, all around.” […]

With the turn of each year, many people make the New Year’s resolution to lose weight, but shedding those unwanted pounds is not always easy. Fad diets come and go like the weight loss they promise, each with their own recipe for success: no carbs, no fat, no complex sugars, no flour; get this off […]

Fuel assistance applications will be taken by representatives from People’s Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) at Windham Human Services Building, Gray Road, on Wednesdays only, during the months of January and February from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. No appointments are necessary. This service is offered on a walk […]

Ed’s note: Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives John Richardson, D-Brunswick, recently sat down with Lakes Region Suburban Weekly staff in an effort, as he puts it, “to reach out to community newspaper readers.” The following is his answers to questions about local and state issues such as the economy, education, taxes and the […]