Beth Latsey became the inaugural recipient of an award named after herself for her decades-long support of Lake Region High School’s girls basketball team.
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Inside Windham: Feb. 7
Presentation on Sebago Lake The Windham Historical Society will present its first program of the 2025 season, called “Why is Sebago Lake So Deep?” on March 3 at 7 p.m. at the Little Meetinghouse on Route 302 in North Windham. The presentation will be hosted by Don Wescott of Friends of the Presumpscot River and […]
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New York woman pleads guilty to bank fraud, false use of passport
A New York woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland Feb. 5 to bank fraud, false use of a passport, and aggravated identity theft. According to court records, in February 2024, Theresa Hartung, 62, entered a credit union in Gray and attempted to use a falsified passport card to withdraw money from an […]
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Lakes Region Sportsman: After two years of no luck, Sebago Lake has ice once more
It was a long two winters prior. For the first time that I can recall, Sebago Lake, not even Jordan Bay, did not freeze. So, no ice fishing or ice fishing derby in 2023 or 2024. But that changed this year! With some bitter cold temperatures and finally a break in the wind, Jordan Bay […]
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Maine Correctional Center hosts prison education program with NYC high school
Inmates at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham were given the opportunity in the fall of 2024 to learn alongside seniors at Horace Mann School, an elite private school in New York City.
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Harrison town manager resigns after complaints on social media
Cass Newell had worked hybrid due to a medical condition, but this seems to have led to some accusations from ‘a vocal minority’ that she wasn’t present or responsive to residents’ needs.
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Standish debates rent control ordinance
Standish held a workshop to debate a rent control ordinance that, should it go into effect, would cap rent increases at 10% per year.
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Gray American Legion brings community together with monthly supper
Gray’s American Legion Post 86 hosted its first monthly community supper of 2025 on Saturday, Feb. 1.
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It Happened in Windham: Even in bad weather, Mainers stick together: The Blizzard of 1952
In February of 1952, Maine was hit by one of the biggest snowstorms the region has ever seen. Between the 17th and 18th of that month, it is estimated that 25.4 inches of snow fell with drifts piling up as high as 15 feet. On top of the incredible amount of snow that came down, […]
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Windham restructures committee charged with repurposing middle school
The town is restructuring a committee that seeks to find new purposes for its soon-to-be shuttered middle school.