With frigid temperatures already infiltrating the Lakes Region, local food pantries have seen an increase in the number of people who come to them for assistance. Most agree the need stems primarily from the rising costs of heating fuel and gasoline. Marge Govoni, chairman of the Windham Human Services Advisory Board, currently acts as coordinator […]

The Windham Planning Board on Monday night granted final approval to Sebago Heights – a 91-house development off Pipeline Road – despite looming traffic and public safety concerns. Sebago Heights will be the largest residential development in the town’s history. After a grueling final meeting where the board worked to resolve all outstanding issues late […]

The Department of Education is pushing ahead with a plan to have all 11th-graders take the SAT on April 1, despite objections from some educators and legislators, who say the standardized test usually required only of college-bound students may not work for everybody. “It’s one more time where the Department of Education has done a […]

The state fire marshal is urging Mainers to use caution with live Christmas trees inside homes. Fire Marshal John Dean said Christmas trees should be fresh and placed in a study tree stand after, at least, an inch has been cut from the tree trunk. The tree should be given plenty of water and located […]

Getting healthier Maine moved up to the eighth healthiest state in the country, according to a United Health Foundation ranking, but still got beat my Vermont and New Hampshire, which came in second and third. The state’s ranking improved from 10th place last year thanks to its decrease in smoking rates; increase in the number […]

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday, also known as the Festival of lights. Hanukkah is a Hebrew word meaning “dedication.” Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, sometimes falling in late November, but most usually in December, and the holiday is celebrated for eight days. The first evening of Hanukkah starts […]

Superintendents from Lakes Region school districts are questioning the feasibility of a report issued recently by the state Board of Education that calls for reducing the number of school districts statewide from 286 to 35. By calling for a reduction in the number of school districts in Maine, the plan has been met with some […]

Winter in Windham once meant the cold job of traveling in a sleigh hauled by a sturdy horse or two. This unidentified picture was taken here in Windham, probably in the early 1900s. It is one of hundreds of unidentified photographs which have been donated to Windham Historical Society over the years. If anyone knows […]

Making scrapbooks is all the rage today. Parents make scrapbooks of their children’s trips, birthday parties and other special days. Children are making scrapbooks of their school papers and photos. This is such a contrast from the high tech world we all live in and provides a wonderful opportunity for discussion between different generations. Keeping […]

Making scrapbooks is all the rage today. Parents make scrapbooks of their children’s trips, birthday parties and other special days. Children are making scrapbooks of their school papers and photos. This is such a contrast from the high tech world we all live in and provides a wonderful opportunity for discussion between different generations. Keeping […]