Accidents involving golf carts earlier this week in Casco and Frye Island have left one man dead and several others injured. In the fatal incident that took place at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, at Point Sebago Resort in South Casco, John MacKay, 52, of Sanford, was thrown from a golf cart driven by […]

At a recent business leader event that was held in the Naples area, Joan Lunden (former “Good Morning America” host) said something that stuck with me: “If you are doing things the same way you were seven years ago, you are in trouble.” In our fast-paced, ever-evolving world, we as business leaders and community advocates […]

Library Events On Friday, Aug. 2, at 10:30 a.m., Michaela Despins will have a talk about being an archeologist at the Gray Public Library, Hancock St. On the following Friday, Aug. 9, at 10:30 a.m. the Summer Reading Finale will be held. The library is hosting representatives from the Chewonki, Foundation who will talk about […]

Hacker’s Hill Climb Summer is full of 5K races all held for great reasons, and it is fabulous to see so many of you out there participating in these events. Here’s your opportunity to run in another race to support a meaningful cause. Loon Echo Land Trust is hosting the second annual Hacker’s Hill Climb […]

An Introduction I guess it’s true – the apple never falls far from the tree. My mother, Frances Mains, began working for the Westbrook American (now known as the American Journal, a sister publication to the Lakes Region Weekly) in the early 1960s under the editorial leadership of Harry Foote. For many years she wrote […]

Help for Vets On Aug. 14 and Aug. 28, Veterans Service Officer Phyllis D’Orsay is available at the Windham Veterans Center, as she is on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month, from 9 a.m. to noon. She assists veterans, widows of veterans and dependents with questions about benefits and other information. If you have […]

In Windham, it’s here we go again and this time it’s the Windham Skate Park that’s more than likely to disappear by falling to ruin before the town hall or buildings at Windham Public Works do. Unfortunately there wasn’t a whole lot of public input as to where the skate park would be built or […]

RAYMOND CAPE – For about a year now, since Frye Island applied to the Raymond Planning Board to erect a parking lot on the mainland across from the ferry landing, Raymond Cape residents have been outspoken in their opposition to the project. Now Frye Islanders are joining the chorus. Led by longtime islander Reba Orszag, […]

If what a lawsuit says is true, two tenants were removed from their home without due process.

The Red Sox scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, capped by a Daniel Nava walk-off blast off the centerfield wall.