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Woodworkers show recalls an old friend

With a reverence for the past and a dedication to a departed friend, the 18th annual Woodworkers & Artisans Show graced the grounds of Narramissic in South Bridgton Saturday and Sunday. More than 15 artisans and woodworkers gathered to demonstrate techniques and methods for making boats, furniture, toys, flutes, baskets and other crafts. Visitors also […]

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Douglass honored in Baldwin

0718Douglass.jpg Chief Timothy Nickels, left, of the East Baldwin Fire Station presents retired Chief Jeffrey Douglass with a plaque, retired chief badge and a 30-year service bar. Douglass stepped down as chief in East Baldwin in April after 14 years as chief and 30 in the department. He remains in the department serving as safety […]

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Church to host bible school

The North Windham Union Church parish hall will be the site of a vacation bible school July 28-Aug. 1. Children ages 3 and up are welcome all five days or just one day for the 9 a.m.-noon classes featuring crafts, games, snacks, music, science activities, bible stories and verses. For more information call Mary Thornton […]

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Church to host bible school

The North Windham Union Church parish hall will be the site of a vacation bible school July 28-Aug. 1. Children ages 3 and up are welcome all five days or just one day for the 9 a.m.-noon classes featuring crafts, games, snacks, music, science activities, bible stories and verses. For more information call Mary Thornton […]

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Standish mourns loss of father and coach

Steep Falls resident Alan Morin, 49, was doing an errand for the Bonny Eagle Babe Ruth baseball league Friday when his motorcycle was struck from behind. Baseball and his motorcyle were two loves for Morin, who died July 11 at from his injuries at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was a longtime youth baseball […]

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Bus service too costly for Raymond

Raymond will not be a part of the renewed effort to launch a bus service in the Lakes Region, as selectmen said Tuesday night that the rising costs are too prohibitive, and the proposal too vague. Raymond was one of 12 towns originally asked to share the start-up costs for a bus service from the […]

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Operation Homefront reports for duty

When Carolynn Taylor’s husband Rick was deployed to Iraq earlier this year, the work around their Sebago home was left to her. When Taylor was injured in a fall while painting in the house, the work then went to Operation Homefront-Maine. The organization, operated mainly out of president Donna Chapman’s Windham home, sent over a […]

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Operation Homefront reports for duty

When Carolynn Taylor’s husband Rick was deployed to Iraq earlier this year, the work around their Sebago home was left to her. When Taylor was injured in a fall while painting in the house, the work then went to Operation Homefront-Maine. The organization, operated mainly out of president Donna Chapman’s Windham home, sent over a […]

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Jason's weather forecast: Sun and showers

Weather word of the week: Drizzle: Small water droplets between .2 and .5 millimeters in diameter that fall slowly and reduce visibility more than light rain. Drizzle may be accompanied by fog. Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of precipitation. High: 85 Low: 66 Saturday: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of […]