Lakes Region Weekly News

Published
November 22, 2021

‘Why would they not help?’ Tucker family seeks answers from Westbrook police

The family of Terry Tucker Jr. say they feel the police didn't give their concerns enough weight and as a result, the body of their loved one wasn't found for more than four months after they reported him missing.
Published
November 16, 2021

Judge orders no prison time for Naples woman charged in bogus marriage

Desperate for money at age 18, Raeanna Johnson advertised for a job and got caught up in a fraudulent marriage scheme with a Russian man.
Published
November 13, 2021

MPA names Sun Journal’s Emily Bader this year’s best young journalist in Maine

Emily Bader, a former staff writer at the Lakes Region Weekly, won the award based on her reporting at that weekly newspaper, where she worked from March 2020 to April 2021.
Published
November 11, 2021

Lakes Region Sportsman: Favorite deer spots – we all have them
Published
November 10, 2021

Freeport family targets nurse shortage with large donation to SMCC

John and Candy Boyne's latest donation of $500,000 will endow a nursing faculty position at the community college.