Casco residents have been surprisingly quiet since receiving tax bills earlier this month, after a long overdue property revaluation that raised some waterfront property values significantly. Tax bills were mailed Nov. 1 after a delay that town officials say was caused by a review process to accommodate property owners who were unhappy with property value […]

Do you live in the Lakes Region and have opinions about your town or your state? Ever wanted to share those opinions with others in a regularly appearing newspaper column? If so, the Opinion pages in the Lakes Region Weekly is where you belong. If this sounds interesting, call editor John Balentine at 892-1166 or […]

Gray-New Gloucester school board members Wednesday night were expected to approve a preliminary plan for consolidation with School Union 29. School officials from SAD 15, as well as those from the Mechanic Falls area, are looking ahead to a partnership, though apprehensions remain about the complicated transition. Their vote came after The Lakes Region Weekly’s […]

The following students have earned scholarships to St. Joseph’s College in Standish: Risa Card, of Casco, received the Sevee & Maher Engineers Scholarship. Adam Davis, of South Casco, received the Pierce Atwood Scholarship. Amanda Doherty, of Naples, received the Agnes M. Lindsay Trust Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to students from rural New England. Erin […]

I love the expression “preaching to the choir,” and it really applies to a message I received about the recent “revelation” from Augusta that most elder abuse goes unreported. As most readers of this column would be categorized as elders, this is probably not news to us. We hope no one we know is being […]

1130Festival1.jpg Kyle Hoglund, 6, of Londonderry, N.H., got to see more than his grandparents when he came for a visit to Bridgton last week. On Nov. 23, Hoglund made an early Christmas request to Santa Claus at the Bridgton Community Center, asking for “Red Sox stuff. ” Hoglund said his favorite Red Sox player is […]

A show of unity It was with great sadness and shock that we wrote this week’s front-page story on the cruel vandalism at Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish. The extent of the damage dwarfs any other act of intentional destruction in recent memory in the Lakes Region. Among the vile and costly acts: Paint strewn […]

The “Pawsing With Pets” column appearing the Nov. 23 Lakes Region Weekly was written by Alice Wentworth.

Photo – Balsam Ridge Caption: The new wreath shop at Balsam Ridge provides a comfortable and atmospheric gathering place. Courtesy photo by Katelyn Lloy Balsam Ridge Celebrates 10th Anniversary With the holiday season under way, along with list making, endless hours of shopping and decorating, most of us will be in pursuit of the perfect […]

Photo – Balsam Ridge Caption: The new wreath shop at Balsam Ridge provides a comfortable and atmospheric gathering place. Courtesy photo by Katelyn Lloy Balsam Ridge Celebrates 10th Anniversary With the holiday season under way, along with list making, endless hours of shopping and decorating, most of us will be in pursuit of the perfect […]