After eight months of waiting, Windham resident Lydia Peters, 81, can finally begin dividing her 34-acre farmland into house lots. The Windham Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to rezone her River Road property near Route 202 from “Industrial” to “Farm Residential.” The decision comes after public debate and review by the Comprehensive Plan Implementation […]

After about two hours of spelling Maine-related words such as spinnaker (as in sailboat), Cujo (as in Stephen King’s thriller), and Tenants (as in harbor), the first annual Windham Education Foundation’s Spelling Bee came to an end with the Windham School Department’s team of administrators taking home the coveted first place trophy. Superintendent Sandy Prince, […]

The Naples Public Library Miniature Art Sale & Cookie Walk is scheduled for November 26, the Saturday following Thanksgiving, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Talented local artists from the Lakes Region have donated small original watercolor paintings for the sale. There will also be many works from Gallery 302 in Bridgton. These lovely works […]

In a photo album dated late 1800s to about 1910, this photograph is identified as “Ice House.” Most of the pictures in the album have faded considerably, due to time, and few of the old photos are identified. This was taken in North Windham, but there is no further information as to where the building […]

Ouch! Talk about being chastised. First let me thank Carol for her excellent reply to my column of the week before. However, I must caution that the column, although my thoughts are there, is only one portion of my life. I do not care if you are married, single, live with one guy, live with […]

The Dirigo Health board of directors voted Tuesday to charge the greatest amount possible – $43.7 million – to private insurance companies and the self-insured to keep the state’s subsidized DirigoChoice insurance plan going next year and to expand Medicaid. The board said a smaller amount wouldn’t appease opponents of the plan. That decision is […]

The Standish Town Council last Tuesday authorized their code enforcer to take legal action against a homeowner in violation of Maine’s Automobile Graveyard/Junkyard Statute. After hearing input from Code Enforcement Officer Dan Hill and a neighbor across the street from the property at 31 Woodridge Road, the council voted unanimously to permit Hill to take […]

Fourth and fifth grade students in Jacque Doyon’s class at George E. Jack School in Standish are participating in a prevocational jobs program. Students spend one half hour every Wednesday morning going out into the workplace. Local businesses have made it possible for the students to work. The goal of the program is to have […]

Mills calls Dirigo failure Sen. Peter Mills is calling on the state to close down new enrollment in the subsidized DirigoChoice insurance plan as part of his campaign for governor, hoping to discredit a program Gov. John Baldacci cites as one of his crowning achievements. “John Baldacci ran for governor by creating an illusion that […]

Finding other ways to pay for nursing home care could extend the political life of the Medicaid system, which already is consuming billions in state and federal tax dollars and that’s before the baby boom generation starts needing long-term care. Maine is in a particularly vulnerable position having the highest median age in the country […]