SAD 61 currently uses a two-prong system to pass a budget. Step 1 is the district budget meeting, held in-person at Lake Region High School’s gym. Step 2 is the validation referendum vote, where ...

Calvin Cachu of Bridgton has been selected as the Masons’ Lake Region Vocational Student of the Month for March. Hobbies: I enjoy woodworking and taking walks. What program are you in at the ...

FRYEBURG — When you grow up in Fryeburg, there are many landmarks that involve the Weston Family. There’s Weston’s Farm, Rivercroft, a beautiful large, yellow, New England style farmhouse, barn and ...

March is Youth Art Month and SAD 61 had several students representing the school district at Portland Museum of Art (PMA) and Maine Educators Association (MEA) in Augusta. There was a ceremony with ...

SEBAGO — Wayne “Butch” Farley, 85, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025, at Bridgton Hospital after an extended illness with his family by his side. Butch was born in Rockland on September 20, 1939 ...

PARIS — Nancy Thompson Rideout, “Nana,” 87 of Paris, died peacefully at home surrounded by her three devoted daughters on Feb. 13, 2025. Nancy was born on January 20, 1938, in New York, N.Y. to Ross W ...

CASCO — Gwenneth Y. “Gwen” Akers passed away February 4, 2025. She was born October 9, 1935, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She lived in Brookvale, Nova Scotia until moving to Maine with her parents in 1947 ...

Well now, it’s official. No doubt you’ve heard the news; the greatest breaking story of our age, sure as Saul and twice as likely, and issued from as unimpeachable a source as any man could credit, ...

NORTH SEBAGO — William (Bill/Billy) Henry Nason, 83, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on January 25, 2025, after a bravely accepted battle with idiopathic pulmonary ...

HARRISON — The budget process will gain a few more eyes this year. Local citizens group recently called for greater transparency following a contentious 2024 Harrison town meeting that saw several ...

Little Shop of Horrors, presented by the Lake Region Drama Club, opens this Friday night, Jan. 17, in the LRHS Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Other show dates and times are: • January 18, 24 and 25 with ...

Laura Dutton of Bridgton has been selected as the area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for December. Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior based on academics and ...