Ever wonder about the place names in Windham? The most well known are usually named for an early settler. For example, Chute Road, Swett Road, Cook Road and Pope Road are all named for early settlers. This week’s photo is of J.M. White, a lumbering merchant and well-to-do early entrepreneur in Windham and North Gorham. […]

Ever wonder about the place names in Windham? The most well known are usually named for an early settler. For example, Chute Road, Swett Road, Cook Road and Pope Road are all named for early settlers. This week’s photo is of J.M. White, a lumbering merchant and well-to-do early entrepreneur in Windham and North Gorham. […]

Meeting The Rebekahs will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 in the Odd Fellows Hall. There will be a reception for five new candidates to join the organization. They will also have the second nomination of officers. Birthday June Hawkes, of Windham Center Road, celebrated her birthday Aug. 24. She spent time with family. Skowhegan […]

Westbrook and Windham rescue workers lift Loretta Fiero, of Standish, into an ambulance after her Dodge Durango collided with two trucks driving southbound along River Road on Friday morning, Aug. 25. According to police, Fiero, driving northbound, smashed sides with Nicole Adams, of Windham, after crossing the centerline near the Westbrook/Windham line. The mirror snapped […]

Siding with the Portland Water District, Maine’s highest court has ended a lengthy debate about who owns the land around the Standish Boat Launch. On Monday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of the water district and against the town of Standish. While Standish continues to own a right-of-way from Route 35 to […]

Spent an imaginative childhood in Raymond Kirsten Juergens Friberg, artist and businesswoman, was born in Portland, on March 22, 1974. Kirsten enjoyed an imaginative childhood surrounded by the forest and lakes of Raymond and the rugged ocean landscape of Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth, both of which inspired and fueled her artistic development. […]

Spent an imaginative childhood in Raymond Kirsten Juergens Friberg, artist and businesswoman, was born in Portland, on March 22, 1974. Kirsten enjoyed an imaginative childhood surrounded by the forest and lakes of Raymond and the rugged ocean landscape of Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth, both of which inspired and fueled her artistic development. […]

“That money talks, I’ll not deny, I heard it once: It said, “Goodbye.” – Richard Armour Lane/Tommy: If you think we are ripped about Maine’s high taxes, don’t discuss with us gasoline prices at stations in the Windham area. Why are we being singled out for significantly higher gas prices? Where is Maine’s Attorney General […]

“That money talks, I’ll not deny, I heard it once: It said, “Goodbye.” – Richard Armour Lane/Tommy: If you think we are ripped about Maine’s high taxes, don’t discuss with us gasoline prices at stations in the Windham area. Why are we being singled out for significantly higher gas prices? Where is Maine’s Attorney General […]

The week we lost faith On behalf of everyone in the Lakes Region, we applaud the Clements-Bragdon family of Casco, who evacuated New Orleans just before Hurricane Katrina made landfall last August. The family, complete with three children, has made our home their home and, according to a front page story this week, they are […]