Editor, Windham Town Councilor Michael Shaughnessy has proven that he should be re-elected to the Council on June 12. My Windham neighborhood has personally witnessed how genuinely Councilor Shaughnessy has been an advocate and supporter of community involvement. Last year, we neighbors asked Mr. Shaughnessy for assistance with an issue; he responded immediately by agreeing […]

Editor, I am writing in support of Blaine Davis for Windham Town Council at Large. Having grown up in Windham and being employed locally, he has a working knowledge of the town’s potential as a growing community. I believe he will look at all sides of the issues that come before the board and will […]

SAD 6 students in kindergarten through eighth-grade as well as staff members were honored at the recent writers tea held at Bonny Eagle Middle School. They had submitted their writing to the annual district writing contest. Winners of the first, second, and third places in each writing category were presented ribbons. Winners included: Kindergarten: Poetry: […]

Since 2003, the town of Raymond has displayed an extraordinary number of American flags around town to mark the time period from Memorial Day through Veterans Day. This year, 120 flags will hang on every light pole in Raymond. And it has all been made possible through the work of “The Flag Lady,” Raymond resident […]

Explanation: LD 1635, An Act To Prohibit Recreational Bear Trapping, would have banned hunters in Maine from trapping bears, a practice that has been in effect for many years. Rep. John Robinson: LD 1635 An Act To Prohibit Recreational Bear Trapping was reported out of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee with a 12-1 Ought […]

Standish Town Council Area 2 This seat, filled by Councilor Betty Edwards who was appointed last fall, is open. Incumbent Edwards and Jeff Burgess are running for the seat. Betty Edwards, incumbent Edwards, 92, lives on Deborah Lane in Standish. During the 30 years Edwards has lived in Standish, she has served on several town […]

Editor, Michael Shaughnessy is running for a second term on the Windham Town Council and I’m asking Windham voters to go to the polls on June 12 and vote to keep Michael on the council for another three years. Michael has proven to be an especially able and active member of the council during his […]

The annual Senior Citizens’ Appreciation Night and Dinner for senior citizens residing in Buxton, Hollis, Limington, Standish and Frye Island was held at Bonny Eagle High School on Thursday, May 24. The seniors were entertained by the middle and high school jazz ensembles. Dinner was served by staff members and high school students from the […]

After more than a century of good health and high spirits, lifelong Windham resident Ethel Verrill, 106, died of natural causes last week at the Ledgewood Manor nursing home. “Right until the end, she was very sharp and bright,” said grandson Stephen Verrill, 52, of Melbourne, Fla. He said his grandmother looked and acted about […]

Mark Steven Doherty, 56, of 35 Bayou Road, Naples, was arrested May 24 on a charge of failure to appear. Matthew Richard Hofacker, 32, of 341 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, was arrested May 21 on a charge of habitual motor vehicle offender Lisa Marie Lymburner, 35, of 36 Berry Road, Sebago, was arrested May 25 on […]