Editor, I am writing this in memory of my daughter Peggy L. Taylor, of Windham. My daughter would have been 25 years old this week – no more candles for her to blow out – but maybe a wish that other young adults will get help. Get off drugs and methadone. I know it is […]

Don’t you love March? Especially since the calendars for February and March are nearly interchangeable? It’s quite confusing to flip up the February page and see that all the numbers are the same until you get to the end. Well, this has been a nice week with lots of sunshine and not too much wind. […]

Ice car races at Point Sebago (Friday night at Point Sebago Resort) -Studded street tire class: 1st Place: Sandy Fotter, Oakland 2nd Place: Vern Warren, Brunswick 3rd Place: Ben Krauter, Raymond -Screw studded class 1st Place: Bob Koenig, Brunswick 2nd Place: Patrick Thorne, Standish 3rd Place: Scott Daniels, South Portland Sebago Lake Fishing Derby (Saturday, […]

“We actually didn’t overspend our budget. The allocation simply fell short of our expenditure.” -Keith Davis Lane/Tommy: Well, once again it’s budget time in Windham and Augusta. What hidden surprises will astonish us in the future as far as our local budget goes? What about all the hype of tax relief from Augusta? We are […]

“We actually didn’t overspend our budget. The allocation simply fell short of our expenditure.” -Keith Davis Lane/Tommy: Well, once again it’s budget time in Windham and Augusta. What hidden surprises will astonish us in the future as far as our local budget goes? What about all the hype of tax relief from Augusta? We are […]

One of the first brick schoolhouses built in Windham, this is the Windham Center School, in 1904. It was located on Windham Center Road, just below Corsetti’s store and was taken down many years ago. Here, teacher Edith Elliott is pictured with her pupils – including Maurice Rogers, Percy Rogers and Edna Hawkes. This is […]

Rep. Mark Bryant, D-Windham, presented legislation recently to offer working families more flexibility in honoring jury duty obligations. Under Bryant’s proposal, an exemption from jury service would be available to parents of children under 10 and caregivers of the elderly and disabled who require full-time care. “It can be a true hardship for parents and […]

Upcoming events: Feb. 24: Open Gates Equine Rescue will hold an Open Barn on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 407 Morse Road in New Gloucester. Come over and check out the horses. If questions or need directions, call 926-5570. Feb. 24: The Windham High School band will be holding a bottle drive […]

Upcoming events: Feb. 24: Open Gates Equine Rescue will hold an Open Barn on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 407 Morse Road in New Gloucester. Come over and check out the horses. If questions or need directions, call 926-5570. Feb. 24: The Windham High School band will be holding a bottle drive […]

A parent of one of the boys pulled last week from a collapsed snow cave is praising local rescuers’ efforts in the wake of the ordeal. Dennis Wooster, of Windham, said “words can’t express” how grateful he is for the quick, effective response of Windham public safety officials after his son and a friend were […]