Emily joined the Sun Journal in April 2021 on the health beat. She previously reported for the Lakes Region Weekly, covering nine towns in Cumberland County. She enjoys taste testing chai lattes at local cafes, attempting to beat her personal best on the NYT’s mini crossword puzzle and watching thunderstorms. She’s on the fence about the Oxford comma. Emily grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Wellesley College in 2018. She’s lived in lots of places for little bits of time but now calls Portland home. She welcomes coffee shop recommendations, cookie recipes and news tips in her inbox.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2020
Windham center helps senior residents stay safe at home
The Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center for Housing has already completed four home repair and yard work projects for senior residents in Windham, Standish and Raymond.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
To extend outdoor dining through the winter, ‘bubbles’ keep patrons cozy
These igloo-like structures have popped up at Erik’s Church in Windham and Mast Landing Brewery Company in Westbrook, where patrons can stay “warm and safe” while dining.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Bennett tests positive for COVID-19, misses Senate ceremony
In quarantine, Rick Bennett, who represents Bridgton, Naples and Sebago, couldn’t be sworn in with his fellow legislators this week.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Driver charged with OUI in tractor-trailer crash
NEW GLOUCESTER — An Illinois man was arrested early Wednesday and charged with operating under the influence after crashing the tractor-trailer he was driving on Lewiston Road near Gloucester Hill Road, according to a press release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The 53-foot trailer, registered to an Illinois company and hauling a full load, […]
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Casco could still be months from hiring new town manager
The Selectboard has reviewed application from 44 candidates since former manager Courtney O’Donnell announced she was leaving in July.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Businesses brace for ‘slow go’ this winter
While some retail businesses are doing relatively well during the pandemic, others are bracing for many unknowns ahead.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Two arrested following car chase in Standish
STANDISH — A Standish man and a New Gloucester woman were arrested early Nov. 25 after leading Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputies on a car chase that ended on Portland Water District property. A deputy saw a vehicle driving erratically and attempted to stop it about 2 a.m. on Chadbourne Road, according to the Sheriff’s Office. […]
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
Q&A: Council Chairperson Dave Nadeau on Windham’s future
One of Nadeau’s goals is for the council to take a more ‘visionary’ approach to the town’s future.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Absentee ballot requests more than doubled in Lakes Region
Of the 39,386 ballots cast across the Lakes Region Nov. 3, more than 60% of those were by absentee. Despite the enormous task of processing these ballots, “it was a fabulous day,” said one town clerk.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
New Gloucester charter commission elections likely next summer
NEW GLOUCESTER — The election of six residents to a charter commission will take place at the next regularly scheduled town meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted Monday night. The question of whether to create a charter commission was approved by voters 1,922 to 1,580 at the Nov. 3 election. The charter commission is comprised […]
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