9U travel baseball Raymond Little League will hold tryouts for the 2021 9U Northern Storm Baseball travel program Monday, Aug, 24, in Mechanic Falls. Participants need to be 9 years old or younger as of April 30, 2021. For more information and to register for tryouts, contact coach Rick Cummings at northernstormbaseball@gmail.com. School start date […]
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Suspect sought in burglary at bulky waste facility
CASCO — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents for their help in identifying a suspect in a burglary last week at the Casco/Naples Bulky Waste facility. Someone broke into the waste facility through the building entrance early Aug. 11, forced open a safe in the office and took an undisclosed amount of cash […]
Parents forgoing hybrid for homeschooling
As schools across the Lakes Region announce their plans for students’ return to school, some parents are opting for their own approach to learning this fall.
Cycle around Sebago Lake for Fuller Center fundraiser
The Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center for Housing program is holding a virtual bike ride next month to benefit seniors living in Raymond, Standish and Windham. The 40-mile ride around Sebago Lake can be taken between Sept. 12-26. Registration is $35 per rider and each rider will collect pledges for the ride. For more information, […]
Guest column: Keeping the Lakes Region healthy
Back in late June we participated in a forum organized by the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce. Over the past few years, the Lakes Region Delegation has come together to listen to the concerns of our local businesses and to talk about how we can work together to promote sustainable economic development in our […]
Inside Raymond: Aug. 7
Fundraiser for Hawthorne House Nathaniel Hawthorne’s boyhood home, built around 1812, is one of the most important historic homes in the Lakes Region. The house is need of a new roof and supports and a solid foundation to replace the old stone and granite, along with new siding. The Hawthorne Community Association is accepting tax-deductible […]
Inside Raymond: July 24
Santa stocks up in July The annual tradition of Santa’s water skiing ride in July for the Raymond Food Pantry continues on Thomas Pond. Thanks to all of the generous homeowners on Thomas Pond, food and cash were donated to the pantry last week. So far, the Raymond side of the pond has collected over […]
Lakes Region July 14 election roundup
Voters validate their school budgets, elect local officials, approve two state bond questions and back Sara Gideon in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
Election results: Write-in candidates win Raymond Budget-Finance Committee seats
RAYMOND — In the candidate-less Budget-Finance Committee race, four residents received four or more write-in ballots: Joe Bruno got six; Laurie Forbes, Leigh Walker and Kaela Gonzalez each received four. Bruno is already on the committee and Gonzalez is ineligible as a town employee. Forbes and Walker will be contacted to see if they are […]
Program brings business COVID-19 compliance, enforcement to local level
The business training and public education program is funded by the state.