China, Pakistan and North Korea endure damage to homes and crops, as well as significant loss of life.
Lakes Region Weekly News
Portland steps up to the task of sprucing up its schools
The fix-it list includes restoring the terrazzo foyer at Portland High
Maine group helps raise awareness of online risks
My Maine Privacy will provide safety tips during Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October.
The man for the job
As Waterville is set to honor a native son, George Mitchell and his friends and family recall his earliest influences.
‘Friday Night Lights’ shows its mettle by telling honest abortion story
At a time when zealotry has obscured debate, a TV episode shows some guts worthy of the gridiron.
Book review: ‘Anguish’ turns real ordeal into a revenge fantasy
Books are written for countless numbers of reasons, but those reasons generally should not have a lot to do with how a reviewer judges or presents a given volume. There are exceptions, of course, such as dying testaments or other highly emotional works and books that are themselves judgmental or combative. When a book is […]
NotebookUphill or downhill, he often sets the pace
CAPE ELIZABETH – Wheelchair racers don’t hear footsteps from the competitors chasing them. They hear whirring and a distinctive clack, clack. Nearly three miles into Saturday’s TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K, Craig Blanchette heard nothing but the cheering from race watchers. He won in 24 minutes, 12 seconds, or just over a minute faster […]
Worship Spotlight: Lake Region Baptist Church, Raymond
ADDRESS: 1273 Route 302 westbound, Box 900. DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Evangelical Baptist/American Baptist Churches of Maine. HISTORY: Lake Region Baptist Church started in 1986 with a weekly meeting at the home of Donald and Elizabeth Knowles on Sebago Lake in Raymond. The congregation later moved to the Real School for Sunday services, renting the facility for the […]
A Quick Look at 12 Elite Runners
THE WOMEN IRENE LIMIKA (#100) AGE: 30 RESIDENCE: Kenya THE SKINNY: Defending champion who ran 32:06 last summer, a personal best. Last month placed seventh in Crazy 8’s 8K in Tennessee and 12th at Peachtree 10K in Atlanta. CATHERINE NDEREBA (#101) AGE: 38 RESIDENCE: Kenya THE SKINNY: Five-time Beach to Beacon champion and two-time Olympic […]
Three more for a sweep, by golly
Boston takes advantage of a mistake to win the opener of a must-have series in New York.