Sisters in Crime, an international organization of mystery writers, librarians, booksellers, and fans will visit the Naples Public Library next weekend. Maine authors Kate Flora, Lea Waite, and Kathy Lynn Emerson will discuss their writing processes, from the first inkling of an idea to their finished works on Saturday morning, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. […]

People interested in becoming a volunteer Medicare Advocate are invited to attend a fall training session Sept. 12, 13, 19 and 20. Medicare is the national health plan for older Americans but for most people it remains a mystery until they have to enroll. Volunteers from the area are actively helping Medicare “newbies” navigate the […]

Editor, We would like to thank all the people and businesses who assisted in the fundraising to help David and Dawn Bailey who lost their home due to a fire. We also thank all those wonderful citizens from Windham and beyond that gave donations either by check or in the two donation jars. The spaghetti […]

Wedding Lew and Joanne Weatherby, Gray Road, attended the Sept. 2 marriage of their daughter, Kelly, and Eric Chabot, both of Rhode Island. The ceremony and the reception were held at The Oaks, a resort in Somersworth, N.H. Meeting The Lake Region Shriners will meet Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. at Charlie Beiggs’ Restaurant. Spouses […]

Portland Water District Board of Trustees President Charles Hamblen presents Brendan Koza, of Raymond, with the DiPietro Memorial Scholarship. Koza is the 2006 recipient of the $1,500 DiPietro Memorial Scholarship, given out annually by the water district. Koza plans to study construction technology at Southern Maine Community College and ultimately own an environmentally conscious construction […]

Raymond Recreation is looking for a group of people to run the youth soccer program. Dana Desjardins, who has been the sole leader of the organization for the last six years, is hoping a group of parents will take on the challenge instead of just himself. “I think a team of people would be more […]

Raymond Recreation is looking for a group of people to run the youth soccer program. Dana Desjardins, who has been the sole leader of the organization for the last six years, is hoping a group of parents will take on the challenge instead of just himself. “I think a team of people would be more […]

Commerce and industry (of sorts) was located everywhere in Windham in its earlier days. The property was bought by a blacksmith named Israel Hodgdon, Jr. He paid $350 for the real estate he purchased from William Hanson in 1806 and built a blacksmith shop and what was then a one-story house. Hodgdon sold the property […]

The first topic of the Windham Town Council meeting was a report from Windham High School, regarding the School Resource Officer. Officer Jeff Smith has been with the school for one complete year now. At the end of the last academic year, the school collected and compiled data from surveys and reports that would shed […]

Just a short time ago, Karen Swaim, owner of Secret Acres Stables in Naples got to thinking. How could she bring the opportunity of riding horses to many kids who were unable to afford it? Determined to make a difference, Swaim decided to explore the possibilities of starting a nonprofit organization that would provide low-to-middle-income […]