A Windham councilor is critical of town employees when marijuana, beer bottles and other debris were discovered after opening day. Windham Town Councilor Donna Chapman said she is “disgusted” with the town’s lackluster efforts to maintain the Windham Skate Park, which, she said, was opened to the public in mid-April in a decrepit and dirty […]

Maine State Police seized 10 guns on Tuesday from a convicted felon residing in Gray. According to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland, Troy Babb, 49, of Town Farm Road, was summonsed on charges of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, making a false statement on an application for a concealed […]

It won’t be long before people will be calling “the town” to find out about when cemeteries in Windham will be readied for the flowers and wreaths placed there for Memorial Day. No matter the condition of the ground, this is a usual part of the Windham Way. The Historical Society is frequently asked about […]

Starting Off When I first moved to Bridgton, I started to read the local publications right away, so that I could get involved in all that the region had to offer. One of the first newspapers I picked up was the Lakes Region Weekly, where I was first introduced to Carrye’s “Inside Bridgton” column. This […]

Nearly 100 people celebrated winners of the Lakes Region Weekly’s 2015 Best of Best Readers Choice Contest at the Umbrella Factory Supermarket on Roosevelt Trail in Naples on April 22. On April 3, 180 awards, divided into 60 categories, were announced in the annual contest, with some businesses, such as the Umbrella Factory, winning in […]

Nearly 100 people celebrated winners of the Lakes Region Weekly’s 2015 Best of Best Readers Choice Contest at the Umbrella Factory Supermarket on Roosevelt Trail in Naples on April 22. On April 3, 180 awards, divided into 60 categories, were announced in the annual contest, with some businesses, such as the Umbrella Factory, winning in […]

Michael Loring, of Windham, recently won the 2015 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest and will have his work appear on a postage stamp. Loring was one of 12 Maine artists who submitted work in the contest, which was judged at the State of Maine Sportsman’s Show in Augusta in late March. Married to Wendy with […]

The Bonny Eagle Robotics Team placed 16th in its subdivision at the First Robotics Championship in St. Louis last weekend, failing to advance to the division finals. The team has advanced to the championships five times since its formation in 1997, and in 2006, the team advanced to the divisional quarterfinals. This year, the 32-student […]

Withdrawing from Regional School Unit 14 could cost Raymond taxpayers an additional $500,000 to $2.8 million annually, according to a study by the Raymond Withdrawal Committee. During a withdrawal committee public hearing Tuesday, Committee Chairman Joe Bruno said the town contributed $8.5 million to the Regional School Unit 14 budget this year, and is projected […]

Richard Lewsen, who has served as the town’s police chief since January 1989 and been on the force since its founding in 1976, retired Thursday. At an afternoon change of command ceremony, Lewsen formally relinquished control of the department to Kevin Schofield, who had been Bridgton’s police chief since 2011, and was escorted to his […]