Do you think Maine’s Sexual Offender Registry should be taken off the Internet? Rynee Hascall, 39, Standish “No. The pros outweigh the cons. We can’t change everything just because of one mistake. However, the site should be modified so we can tell what their crime was. It could be a person who went out with […]

An unusual monthly public supper at the Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ, will take place on Saturday, April 29, from 5 to 6 p.m. For one super evening only, diners will be treated to a family-style Lasagna dinner in Casco’s newest Italian restaurant aka, the Casco Village Church. Diners will be amused by […]

An unusual monthly public supper at the Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ, will take place on Saturday, April 29, from 5 to 6 p.m. For one super evening only, diners will be treated to a family-style Lasagna dinner in Casco’s newest Italian restaurant aka, the Casco Village Church. Diners will be amused by […]

In a corner of her cozy living room, at a huge sewing table, Lou Nerren, 82, of Raymond, spends much of her time sewing the totes, handbags and fleece blankets she sells at Cottage Industries, the Raymond business she shares with her daughter, Jani Cummings. A former schoolteacher and an astute businesswoman, Nerren deftly feeds […]

Southern Maine Agency on Aging has announced the menu for May, served at the Senior Dining Club, Unity Gardens, on Route 115 (Tandberg Trail) in North Windham. Monday, May 1 – Beef stew, whole kernel corn, 3-ban salad, biscuit, lemon pudding. CC/DB – diet pudding. Alt: chicken leg Tuesday, May 2 – Stuffed shells with […]

South Windham’s newest neighbor, Little Falls Landing, is almost halfway complete. The boarded frame of this three-story senior housing complex now towers off Depot Street overlooking the Presumpscot River and nearby Keddy Mill. And non-profit developer Avesta Housing says it should be ready to open the doors this fall. Payton Construction of Saco just finished […]

The fate of the Parson Smith House, a historic landmark in Windham, now lies in the hands of the voters this June. Tuesday night, the Windham Town Council unanimously approved a referendum question that asks whether the town should invest “seed money” to help the Windham Historical Society buy the 18th century homestead. If approved […]

The debate concerning a proposed rock quarry off Nash Road continued this week as neighbors called for a moratorium on all potential “mineral extraction” in Windham and asked town officials to consider whether rock quarries should be allowed on residential land. Windham’s land-use ordinance permits quarries on both residential and farm land. While this ordinance […]

Casco Alliance Church held a 30-hour famine earlier this month in order to raise money for children in various countries that are dying from starvation and water borne diseases. The famine began after lunch on Friday, April 7 and the children who participated stayed at the church overnight. They were allowed to drink limited amounts […]

Windham Assembly of God will be hosting a men’s conference given by Gordon Dalbey on “Sons of the Father in mid-May. Topics to be discussed are: Father and Son: The Roots of Manhood (Friday evening), Loving a Woman: Sexuality and Spirituality (Saturday morning), The Wolf Loves the Lone Sheep (Saturday afternoon), and Daughters of the […]