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Inside Bridgton: June 30

by Perri Black June 30, 2023June 26, 2023

Fun for the Fourth Bridgton Recreation will host this year’s Independence Day celebration Monday, July 3, at Stevens Brook Elementary School, 14 Frances Bell Drive. The fun begins early with a craft and vendor fair opening at 8 a.m. and lasting until 3 p.m. When dusk hits, so does the traditional fireworks show. In the […]

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Inside New Gloucester: June 30

by Patti Mikkelsen June 30, 2023June 28, 2023

Getting involved in the community BLING, which stands for Building Livability in New Gloucester, is a volunteer group that strives to make the town a more livable lifelong community for all ages. The group hosted a community listening and brainstorming session in late April. A plethora of ideas and suggestions came forward, so the core […]

Lakes Region Sportsman: Thank the birds for great salmon, lake trout fishing

by Tom Roth June 29, 2023June 28, 2023

Right now, fishing on Sebago Lake is for the birds. What I mean to say is fishing is excellent, thanks to the birds. Before you rush to judgment and say this old guide has been out in the sun too long, hear me out. Have you noticed large flocks of seagulls, loons and mergansers dive-bombing […]

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Bowdoin Arctic museum’s new home broadens its horizons

by Mikayla Patel June 28, 2023June 29, 2023

The new facility also houses the college’s Arctic Studies Program, which puts a focus on Indigenous knowledge and cultures as central to addressing climate change.

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Local students awarded Mitchell Scholarships

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

Five local students are among 166 across Maine to receive $10,000 scholarships from the Mitchell Institute. The recipients are Annie Jackson and Victoria Leavitt, Windham High School; Gwendolyn Catalano, Bonny Eagle High School; Teada Chhem,Gray-New Gloucester High School; and Tyler Lafontaine, Lake Region High School. The Mitchell Scholarships will be split into four $2,500 installments […]

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Inside Windham: June 23

by Haley Pal June 23, 2023June 21, 2023

Third grade fundraising heroes At a special ceremony on June 13, third grade students from Windham Primary School presented the Windham Historical Society with a check for $5,258. This impressive amount was the result of a fundraiser the students put together. They raised the money by running laps around the high school track after they […]

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Inside Gray: June 23

by Marilyn Keating-Porcaro June 23, 2023June 20, 2023

Wild cats and canines Learn about all about bobcats, Canada lynx, foxes and coyotes Saturday, June, 24, at the Maine Wildlife Park. Beyond the usual staff-led informative tours, there will be special presentations by biologists Shevenell Webb and Jen Vashon from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. […]