When Ken Nelson and David Small swam summers at Center Day Camp in Windham in the 1950s, the camp was little more than a few cabins on the shore of the Sebago Lake basin. Now half a century later, an overarching vision of the day camp is near completion with the creation of two playing […]

Is this good for me? As my father eased into his 80s, and he became more concerned about what he ate, he’d often ask this question. My unspoken response was something like, what difference did it make after 83 years – but aloud, I’d tell him it was fine. And generally, it was. He was […]

Above, the old Windham police cruiser logo with its yellow stripe and lettering. Below, the new Windham police cruiser logo with sky-blue stripes and white lettering. This new police logo was designed by Windham resident Linda Mycock as part of a community contest run by the Windham Police Department. Seven residents of various ages submitted […]

When Windham graduate Robert Kirkbride told his mother he wanted to become a U.S. Marine, she begged him to reconsider. His mother hoped this was a passing phase like when he wanted to be like Elvis Presley or the next big baseball star. She knew if he enlisted, Kirkbride would be sent to Iraq to […]

Two alleged drug dealers remain behind bars after a gas theft in Naples last Thursday led to the discovery of heroin and thousands in cash stashed in a car they were riding in. On the night of June 8, Zackary Locke, 22, of Hollis, paid for $20 worth of gas at Lake Region Convenience Store […]

This is the Gingerbread School, an imaginative remodelling job which recreated the Newhall School in Windham about 30 years ago. The core of the building remains and is now used for private dwelling. The original building was constructed about 1926 on the same site where another school in the district referred to as Gambo, was […]

Emily G. Parent, daughter of Donald and Doris Parent of Windham and a 2002 graduate of Windham High School, earned Dean’s List honors at Bucknell University for the spring semester.

The Maine Sunday Telegram’s coverage of the Maine Democratic Party’s Convention led off with: “Maine Democrats take aim at Bush” and went on to talk about our Resolution of Impeachment. Now, I won’t deny that virtually every speech contained a list of the Bush Administration’s failures. But, when we talked about the I-word, we were […]

The Maine Sunday Telegram’s coverage of the Maine Democratic Party’s Convention led off with: “Maine Democrats take aim at Bush” and went on to talk about our Resolution of Impeachment. Now, I won’t deny that virtually every speech contained a list of the Bush Administration’s failures. But, when we talked about the I-word, we were […]

The Knights of Columbus, Council 10020 awarded five scholarships to youth of Our Lady of Perpetual Help[ Church in Windham. In total, $250 were awarded to two students attending Catholic high schools and three $500 awards were presented to students who are or will be attending college in the fall of 2006. The recipients for […]