A Waterford man was sentenced to eight years in prison, with all but three years, suspended, after pleading guilty to a stabbing in Standish last summer. Jeremy M. Smith, 33, was sentenced Dec. 7 to eight years in prison, with all but three years suspended, after pleading guilty to aggravated assault, a Class B felony. […]

Investigators from the Maine State Police and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are on scene this morning at two locations in Gray and Cumberland investigating a possible homicide scene. Early this morning, police had closed off Whitney Road in Gray, located near Gobeil’s Furniture on Route 100. About two miles up Whitney Road, forensics crews from […]

King’s latest book, “Under the Dome,” takes place in a fictional town based on Bridgton, and King chose Bridgton Books for his only book-signing event in Maine. Bridgton Books owner Justin Ward, reserved and unassuming as bookstore owners usually are, couldn’t be more excited. The Stephen King fan is stoked that King’s latest book, “Under […]

King’s latest book, “Under the Dome,” takes place in a fictional town based on Bridgton, and King chose Bridgton Books for his only book-signing event in Maine. Bridgton Books owner Justin Ward, reserved and unassuming as bookstore owners usually are, couldn’t be more excited. The Stephen King fan is stoked that King’s latest book, “Under […]

With the Gray Town Council acting as judge and jury, the recently terminated recreation director, Dean Bennett, will appeal his firing in a special public hearing to be held next week at Stimson Hall. On Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m., both sides will publicly present their case before the Town Council with Town Manager […]

(Editor’s note: The following is the first of a two-part interview with newly elected Windham Town Councilor Peter Busque.) Seated at a busy work table in the office of Busque Construction Co. on Route 115 in North Windham, Peter Busque is coming off a dominant win on Election Day. Election Day went well for Busque. […]

The Hall family of Casco has owned Hacker’s Hill for many generations and have recently decided to sell their much-loved property on Quaker Ridge Road, a parcel they have kept open for the public since 1994. The Lakes Region Weekly ventured to the top of Hacker’s Hill last week for a conversation with Conrad and […]

The Hall family of Casco has owned Hacker’s Hill for many generations and have recently decided to sell their much-loved property on Quaker Ridge Road, a parcel they have kept open for the public since 1994. The Lakes Region Weekly ventured to the top of Hacker’s Hill last week for a conversation with Conrad and […]

STANDISH – Doris Coletti, of Hearthside Road in Standish, was presented the Boston Post Cane on Wednesday during a special ceremony at the Steep Falls Fire Barn. At the age of 98, Colletti holds the distinction of being Standish’s oldest resident, thereby allowing her to bear the famous cane, named for the Boston Post, once […]

NAPLES – Danali Jensen, a kindergartener at Songo Locks School in Naples, was a brave little boy on Tuesday during the school’s first round of H1N1 flu vaccinations. Jensen flinched just a little when the nasal mist was administered by Monique Lajoie, a Saint Joseph’s College nursing student. But in a matter of seconds the […]