Off the road The Cumberland County Sheriff’s office in cooperation with the York County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine State Police conducted a license checkpoint April 30 on the Standish/Limington town line on Route 25. The checkpoint, set up by the Limington Rapids recreation area, began at 5 a.m. and continued until 9 a.m. During […]
Lakes Region Weekly News
Lakes Region memories – Homestead ready for summer visits
0509memories.jpg Historic and charming, Narramissic, built in 1797 is the pride and joy of Bridgton Historical Society. Many events are planned to be held here in the 2008 season. Located off Route 107 in South Bridgton, house tours are available and during the spring, summer and fall, the grounds and buildings at Narramissic are available […]
Scots help clean park
0509clean.jpg Standish residents and Bonny Eagle High School students Stephanie Lombardo, left, and Karli Kesson (r), clean up Deering Oaks Park April 26 as part of Earth Week. The clean up was organized by CLYNK, the new, innovative system for bottle redemption offered exclusively at Hannaford Brothers stores. More than 75 CLYNK volunteers spread mulch […]
Scots help clean park
0509clean.jpg Standish residents and Bonny Eagle High School students Stephanie Lombardo, left, and Karli Kesson (r), clean up Deering Oaks Park April 26 as part of Earth Week. The clean up was organized by CLYNK, the new, innovative system for bottle redemption offered exclusively at Hannaford Brothers stores. More than 75 CLYNK volunteers spread mulch […]
Second season opens for Windham Farmer's Market
The Lakes Region Farmers’ Market in Windham began its second season Saturday at the Manchester School parking lot opposite the Fire Station on Route 302 in North Windham. The market has added additional vendors and a wider variety of quality locally grown or produced wares. On opening day vendors were selling artisan cheeses, breads and […]
Second season opens for Windham Farmer's Market
The Lakes Region Farmers’ Market in Windham began its second season Saturday at the Manchester School parking lot opposite the Fire Station on Route 302 in North Windham. The market has added additional vendors and a wider variety of quality locally grown or produced wares. On opening day vendors were selling artisan cheeses, breads and […]
Standish Connection is open (letter)
In your April 25 article “‘Cupboard’ opens doors in Steep Falls,” there was a sentence that read, “…the previous food pantry in town was located in the Oak Hill Congregational Church, which burned in May 2004 after being struck by lightning.” This article implies that there has been no food pantry since that fire. In […]
Standish Connection is open (letter)
In your April 25 article “‘Cupboard’ opens doors in Steep Falls,” there was a sentence that read, “…the previous food pantry in town was located in the Oak Hill Congregational Church, which burned in May 2004 after being struck by lightning.” This article implies that there has been no food pantry since that fire. In […]
Inside Gray
Mums for mom? The Gray-New Gloucester Optimist Club will be holding its sixth annual Spring Plant Sale at the Key Bank parking lot in Gray Saturday May 10 from 9 a.m.-1 pm. – just in time for Mother’s Day gifts and all your spring planting needs. They will be selling a variety of gorgeous 12-inch […]
Inside Gray
Mums for mom? The Gray-New Gloucester Optimist Club will be holding its sixth annual Spring Plant Sale at the Key Bank parking lot in Gray Saturday May 10 from 9 a.m.-1 pm. – just in time for Mother’s Day gifts and all your spring planting needs. They will be selling a variety of gorgeous 12-inch […]