The Stream Explorer Program will be chronicling aquatic insects in streams around Sebago Lake and southern Maine May through October.
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Months past deadline, board appoints members to New Gloucester charter commission
Selectmen approved appointing brothers Steve and Don Libby and Selectboard member Linda Chase to the charter commission on a vote of 2-1, with one abstention. The six other members of the commission will be elected in June.
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New Gloucester ballfield project not a hit with some neighbors
The Royal River Conservation Trust and Gray-New Gloucester Little League are in the early stages of plans for their pending purchase of 180 acres off Intervale Road.
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Community rallies to clean up Windham parks, trails
A number of residents have volunteered for some May cleanups.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
‘Life-changing’ autism center for adults closes in on funding goal
The Maine Behavioral Healthcare center will provide crucial services to adults and to children under 5.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Note from the editor: Police logs will no longer appear online
Starting April 12, The Forecaster, American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly will no longer publish police logs online. The logs will continue to appear in print. We publish police logs as a public service to keep readers informed about occurrences in their neighborhoods, and we feel this is a useful tool to have in our […]
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Sebago in need of new superintendent after resignation
Discussions over Superintendent Marc Gendron’s departure caused tensions on the five-person school committee.
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Spending down 1.5% in latest Gray budget proposal
Gray Town Manager Nate Rudy presented his updated budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year to the Town Council Tuesday night with a 1.5% decrease in net spending over the 2020-21 budget.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Over objections, SAD 6 board urges state to ease up on reopening guidelines
The Bonny Eagle School District Board of Directors has passed a resolution that claims the state guidelines for returning to full-time, in-person instruction poses an “unreasonable barrier to reopening.”
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster
Dog owners oppose North Yarmouth’s proposed leash law
The measure, to be taken up at town meeting this month, would require leashes at a number of public parks that are popular with those who like to let their dogs run off leash.