Schoolhouse Arts Center has a series of programs scheduled for its comeback 2021 season following a challenging winter.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Support mounting for rail trail expansion to New Hampshire
A proposed bill calls for a feasibility study to look into the potential of expanding the Mountain Division Rail Trail from Standish to Fryeburg.
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: Elect LeClerc and Macri to Standish council
There are two open seats on the Standish Town Council up for election June 8. The best choices to fill these seats are Greg LeClerc and Ben Macri. Greg is up for reelection to the Area 1 seat, having been elected in 2019. He represents Standish residents with thoughtful enthusiasm, asking people what they want […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Sebago man killed in motorcycle crash
The body of Kyle Kapikas was not discovered until Monday evening, hours after the crash likely happened.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Forum: Support Mountain Division Trail legislation
Living next to it all my life, the Mountain Division Railway’s story is intertwined with my own. At age 3, I remember trying to greet the black steam engine rolling by before my parents yanked me back. In 1951, I rode the last passenger train to North Conway with my mother and sister – our […]
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Saint Joseph’s College will require all students and staff to be fully vaccinated for fall semester
The college, based in Standish, joins a growing number of colleges requiring staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
SAD 6 to treat senior Standish residents to free dinner
Senior citizen appreciation meal SAD 6 will sponsor its annual, free dinner for senior citizens who live in the Bonny Eagle school district on May 20. A “Grab and Go” turkey dinner will be available curbside from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Bonny Eagle High School’s main entrance parking, 700 Saco Road, Standish. Students and administrators will […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Region’s schools vary on increasing in-person learning
Though COVID-19 case numbers have spiked across the region, the five school districts in the Lakes Region have made different decisions on whether to increase in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Over objections, SAD 6 board urges state to ease up on reopening guidelines
The Bonny Eagle School District Board of Directors has passed a resolution that claims the state guidelines for returning to full-time, in-person instruction poses an “unreasonable barrier to reopening.”
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Sebago Lake Rotary donates $7,000 to local charities
The Sebago Lake Rotary Club has donated $7,000 to local charities from funds raised through the annual Sebago Lake and Cumberland County Fishing Derbies. Rotary Club President-elect Mark Morrison stopped by the Salvation Army last week with a $5,000 donation. The funds will benefit children and mothers in need in the Windham-Raymond area, as well […]