Lance Cpl. Brent Muehle is recovering back home in Windham with his family and friends, after receiving second-degree burns to his hands while pulling a fellow Marine from a burning vehicle and having his humerus shattered by a 7.62 mm round last month in Iraq, His hair still buzzed and his right arm pinned together […]

Lance Cpl. Brent Muehle is recovering back home in Windham with his family and friends, after receiving second-degree burns to his hands while pulling a fellow Marine from a burning vehicle and having his humerus shattered by a 7.62 mm round last month in Iraq, His hair still buzzed and his right arm pinned together […]

It was a beautiful day, sunny and clear. The scent of hibiscus filled the morning air. Corporal George Sawyers had just finished field exercises at Hickam Field Air Force Base at Pearl Harbor and was making his way to the mess hall for Sunday breakfast. “I heard a bunch of planes, I thought it was […]

Do you vote for the party, or the person? Kelly Karuzis, 28, Denmark “Generally, it’s the person, but because of the present state of the world, it’s going to be the party. I’m going to vote Democrat.” Patricia Bell, 39-plus, Windham “The person, although this year, I’m voting mainly Democratic in protest of our current […]

Nina and Walter Braley of Standish recently celebrated 50 years of marriage with a 12-day cruise to the Mediterranean. Also their family, Lu Ann McLaughlin, Charlene Fraser, Lisa Spearin, Cheryl Lavoie and Rodney Braley, honored them with a celebration at Keeley the Katerers in Portland. Other family members attending included Lyndsey McLaughlin; Timothy, Cara and […]

The Vendredi Club, a women’s charity organization founded in Casco in 1944, invites everyone to attend their Annual Christmas Reindeer Auction to be held Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18 at the Casco Village Church. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for preview of Christmas crafts with bidding to start promptly at 1 p.m. Monies raised benefit many […]

Windham Hill United Church of Christ, 140 Windham Center Road, Windham, will hold their annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The fair will include knit goods (including American Girl sweater sets), ceramic items, dried-flower wreaths and arrangements, woodworking (including wooden jigsaw puzzles), homemade fudge, baked goods, jams and […]

There are many photos of old houses in our area, but rarely do we see what the inside of the house looks like. This photo was taken a long time ago in what is now the dining room of one of Windham’s oldest houses. Located on the River Road in South Windham, it’s believed this […]

Election Day 2006: An impressive and lasting impression Wow! What an impressive turnout at this Tuesday’s election! Many voters witnessed the spirit of democracy alive at one of the polls in the Lakes Region. It was great to see the massive numbers of Mainers who got to the polls to cast their ballots in this […]

“Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.”- Frank Dane This column was written prior to Election Day so there will be no comments on election results but a discussion of issues involving some issues being voted on. It is interesting not only to listen to people talk about […]