Maine Medical Center Poyo Yazdanpanah was born Oct. 13 to Shohreh and Payam Yazdanpanah of Portland. Poyo’s grandparents are Hassan and Afsar Azadian of Portland and Jamaludin and Sayed Rojoyeh Yazadanpanah of Windham. Mercy Hospital Brenna Lynn Chaney was born on Oct. 18 to Alison and Christopher Chaney of Windham. Brenna’s grandparents are Joan and […]

Maine Medical Center Poyo Yazdanpanah was born Oct. 13 to Shohreh and Payam Yazdanpanah of Portland. Poyo’s grandparents are Hassan and Afsar Azadian of Portland and Jamaludin and Sayed Rojoyeh Yazadanpanah of Windham. Mercy Hospital Brenna Lynn Chaney was born on Oct. 18 to Alison and Christopher Chaney of Windham. Brenna’s grandparents are Joan and […]

It’s almost Halloween, an appropriate time to consider the question of haunted cemeteries. Which cemeteries in Windham are haunted? This question was posed to me several times a couple of years ago. As historian for Windham Historical Society, I was used to being asked where someone is buried, but to be asked for a “list […]

A ‘gorgeous monster’ Keddy Mill in South Windham is a hulking giant, a depreciating husk, an ominous nightmare, or, as reporter Douglas Wright puts it, a “gorgeous monster.” To witness Keddy Mill firsthand is to understand these descriptions. But it’s also a playground, a place to get away, and a congregation area for local kids […]

Voters on Nov. 8 will be asked to approve $83 million in bonds broken down under five ballot questions asking residents to borrow money to invest in roads, sewers, cultural institutions, university buildings, biotechnology and open space. The bonds, estimated to cost a total of $106.7 million including interest, are sandwiched between a people’s veto […]

Voters on Nov. 8 will be asked to approve $83 million in bonds broken down under five ballot questions asking residents to borrow money to invest in roads, sewers, cultural institutions, university buildings, biotechnology and open space. The bonds, estimated to cost a total of $106.7 million including interest, are sandwiched between a people’s veto […]

Stanley Moody of Manchester sees himself as a lone voice in the wilderness, calling for revival of Christians’ hearts and minds, trying to convince them that salvation is found in Jesus only and not through government or the so-called conservative movement. With these motivations, last month Moody founded the Christian Policy Institute of Maine. Through […]

Stanley Moody of Manchester sees himself as a lone voice in the wilderness, calling for revival of Christians’ hearts and minds, trying to convince them that salvation is found in Jesus only and not through government or the so-called conservative movement. With these motivations, last month Moody founded the Christian Policy Institute of Maine. Through […]

Sen. Susan Collins recently presented Catholic Charities Maine Family Child Care with the 2005 Victory Against Hunger Award from the Congressional Hunger Center. Earlier this year, Collins, a member of the Senate Hunger Caucus, nominated the center for the award for their determination in fighting hunger. “Catholic Charities Maine Family Child Care always strives to […]

Sen. Susan Collins recently presented Catholic Charities Maine Family Child Care with the 2005 Victory Against Hunger Award from the Congressional Hunger Center. Earlier this year, Collins, a member of the Senate Hunger Caucus, nominated the center for the award for their determination in fighting hunger. “Catholic Charities Maine Family Child Care always strives to […]