SEBAGO – When November arrives, and the deer hunt is on, the orders typically start trickling in for Lakes Region-based taxidermists Gene Bahr, of Sebago, and Mark Dufresne, of Gray. By mid-December, Bahr and Dufresne have a fair grasp on whether it’s going to be a good season or not. This year has not been […]

At the Windham High School varsity basketball game Friday night, Windham police Chief Richard Lewsen was pleasantly surprised when he was surrounded by grateful students and parents. “A great many parents and students circled around the superintendent and myself, and they gave us basketballs and a jersey and just clapped for us,” Lewsen said. The […]

At the Windham High School varsity basketball game Friday night, Windham police Chief Richard Lewsen was pleasantly surprised when he was surrounded by grateful students and parents. “A great many parents and students circled around the superintendent and myself, and they gave us basketballs and a jersey and just clapped for us,” Lewsen said. The […]

RAYMOND – The housing market is starting to take off in Raymond. At the Raymond Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Dec. 16, Chris Hanson, the town’s code enforcement officer, presented data illustrating that new home construction is accelerating. Between April 1 and Dec. 5 of 2013, the town issued building permits for 10 single-family homes, […]

Happy New Year! When I think about being halfway through the “teens” of the 21st century, it is like pondering the endless universe, or trying to understand physics: abstract and surreal. How is it possible? Where does the time go? In my seven years of writing this column I’ve reported on the demolition and rebirth […]

Jacob Elliott came to New Marblehead (now Windham) and settled on a 100-acre lot in 1763 and built a one-story house on what is now the Windham Center Road, near the Nash Road. That house eventually became part of the Goold house, a house which still stands today. Benjamin Goold settled here in 1775. The […]

BRIDGTON – Organizers have abruptly terminated a five-week grassroots fundraising campaign to bring the Lakes Region Shuttle to Bridgton, following disappointing news from the director of the service that operates the bus. Until last week, the leaders of the Bridgton Transportation Authority, the group campaigning for a Bridgton shuttle stop, thought they had arranged a […]

BRIDGTON – Organizers have abruptly terminated a five-week grassroots fundraising campaign to bring the Lakes Region Shuttle to Bridgton, following disappointing news from the director of the service that operates the bus. Until last week, the leaders of the Bridgton Transportation Authority, the group campaigning for a Bridgton shuttle stop, thought they had arranged a […]

So many fun things happened here in Naples over the holiday season. The Umbrella Factory (a.k.a Tony’s Foodland) always pulls out all the stops for the community! There was so much going on, it was hard to take it all in. Carolers, costumed characters, amazing food giveaways (and yes ice cream AND gelato), and even […]

Hello again, fellow fishermen! As the year draws to end, it makes sense to pause and reflect on what transpired with our fishing last season. Quite a year for trout fishing! Each year seems to have its own particular challenges, and this one was certainly no exception. The ice stayed on long last winter and […]