Last week, emergency medical crews responding to a E-911 call from an elderly woman reporting her companion had died, discovered the couple had a remarkable secret. In fact, the couple had 19 secrets. Rescue crews were shocked to find the couple, had just under 20 beagles ranging in age from 8 months old to 8 […]

Birthday Robert Adams celebrated his 85th birthday Feb. 1. He enjoyed dinner at Thatcher’s Restaurant with his granddaughter, Jamie Potter, and her friend, Rick Haley. Happy birthday! At Ledgewood Marge Hansen is residing at Ledgewood Manor for a while. She would appreciate cards and visits from her friends. The address is Ledgewood Manor, 200 Tandberg […]

Sixteen educators will make an on-site evaluation of Bonny Eagle High School on March 4 through March 7. The evaluation visit will be conducted under the direction of the Commission on Public Secondary Schools of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Lynda Green, superintendent of SAD 57 in Waterboro, will be chairing the […]

A small but opinionated crowd of residents turned out for an interactive Windham Town Council meeting held at the Manchester Elementary School on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The first-of-its-kind meeting came about because councilors wanted to give citizens a chance to address issues in an informal atmostphere. It was held on the fifth Tuesday in January. […]

The Windham Education Foundation raised more than $2,000 last week with a spelling bee hosted by Maine humorist Tim Sample. With names like “Betty’s Ditch Divas” and “The Regal Rotarians,” 11 three-member teams competed in the event, which was loosely based on the game show Jeopardy. Contestants picked the category and difficulty of each question, […]

Christmas in February Peter Busque, recently denied in his bid to build a quarry and rock crushing operation on a parcel of land on Nash Road, should be commended for this week’s announcement he is donating 115 acres to the town of Windham for ballfields and trails. Although Busque won’t make details of the donation […]

Windham Center Stage Theatre’s production of “A Little Princess” begins this weekend at the Windham High School’s Performing Arts Center. The play is a children’s production fulfilling the theatre’s teaching mission that any child who auditions and commits to the play will get a role. The show is set in London in 1939, just as […]

With two weeks to go until Maine Winterfest & Derby 2007 kicks off, event organizer Tom Noonan said his schedule isn’t as smooth and clear like the frozen surface of the lake his efforts center on. In a word, he’s swamped. “But it’s not just me,” said Noonan. “There’s a lot of people who are […]

“Barn Again” is a national movement to preserve barns, and its Web site can direct people to information on kinds of barns and much more information about restoration efforts. Barns are a part of American history which are headed for extinction. In Windham, barns have been disappearing over the past 20 to 30 years, as […]

A popular Raymond youth hangout has announced it will close. Do you think local teens have enough to do? Gerard Lavigne, 37, Windham “Based on what’s in the area, I don’t think there really is…it’s hard to say. But from what I’ve seen from teens lately, there really isn’t a whole lot going for them.” […]