I was raised to say please and thank you – a lot. This is as good an opportunity as any, to say thank you to all the readers who call about information related to an old picture which they see in the Lakes Region Suburban Weekly; thank you, too, to my friend in Porter who […]

The Standish Town Council supported an application for a $139,154 firefighter’s grant to equip the town’s fire department with protective gear. The grant requests 82 complete and full sets of personal protective equipment or commonly called ‘turnout gear.” The gear includes, coats, pants, suspenders, boots, Nomex hoods, helmets, front shields, eye protection, bailout harnesses, flashlights […]

New business planned for Standish The face of Standish village may soon change if approvals are given for a new business on Route 25. Standish entrepreneur Dana Lampron plans to build a 12-bay gas station and convenience store on the site of a Cape Cod dwelling facing Route 25, in front of the Colonial Marketplace. […]

Democrats Wednesday passed a state budget that borrows $447 million to help pay the bills, and they did it with the slimmest of margins – one vote in the Senate and three in the House. Deliberations on the budget – twice postponed because Democrats didn’t have the votes they needed in the House – began […]

The five towns looking for a $10,000 grant to study economic development along the Standish-to-Fryeburg corridor were stopped cold by a Baldwin roadblock last week. At last week’s town meeting the Baldwin residents considered whether the town should join with Standish, Fryeburg, Hiram and Brownfield in jointly seeking the grant. The Greater Portland Council of […]

As one of the largest suppliers of fuel to Regional Waste Systems (RWS), I though I would report to taxpayers in RWS member towns that after two years of trying to come to grips with very difficult organizational challenges, there are some encouraging signs at RWS. The Board of Directors has received the first part […]

The Lakes Region Transportation Coalition will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 5, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, Bridgton. A number of business and government groups are convening themeeting for the purpose of working together to improve transportation infrastructure, to promote economic development, to integrate land use […]

The Bureau of Highway Safety is offering a driving dynamics course in April. If you need to save your license or improve your driving skills, this course is for you. The Maine Driving Dynamics program covers driving technique, collision avoidance, safety tips and traffic laws. After completing the program, you will receive a three-point credit […]

The Bonny Eagle High School Honor Flag was raised for the Varsity ice hockey team – recipients of Maine Class A Ice Hockey Coaches Association Western Maine Sportsmanship Award. From left are Alex Brandow, Eric Laveault, Andy Slefinger, Jon Coppi, Nate Jewell, Joe Mendes, Kayle Hamilton, Alyssa Dunn, Anna Mendes, Brett Dostie, J.T. Norton, Scott […]

As the sunlight increases, so does the gardener’s workload. There are so many things to do this time of year in preparation for outdoor planting. If you’re planning on growing members of the brassica family, which includes cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, it is critical to transplant them outdoors at the proper growing stage. […]