The Maine Department of Transportation is in the final stages of installing a traffic light at the intersection of Windham Center Road and Route 202 in Windham. “I fully expect that we’ll have this signal up and running during the week of the 11th, but I’m an optimist,” said Jim Mansir, project manager for the […]
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Inside Windham this week
(Photo caption) Betty Wyman, of Route 202 in Windham, recently won a trip to Branson, Mo. to enjoy a private Mexican fare dinner with country-western star Mickey Gilley. After dinner Betty (pictured second from right), her daughter Cynthia Kimball of Arkansas, (second from left) and their husbands enjoyed one of Gilley’s shows. In addition to […]
Inside Windham this week
(Photo caption) Betty Wyman, of Route 202 in Windham, recently won a trip to Branson, Mo. to enjoy a private Mexican fare dinner with country-western star Mickey Gilley. After dinner Betty (pictured second from right), her daughter Cynthia Kimball of Arkansas, (second from left) and their husbands enjoyed one of Gilley’s shows. In addition to […]
Windham school board faced with day care issue
The Windham School Board is gearing up for an important vote this month over a nonprofit status of a daycare center that operates out of three of Windham’s public schools. The Windham School Board will decide at its Wednesday, Dec. 14 meeting how much School Age Child Care will be charged to run out of […]
Windham school board faced with day care issue
The Windham School Board is gearing up for an important vote this month over a nonprofit status of a daycare center that operates out of three of Windham’s public schools. The Windham School Board will decide at its Wednesday, Dec. 14 meeting how much School Age Child Care will be charged to run out of […]
Shooter unknown in slaying of Poland cow
A cow’s long and winding wilderness journey ended in Raymond last month. Officials still do not know the identity of the shooter of a Black Angus steer that broke free of a farm in Poland and spent six weeks walking between Poland and the neighboring town of Raymond. Little is known of the cow’s route, […]
Correction
In a story last week detailing a Windham Police Department forum at Windham High School concerning illicit drug use, DARE Officer Matthew Cyr was incorrectly quoted as saying “most” teen marijuana users obtain their drugs from their parents. The quote should have stated “some” teens obtain drugs from their parents.
Looking back
It’s time to take a break. This has been the busiest summer of my life, or so it seems. Kicking off spring with eye cataract surgery, moving residences in mid-summer and ending the season with major surgery meant a lot of time away from my favorite pastime – the Historical Society and finishing my newest […]
Ensuring affordable healthcare in Maine
Today’s science has created medicines with enormous healing power to improve and extend life, but despite the recent progress, those medicines are unaffordable for many seniors. I am, and will continue to be, committed to assuring that seniors receive the support and assistance they need to pay for those essential prescription drugs. With each scientific […]
Medicare Part D help sessions available
The Naples Public Library will once again offer free one-on-one help sessions for any senior citizens needing to enroll in the new Medicare D Prescription Drug Program or make any changes to the plan they currently have. Open enrollment for Medicare D began on Nov. 15 and will end on Dec. 31. This is the […]