Lakes Region Now

12/20/2025

Standish community gathers to honor 5-year-old school bus crash victim

Simon Gonzalez, a kindergartener at Edna Libby Elementary School, was killed in a crash early this week.

12/20/2025

Windham boys basketball surges past Portland in final quarter

The defending champions trailed by 16 with about nine minutes to play but outscored the host Bulldogs 26-8 in the fourth.

12/20/2025

Windstorm closes schools, leaves tens of thousands of Mainers in the dark

Violent gusts of up to 60 mph and an inch of rain that spread across the state left more than 62,000 people without power at the height of the storm.

12/18/2025

Windham high schooler, 14, under house arrest over alleged threats

Police say the student had allegedly compiled a list of people to target and was researching how to acquire weapons.

12/18/2025

Federal authorities will investigate fatal Standish school bus crash

The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing the crash that killed 5-year-old Simon Gonzalez Tuesday.

12/18/2025

Gray discusses preparing growth ordinances for new housing law

The Town Council weighed how to rework Gray's ordinances to comply with LD 1829, which goes into effect July 1.

12/17/2025

Police identify driver in fatal Standish school bus crash

The investigation into the crash that killed 5-year-old Simon Gonzalez continues, according to police.

12/17/2025

In today's Lakes Region Now ePaper, read about a tragic school bus crash, Santa's "hotline" a code enforcement award winner and much more. Get it all here: https://epaper.pressherald.com/shortcode/LAK917

12/17/2025

Gray-New Gloucester girls basketball keeps rolling with win over York

Ella Kenney scores 17 points to lead the Patriots to their fifth straight victory to start the season.

12/17/2025

Change at top of Varsity Maine girls hockey poll

All 5 teams appear in every voter's rankings. That's rare.

12/17/2025

Upheaval in Varsity Maine boys basketball poll

South Portland moves into top spot as 17 teams garner votes and four receive first-place votes.

12/17/2025

Variety the spice of Varsity Maine girls basketball poll

Only three squads appear on all nine voters' rankings.