Towns are planning for winter snow plowing of local roads, but they have good, modern equipment. This old wooden snow plow was used to clear the train tracks in Windham from 1923 to 1963! the first train came through South Windham on Sept. 12, 1870. (Photo from Windham Historical Society archives)

While the recent focus in Augusta has been on the resignation of the Health and Human Services commissioner, the real problem in the beleaguered department, observers say, is the state has been without a full-time Medicaid director since the King administration. The job is advertised at an annual salary of $89,000, but that’s low by […]

According to statistics published by the Maine Office of Substance Abuse, the number of teenagers using alcohol for the first time is among the highest in the months of December and January. Perhaps this is because parents are caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season preparations and therefore aren’t keeping as […]

In 10 or 20 years, local residents will wonder how it came to be that the beautiful landscape of rock-strewn meadows and pine-draped, sun-speckled northern lakes with which this region was naturally endowed disappeared. They will wonder how such noble terrain came to be replaced by suburban sprawl, packed tight around waters distinguishable only by […]

Business was steady Wednesday at the Windham Post Office as customers rushed to mail last minute gifts and cards. But according to postal worker Kerry Dyer, on Monday and Tuesday lines stretched “out the door” as residents with Christmas on their mind flocked to send family and friends season’s greetings. Staff photo by Peggy Roberts […]

Business was steady Wednesday at the Windham Post Office as customers rushed to mail last minute gifts and cards. But according to postal worker Kerry Dyer, on Monday and Tuesday lines stretched “out the door” as residents with Christmas on their mind flocked to send family and friends season’s greetings. Staff photo by Peggy Roberts […]

Christmas comes early to the neighborhood of Stonebrook Road, off Albion Road in Windham. Just after Thanksgiving, decorative lights go up on houses, roofs, driveways and swirl up trees. On the neighborhood lawns, there is a radiant menagerie of snowmen, reindeer, toy soldiers and presents. And of course, there’s Santa too, waving as he pops […]

The town of Raymond will once again have an active Veterans Memorial Committee thanks largely to its chair, Howard Stiles, of Deep Cove Road. In an effort to honor all Raymond veterans, Stiles is hoping to raise money to build a monument in a place yet to be determined. Toward that end, he is revitalizing […]

Sen. Bill Diamond (D-Cumberland County) and Rep. Gary Plummer (R-Windham) met with Corrinna Swanson, a fourth grader from Windham, last week to present her with an award for winning a contest sponsored by Gov. John Baldacci and Efficiency Maine of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Students were encouraged to suggest energy saving tips. Diamond accompanied […]

As winter sports enthusiasts’ plans heat up for a great season of ice fishing and snowmobiling on Sebago Lake, relations between Standish and the Portland Water District may be reaching yet another boiling point due to recent developments surrounding the boat launch. The district’s latest official communication with the town, in the form of a […]