With SAD 61 school district’s budget of $24 million approved last week, voters in Naples, Casco and Sebago now have their own town budgets to deal with at their annual town meetings. All three towns felt the loss in state subsidy ($260,000) for local education this year that led to a 2 percent rise in […]

Firefighters and police, who have been lining the State House hallways for months to lobby for health insurance in retirement, finally got their bill passed by a one-vote margin in the House on the last day of the Legislative session last week. The bill requires the state to pay up to 45 percent of the […]

Firefighters and police, who have been lining the State House hallways for months to lobby for health insurance in retirement, finally got their bill passed by a one-vote margin in the House on the last day of the Legislative session last week. The bill requires the state to pay up to 45 percent of the […]

Editor, I could easily devote a whole column to why our veterans should always be honored and never forgotten for the numerous sacrifices they have made on behalf of each of us and for the future of our families. Memorial Day is so special and, yes, sacred to the memory of those who have passed […]

Meet Maine Artist/Cartoonist/Author Tom Merriam on June 10 at the Maine Wildlife Park for personalized wildlife cartoons and buttons, photographs with Kennebego Bear or Moxie Moose and a look at a variety of his wonderful children’s books and wildlife artwork – with some available for purchase! Merriam has been a tremendous supporter of the Department […]

Windham’s Senior Prom was held Friday night at Pineland Farms in Gray. The students, seen here dressed “to the nines” heading into the Pineland Farms Conference Center for one of the biggest nights of their lives, enjoyed a classy evening of dinner and dancing. Staff photos by Rich Obrey

Preserve your local history On election day, it should be a no-brainer for Windham voters to support the purchase of the Parson Smith House. We need to protect this relic, which is regarded by many as a great historic treasure. Like all old buildings or relics, the Parson Smith House gives us 21st Century citizens […]

Gerard Parent, a junior at Windham High School, has been chosen the recipient of the first annual Windham Historical Society Book Award. Parent was selected by the school’s history department as the outstanding student taking American History. This year’s award was a book by Joshua Chamberlain about the Battle at Little Round Top, and a […]

Editor, There is a dangerous neighbor that could move in next to any resident of Windham. This neighbor is a commercial quarry and a concrete plant as an accessory use. A quarry or a gravel pit is an allowed use in any zoned area in the town of Windham. This is a Mineral Springs, North […]

Valedictorian Molly Masterton Parents: Kelly Burgess and Peter Masterton Clubs/Activities: Windham Chamber Singers (Secretary), Key Club (President), Class Council (Vice President), Spanish Honor Society (Vice President), National Honor Society (Vice President), Theater Club, Varsity Tennis, Music Festivals Hobbies/Interests: Playing the clarinet, volunteering, reading, skiing. Interested in environmental science and ecology. Awards Received: Principal’s Award 2006, […]