Beginning kite flyer Mikayla Patel starts out with her unicorn/mermaid delta and ends up with a fine sense of accomplishment.
Lakes Region Weekly News
Summer Guide 2023: Kayaking on sea or lake is ‘genuine Maine experience’
Some of the best sights and sounds around can be seen and heard from a kayak.
Summer Guide 2023: Maine Audubon provides full boat of summer activities
From birding to canoeing, either on your own or on a guided tour, Maine Audubon has more than 100 programs planned this summer in Falmouth and Scarborough.
‘The Maine Roadshow’ author to speak at Casco library
Tim O’Brien, author of “The Maine Roadshow: A Roadside Tour of the State’s History, Culture, Food, Funk and Oddities,” will discuss his process of touring the state and writing the book at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25, at the Casco Public Library. The library is located at 5 Leach Hill Road in Casco. Books will […]
Car show for Make-A-Wish scheduled for July 8 in Windham
The annual Seacoast Adventure Car Show for Make-A-Wish Maine is scheduled for July 8 at 930 Roosevelt Trail in Windham. The show, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., also will include a 50/50 raffle, food and prizes, including awards for best engine and best paint job. Admission for spectators is $5 with children under 12 […]
Inside New Gloucester: June 16
Strawberry Moon Celebration Pick your own strawberries and grab a bite to eat during a three-day community festival from 4 to 7 p.m. June 22-24. The Strawberry Moon Celebration at the Pineland Farms Produce Division of Gillespie Farms, 752 Mayall Road, features food trucks, dessert, a cash bar, “kiddy” goat corner and live music, as […]
Inside Bridgton: June 16
2023 Paddle Battle Registration is now open for the Lakes Environmental Association’s sixth annual Maine Lakes Open Paddle Battle to take place from 8 a.m. to noon July 1 at Tarry A While Resort on Highland Lake. The event will have 2K and 5K courses for short boards and a 5K course for long boards […]
SMCC president leaving for Saint Joseph’s College
Southern Maine Community College President Joe Cassidy has resigned, effective Aug. 1, to become president of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish. Cassidy served as president of Southern Maine Community College for six years, with a prior five-years as president of Washington County Community College. During his tenure at SMCC, he led the college […]
Scholarship winners
The Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce award its 2023 scholarships to two Gray-New Gloucester students.
RSU 14 curriculum director honored for leadership
Christine Hesler says the past year, with the controversy over books in the district, has presented new challenges, but that transparency with parents is her most useful tool.