“If people behaved like governments, you’d call the cops.” -Kelvin Throop Lane/Tommy: We have no objection with more hotel or motel rooms located in the Windham area. Such amenities are probably sorely needed. However, we feel we do not need a hotel that would appear abnormal in a rural setting like Windham. Many of us […]

Editor, The Sebago Lake region faces a serious threat from a foreign invader – invasive milfoil, an aquatic nightmare that can choke off some of the finest boating, swimming and fishing waters in the state. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is doing what it can with limited funds, but a greater effort must […]

After nearly two months without a permanent residence, the Bailey family of Windham began moving into their newly constructed home on Monday. David Bailey Sr., his wife Dawn, and their 18-year-old son David Jr., began moving into the new home Monday evening, seven weeks after an electrical fire consumed their former double-wide trailer located behind […]

It’s the last week of September, officially autumn and we can all wonder together what happened (again) to summer. Seems like there was a lot of rain and not too many days of extra hot sun, but my memory may be fading with the season. It looks like fall, though. Few yard sale signs decorate […]

A Naples native earned his 15 minutes of fame, and a cool $25,000, on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” on Monday afternoon. Tim Smart, who graduated from Lake Region High School in 1985, bowed out on a question concerning postage stamps during the show, which aired Monday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. on WCSH Channel […]

Editor, One of the major issues facing Maine voters this fall will be TABOR, the so-called “Taxpayers Bill of Rights.” The bill sports a deceptive name purporting to establish rights for taxpayers. In fact, TABOR would actually harm taxpayers by hindering local control over budget issues, empowering a minority to thwart majority decisions, creating a […]

As the air cools off and those of us who are in the habit of cooking start thinking of stews and things we can bake, many older Mainers will be baking beans. There will come a time in the future (and not too far away, either) when baking beans will be just a memory. Most […]

Moose hunters got their annual chance at a moose trophy starting on Monday, Sept. 25. The first week of the two-week moose hunting season began Monday in northern and eastern parts of Maine. The second week of the split season begins on Monday, Oct. 9 in the northern two-thirds of the state. “The moose hunt […]

The Windham Council Chambers overflowed with public participation Tuesday night, with many residents looking for more clarity on the issue of a proposed rock quarry. Others were there to speak for and against the quarry, proposed for the corner of Route 302 and Nash Road, as well as the corresponding quarry referendum up for vote […]

Jereck Chute, of Windham, rides recently at Spurwink’s Therapeutic Riding Program in North Yarmouth. Founded in 1990, Spurwink’s Therapeutic Riding Program serves children, adolescents and adults with a wide range of physical, behavioral and developmental disabilities. Chute is 11 years old and has participated in Spurwink’s program for three years. His mother, Deborah Chute, is […]