Sister April Baxter moved to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village this spring and is optimistic the community in New Gloucester — the home of the small religious denomination’s 3 members — will continue to grow.
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After rejection and revision, Gray-New Gloucester voters pass school budget
The revised proposal passed by a wide margin after the original iteration was rejected by 19 votes.
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Lakes Region school districts discuss back-to-school plans
Superintendents at three school districts talk about what changes students and families can expect in the 2025-26 school year.
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Indigenous artists from across Maine gather at Shaker Village for festival
The market has been held at the New Gloucester village for over 20 years and celebrated two of Maine’s oldest artistic traditions.
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Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester prepares for Wabanaki Arts Market
The annual market on Saturday features artists and musicians from Maine’s Indigenous Wabanaki Confederacy.
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Owner of Gray brewery killed in New Gloucester crash was ‘everybody’s biggest fan’
Stacy Strattard, 64, was hit and killed by a car Saturday evening. She was a co-owner of Birchwood Brewing.
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Gray woman killed in crash remembered as welcoming co-owner of local brewery
Stacy Strattard, 64, was fatally struck by a car when crossing the street in New Gloucester on Saturday evening.
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Pedestrian fatally struck by car in New Gloucester
The crash occurred on Saturday evening on Lewiston Road.
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New Gloucester considers reopening Pineland Farms fitness center
The town debated accepting a donation from Planson International, which would entail taking on a building with aging infrastructure.
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Maine farms open barn doors to visitors to show off ‘labor of love and passion’
As part of the statewide Open Farm Day on Sunday, Pineland Farms in New Gloucester welcomed more than 600 visitors to meet its variety of livestock and learn more about local agriculture.