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Lights, action, camera

Camera crews from South Portland’s Nomad Pictures worked all morning filming two 30-second commericals on August 3. The shoot took place in and around State Senator Bill Diamond’s home on Windham Center Road. The commericals star, from left, a brother and sister from Falmouth Gina Pardi, 7, and Antonio Pardi, 4, and Alison Clear, a […]

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Lights, action, camera

Camera crews from South Portland’s Nomad Pictures worked all morning filming two 30-second commericals on August 3. The shoot took place in and around State Senator Bill Diamond’s home on Windham Center Road. The commericals star, from left, a brother and sister from Falmouth Gina Pardi, 7, and Antonio Pardi, 4, and Alison Clear, a […]

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Aug. 5: “Dress your Doll” workshop at Shaker Village on Rt. 26 in New Gloucester from 1-3 p.m. $30; materials provided; pre-registration required. FMI 926-4597. Aug. 5-7: Upcoming auditions for Windham Center Stage Theater’s fall production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will be held Friday, Aug. 5 from 6-9 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6 […]

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Dirigio Health to 'throttle back'

The Dirigo Health insurance agency is considering changing some benefits and could require future participants to declare their assets before qualifying for discounts to cut costs in a program that is running through money. “We may need to throttle back,” said Karynlee Harrington, director of the agency that was created through legislation pushed by Gov. […]

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Bridgton Hospital welcomes Blue Moon Midwives

Blue Moon Midwives, located on Main Street, Norway, have joined the Affiliated Medical Staff of the hospital. Certified Nurse Midwives Cathy Heffernan, BSN,CNM, MSN and Jane Mills, CNM, MS are the co-directors of Blue Moon Midwives. Heffernan has been practicing midwifery for over 24 years in a variety of settings including at Central Maine Medical […]

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Windham police looking for joyriders

According to Windham police, someone commandeered a construction vehicle parked at a building site in North Windham on Sunday, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. The vehicle was a Caterpillar front-end loader owned by R.J. Grondin & Sons. Grondin is performing excavation and earth moving work at the Lowe’s Home Improvement construction site, where […]

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Floating bonds is no solution

This letter is in response to Rep. Mark Bryant’s guest column of 29 July about how a bond package will provide economic growth in Maine, which folks, is the largest oxymoron I have ever heard of. How can an elected official come forth and state that we must have a bond package to promote jobs […]

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Lake Region Healthy Communities Coalition works for the greater good

The Lake Region Healthy Community Coalition is a five-year-old organization that has impacted communities in our region during that time and is perhaps poised to do much more. What began as meetings between individuals interested in healthy communities at the Bridgton UCC Church has grown to an organization with a Director, board, and membership that […]

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Bicycling through

Six campers and two counselors from Camp Merrowvista in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire bicycled through North Windham Tuesday on their way to Acadia National Park. The bicycle tourists, averaging 50 to 75 miles a day, expect the trip to take 10 days and are staying in campgrounds along they way. Staff photo by John Balentine

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Bicycling through

Six campers and two counselors from Camp Merrowvista in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire bicycled through North Windham Tuesday on their way to Acadia National Park. The bicycle tourists, averaging 50 to 75 miles a day, expect the trip to take 10 days and are staying in campgrounds along they way. Staff photo by John Balentine