I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. Will Rogers Lane/Tommy: It is time to open a can of worms in Windham and we’re not talking about bait to go fishing. Windham is a growing municipality that must adapt in order to plan correctly for the future. However, what we […]

Unity Church of Greater Portland, in partnership with the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine, is pleased to announce the sneak preview of the movie, Conversations with God. Before the film officially opens in theaters nationwide, the community of Greater Portland will get to see it first on Friday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 22. Adapted from […]

Editor, John Balentine’s view that the historic district in Standish should be repealed (Sept. 29 Whitewashed tombs) overlooks some key points: 1. Citizens initiated and passed a referendum to create a historic district because they, like many others across the state and nation, recognize the aesthetic and economic value of a historic district; 2. Citizens […]

Campaign season letters policy As we enter the last few weeks of the campaign season, now is a good time to take a moment to analyze Current Publishing’s editorial policy concerning campaign letters. First, it must be said that every newspaper loves letters to the editor. They’re not letters only for the editor, but they’re […]

Campaign season letters policy As we enter the last few weeks of the campaign season, now is a good time to take a moment to analyze Current Publishing’s editorial policy concerning campaign letters. First, it must be said that every newspaper loves letters to the editor. They’re not letters only for the editor, but they’re […]

Campaign season letters policy As we enter the last few weeks of the campaign season, now is a good time to take a moment to analyze Current Publishing’s editorial policy concerning campaign letters. First, it must be said that every newspaper loves letters to the editor. They’re not letters only for the editor, but they’re […]

On one morning last week, officers with the Windham Police Department took aim and fired over 300 rounds of ammunition. For more than two hours at a firing range behind Gorham Public Works, instructor Ray Williams and Sgt. Mike Denbow supervised the Windham Police Department’s annual firearms training. “We don’t do this enough,” Denbow said. […]

Two Revolutionary War soldiers (Josiah Chute and John Swett) are buried in the historic Chute Cemetery, the only “raised” cemetery in Windham. In the 1880s, George Washington Chute who lived at the corner of Chute and Swett Roads, cut stone from the nearby quarry on the Swett Road and walled in this little area which […]

The first ever unicyclist joined 200-plus riders and attended the Sixth Annual Loon Echo Land Trust Bike Trek several Saturdays ago, cycling over scenic and challenging Maine roads to raise money to help protect land for future generations. No unicyclist has ever attempted the trek before until Raymond resident, Corrie Van Hasterren, decided to give […]

Editor, I have always enjoyed a collegial relationship with your newspaper, and readily provided information and updates to your reporters. Prior to the LRW, I had a special friend with Robert Lowell from the American Journal. Most recently, Peggy Roberts and I spoke almost weekly on the historical sites and developments in Standish. Both Bob […]