Thanks to a partnership between the Portland Water District and the town of Windham, local residents have a new spot for hiking, cross-country skiing, bicycling and nature exploration: Chaffin Pond Preserve. Council Chair Robert Muir and Boy Scout Nathan Gardner cut the ribbon Wednesday afternoon to officially open the 123-acre preserve to the public. Those […]

At a recent ceremony at Windham High School English teacher Richard Lawson was recognized by the National Troops to Teachers Program for his more than five years of teaching service. Lawson, a retired US Army Sergeant Major, participated in this national program when he retired from the military. The Troops to Teachers Program’s focus is […]

While the governor’s office hopes consumers will be happy if they only have to pay a little more than $31 million to keep the Dirigo subsidized insurance program going in 2006, opponents say it is not meeting its promise to cover the uninsured and instead is only boosting Medicaid enrollment. “It’s an absolute dog…that’s eating […]

While the governor’s office hopes consumers will be happy if they only have to pay a little more than $31 million to keep the Dirigo subsidized insurance program going in 2006, opponents say it is not meeting its promise to cover the uninsured and instead is only boosting Medicaid enrollment. “It’s an absolute dog…that’s eating […]

On Dec. 3, television stations will celebrate their Annual Coats & Toys for Kids Day, sponsored by the Maine Oil Dealers Association. Last year, this one-day “pep rally” brought in more than 14,000 donated coats statewide and 7,000 toys. Hosted by Hannaford and Shaw’s Supermarkets, WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2 will broadcast live from seven […]

The former officers of Windham High School’s Class of 1996 are planning a 10-year reunion for summer 2006 and are trying to locate several classmates. Please let us know where you are! You can contact Brian Jandreau, Heather Tryon or Shannon Rosebrook at WHS_1996@hotmail.com.

The former officers of Windham High School’s Class of 1996 are planning a 10-year reunion for summer 2006 and are trying to locate several classmates. Please let us know where you are! You can contact Brian Jandreau, Heather Tryon or Shannon Rosebrook at WHS_1996@hotmail.com.

The former officers of Windham High School’s Class of 1996 are planning a 10-year reunion for summer 2006 and are trying to locate several classmates. Please let us know where you are! You can contact Brian Jandreau, Heather Tryon or Shannon Rosebrook at WHS_1996@hotmail.com.

I always get excited when I hear kids and gardening in the same sentence. I can’t think of a better activity than gardening to teach children so much while, at the same time, developing in them such a healthy and productive lifelong interest. So when I heard about the horticultural therapy program that Claudia Bales […]

Due to state budget decreases this past year, many areas of state government have seen changes. One of these is the office of Maine Veterans’ Services. Each office in the state was directed to cut the travel to “itinerate” offices by half and limit other travel (house calls) to emergencies only. For Windham and the […]