Residents will have yet another chance to decide what to do with the community center building in Casco Village, as an effort to tear down the building was narrowly defeated at the polls Tuesday. For now, the building, which housed town recreation programs and town offices before it was determined to be unsafe for occupancy […]

A break-in at Tony’s Foodland in Naples Oct. 31 highlights a string of burglaries Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating in the Lakes Region. Capt. Don Goulet of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said there has been an increase in vehicle and home burglaries since mid-October. Though he guessed some were connected, he adding that […]

The listing of flu clinics sponsored by HomeHealth Visiting Nurses in the Oct. 31 Lakes Region Weekly should have noted the time for the Nov. 20 clinic at Bridgton Memorial School to be 3-5 p.m.

The aphorism “As Maine goes, so goes the nation” was again in vogue this week. On one hand, it was certainly proved as Sen. Barack Obama easily defeated Sen. John McCain here on his way to becoming our 44th president. Behind that saying is the reality that divining where Maine and Lakes Region voters are […]

1107memories.jpg Always check the old books and Bibles before giving them away – you never know what you will find tucked into the pages. This old photo of Jeremiah Stuart is a good example and was found in an old Bible among other pictures. This is the only one identified, but puts a face to […]

HomeHealth Visiting Nurses offers flu shot clinics at community locations throughout Cumberland and York Counties. Influenza vaccine is recommended for people who are at risk of complications from influenza including pregnant women, children, senior citizens, people with chronic health problems and residents of long-term care facilities. Influenza vaccine is also recommended for caregivers or others […]

The campaign is over. Now for the fun stuff. No, not the results. The results are boring. (Unless they aren’t. I’m writing this before any votes have been counted, so if John Frary happens to be a congressman-elect or Tom Allen is preparing to enter the U.S. Senate or Republicans are about to assume control […]

Thank you for publishing “Choosing Carefully” in the Oct. 24 Lakes Region Weekly. While the majority of the information presented on high school choice in Raymond was accurate there was a mistake in this, like many articles/editorials on this subject. This is not surprising, as even members of the Raymond School Board and Consolidation Committee […]

I’m in favor of politicians telling lies. Wait, that didn’t come out quite right. While it’s true that candidates’ falsehoods, fibs and fabrications make a columnist’s job easier, I could still eke out a living even if every pol in Maine suddenly became a fountain of factuality. That’s because most campaign discourse would still be […]

I’m in favor of politicians telling lies. Wait, that didn’t come out quite right. While it’s true that candidates’ falsehoods, fibs and fabrications make a columnist’s job easier, I could still eke out a living even if every pol in Maine suddenly became a fountain of factuality. That’s because most campaign discourse would still be […]