Mountain bikers, hikers and family members attended the dedication ceremony for “Carrie On,” a 1.3-mile mountain bike trail at Mount Apatite in Auburn.
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Photo Album: Garden cleanup at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Volunteers come to help with cleanup at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village to prepare the gardens for winter.
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Lakes Region Sportsman: Deer haunt the edges
As the sun slowly disappeared below the tree line in front of me, that eerie period before dark, where all is still, gradually moved in. Only five minutes remained until legal shooting time was up, and the plan was to stay at my stand until the end. No sooner had I looked up from my […]
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Senate incumbents sweep the Lakes Region
With the exception of one race where the current senator is term-limited, Senate incumbents won their bids for reelection.
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No surprises in Lakes Region House races
The incumbent candidates won in the eight contested Maine House races Tuesday.
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Gray’s 25-year plan gets voter OK
GRAY — Residents Tuesday gave their approval to the town’s first comprehensive plan update since 2003, setting in motion a 25-year plan for Gray’s future. Seventy-five percent of voters, or 4,017, approved the plan. 1,075 rejected it and there were 253 blank ballots. The nearly 400-page document describes how to tackle the town’s top three […]
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New Gloucester voters OK charter commission creation
Following a defeat by just four votes in 2018, supporters of establishing a commission for the creation of a town charter won 53% of votes Tuesday.
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Bridgton voters approve ordinance to regulate weed businesses
BRIDGTON — Bridgton voters Tuesday approved an ordinance that will require new and existing marijuana operations in town to obtain a local license. About 73% of voters, or 2,392 residents, voted in favor of the amendment to the existing victualers ordinance, which regulates businesses that sell liquor. 847 voted against it and there were 52 […]
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Jones, Morrison take seats on Windham Town Council
Incumbent Brett Jones and newcomer Mark Morrison won three-year seats in the East and at large districts, respectively.
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Raymond voters reject RSU 14 withdrawal
Two years after the process began, the majority of Raymond residents voted “no” to withdrawing from Windham-Raymond schools to form their own K-8 school district.