Good idea, good time, good location It’s been a long time since an idea this good has been raised in Windham. And it’s time we raise our hands and possibly our checkbooks in support of it. Windham needs a community park, and one has been proposed for the space beside the Windham Public Safety Building […]

A quilt show to benefit Project Linus, Portland/Southern and Central Maine Chapter will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Steep Falls Library, Route 113 in Standish. Over 35 special quilts will be on display. Quilters from Central and Southern Maine were given a book and asked to make […]

A quilt show to benefit Project Linus, Portland/Southern and Central Maine Chapter will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Steep Falls Library, Route 113 in Standish. Over 35 special quilts will be on display. Quilters from Central and Southern Maine were given a book and asked to make […]

The Standish Fire Department visited Edna Libby School for educational classes on October 11. Fire Department personnel attending were Lt. Ben Haskell, Lt. Adam Royer, FF Kevin Leeman, FF Will Flanders, and FP Barry Jamison. The morning consisted of a discussion on “Home Safety” and how to “Keep Fires Out,” and a video showing students […]

Despite a week of ongoing and determined searching by Portland and South Portland police departments and volunteers, family and friends of a missing 24-year-old Windham native are not giving up hope that the woman will be safely found. Lynn Moran, who had been visiting family in Windham for the Columbus Day weekend, was last seen […]

Meeting The Rebekah Lodge #71 will meet November 2 for a special night. It will be “Brothers Night,” and they are inviting all brothers and the brothers of Lake Shores Lodge #5. Everyone will bing something for refreshments. Veterans On Wednesday, October 26, Robin Shepard will be at the Windham Veterans Center from 9 to […]

Kara Jane Hanson and Jennifer Nichols on Windham recently graduated from the Wentworth Institute of Technology. Hanson graduated cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in interior design. Jennifer C. Nichols, Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering technology. Founded in 1904, Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private, co-educational, nationally-ranked institution offering career-focused education […]

Following the relocation of most of its workforce to offices in other communities, Fairpoint New England has put one of their Standish office buildings up for sale. Long known as the Tompson House, the white antique colonial sits on three and a half acres of land at the intersection of routes 35 and 25 in […]

Discussions are underway concerning a proposal to create a community park in Windham. Centered around the skate park on Gray Road next to the public safety building on Route 202, the community park would feature a picnic area, playground, basketball court, BMX bicycle track, community garden and walking path encircling the park. At Tuesday’s Town […]

One way to beat the winter doldrums is to continue to garden – indoors. There are so many houseplants available. If you can’t find them in the nurseries, you can always order them online. This week, I thought I’d share some indoor tips and reminders to get you growing. Remember that most houseplants slow down […]