WINDHAM – In the face of an increase in behavioral issues, Windham Public Library staff members are taking new measures to reassert control over the library. According to library director Jen Leo, in the past month, students, primarily from Windham Middle School, have become a growing menace during afternoon hours. According to Leo and other […]
Lakes Region Weekly News
Naples/NG town managers transitioning
Two Lakes Region towns are undergoing staff changes at the highest level. In New Gloucester, former Town Planner Paul First has been named town manager. In Naples, longtime Town Manager Derik Goodine is set to bow out on June 12. Goodine, who has held the top job since 2004, will become the Bucksport town manager […]
Inside Naples – 5/2
Spruce-Up Day Please join Naples Main Street for their annual Spruce-Up Day on Saturday, May 17. They are looking for volunteers to help clean up our town. Volunteers are to meet at the Naples Town Office at 8:30 a.m. where they will be assigned an area to clean up. Volunteers must have their own transportation […]
Inside Naples – 5/2
Spruce-Up Day Please join Naples Main Street for their annual Spruce-Up Day on Saturday, May 17. They are looking for volunteers to help clean up our town. Volunteers are to meet at the Naples Town Office at 8:30 a.m. where they will be assigned an area to clean up. Volunteers must have their own transportation […]
Inside New Gloucester – 5/2
Tricky Britches on Stage String band Tricky Britches is the product of mountain music, rockabilly and country swing merged to create something uniquely uplifting. Hear the group perform at the Village Coffee House in the Vestry Community Room of the First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. […]
Inside New Gloucester – 5/2
Tricky Britches on Stage String band Tricky Britches is the product of mountain music, rockabilly and country swing merged to create something uniquely uplifting. Hear the group perform at the Village Coffee House in the Vestry Community Room of the First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. […]
Lakes Region News Briefs – 5/2
Visit with raptors at Maine Wildlife Park On Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Maine Wildlife Park on Route 26 in Gray, staff from Wind Over Wings, a raptor education center in central Maine, will be the featured presenter. Hope Douglas founded the nonprofit organization about 20 years ago. Recently relocated from […]
Lakes Region News Briefs – 5/2
Visit with raptors at Maine Wildlife Park On Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Maine Wildlife Park on Route 26 in Gray, staff from Wind Over Wings, a raptor education center in central Maine, will be the featured presenter. Hope Douglas founded the nonprofit organization about 20 years ago. Recently relocated from […]
Inside Windham – 5/2
Bean Supper A baked bean supper will be held at Friends Church, Route 202, Windham on Saturday, May 3, from 5-6:30 p.m. The menu includes beans, brown bread, salads, pies, coffee and punch. $7 for adults, $1 for children under 12. May Fair On Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the May Fair will […]
Portland Water District celebrates new treatment method
The Portland Water District on Thursday celebrated with state and local officials the completion of a $12 million project to further protect Sebago Lake drinking water from possible contaminations, according to a press release. “In 2009, the Board of Trustees voted to begin the planning process for this improvement,” Portland Water District Board of Trustees […]