Gorham woman revels in retirement as time to reach her peak

Lakes Region Weekly

Published
January 31, 2023

Gorham woman revels in retirement as time to reach her peak

Solo adventuring, on the Camino de Santiago and Mount Everest, gives Marieta Atienza, 68, a recently retired nurse, a new lease on life.
Published
November 21, 2022

Christmas tree shortage leaves some nonprofits out on a limb

Some have had to forgo their annual fundraising tree sales, but others have secured stock.
Published
August 30, 2022

Scarborough Planning Board gives green light to state’s first Costco

The Scarborough Planning Board approved site plan designs and various waivers that pave the way for the popular membership-only big box store to be built at The Downs.
Published
August 23, 2022

Refueled: Standard Gastropub in Bridgton keeps cruising

The Standard Gastropub has switched gears a number of times to meet the recent ups and downs of the economy.
Published
April 19, 2022

Conservation trust targets land in four-town ‘hot spot’

The Royal River watershed in New Gloucester, Pownal, Durham and Auburn "is special in the context of the unknown of the future climate," according to the Royal River Conservation Trust, which is looking for land donations.
Published
February 22, 2022

Home births in Maine rise as patients seek control during pandemic

Home births in Maine jumped by 23% in 2020 according to CDC data, as patients avoided hospitals.
Published
January 25, 2022

While nation’s kids turn from sports, young Mainers can’t get enough

Local youth sports organizations report strong participation numbers despite pandemic challenges.
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.