Five towns in the Lakes Region are working together to ensure that all residents and businesses have access to high-speed internet. The communities – Casco, Naples, Raymond, Sebago and Standish – last week asked internet providers to submit proposals for potential solutions. Chosen providers would gain the opportunity to expand their footprint in southern Maine […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Christmas in July returns to Naples
The Annual Christmas in July Boat Parade is back for another year Saturday, July 23, at Brandy Pond and Long Lake in Naples. The Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce and the Naples Marine Safety Patrol, the hosts of this free event, invite anyone with a boat to decorate it, register it at the Sebago […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Summer Guide: With views, live music – even a castle – the Songo River Queen is sure to float your boat
I got to hold the big wheel of a big boat on a big lake. Nine-year-old me was ecstatic – and petrified of crashing. I was driving the Songo River Queen II on Long Lake in Naples, pulling off impressive maneuvers like “going straight” and “holding on for dear life,” as seen in a photo […]
Posted inLocal & State
Two construction workers suffer life-threatening injuries following roof collapse in Naples
The accident took place at Captain Jack’s Restaurant at the Naples Marina complex, the site of a substantial construction project.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Dirt bike rider flown to Maine Med after colliding with pickup truck
The collision occurred Thursday afternoon in Naples.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Russian man sentenced in ‘sham’ marriage to Naples teenager
The 34-year-old man, who came to Maine as a student, paid 18-year-old woman to marry him so he could stay in the United States.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn dam workers find body in Little Androscoggin River
AUBURN — A body believed to be that of Mark Conley of Naples, missing since December, was found Monday in the Little Androscoggin River by Barker Mill Dam workers, Police Chief Jason Moen said. At 12:06 p.m., police responded to a report of a body found near one of the sluice gates, Moen said in […]
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Vegan Kitchen: Making maple syrup the old-fashioned way in Naples
At Little Farm, Joe and Nancy Foran eschew defoamers and fancy equipment to produce intensely flavored syrup that communicates their particular patch of trees, sun, earth and water.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Homeless in Cumberland County: No easy solution in sight for ‘complex problem’
Before the homeless crisis can be solved, the extent of the problem has to be defined, especially in areas like the Lakes Region that lack resources.
Posted inLocal & State
Pickup truck crash in Naples kills passenger, hospitalizes driver
The driver suffers serious injuries and 2 other passengers also are injured.