Should a boy run for Homecoming Queen? Ann Thomas, 51, Raymond “I think if he’s not offended and the students want him as the Homecoming Queen, good for him. They’re high school students, and they always want a laugh. And, if no one’s offended, I think it’s great. If he’s happy with who he is, […]

Many of us, when we reach the latter part of our middle years, find ourselves traveling in reverse. Our hands-on parenting days are over; our children are grown and gone, but before we can take a deep breath, and go on that long delayed vacation, it seems we are in the role of caretaker again. […]

Windham parents will get a chance to learn about teen drug use at a police-sponsored informational session next Wednesday night at the Windham Middle School. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Windham Parent Teachers Association and local law enforcement will host a Parent Drug Awareness Night on Oct. 19 in middle school cafeteria to give […]

Just in time for cold and flu season, common medications containing pseudoephedrine -from Sudafed to Tylenol Flu – are being taken off store shelves and put behind pharmacy counters to prevent their use in the illegal production of a highly addictive stimulant. The new state law making it tougher to buy products containing pseudoephedrine goes […]

A benefit for Katrina victims will be held at the Lake Region Eagles Club on Route 302 in North Windham on Sunday, Oct. 16 from noon to closing. The Lake Region Eagles and the Down East Country Music Association are sponsoring this event, and all proceeds will go to the Salvation Army fund for victims […]

(Reprinted from the Oct. 12, 2001 Suburban News) Even in this age of computers, we can’t get along without paper. It’s used in our day-to-day life. Paper gets its name from papyrus, a plant that grows in the swamps of the Upper Nile. The ancient Egyptians would split its long stems and take out the […]

Meeting The Rebekah Lodge #71 will meet at 7:30 p.m. October 19 at the Odd Fellows Hall. There will be a presentation by the District Deputy to tell them the wishes of the Assembly President for the year. The new trustees are Paul Carro, Josie Morrell and Marge Hansen. This will be the first meeting […]

In an article on the Windham Town Council last week, it was stated that Windham resident Lane Hiltunen was present at the meeting. In fact, he wasn’t. The newspaper contacted Hiltunen for a comment. We regret the error.

Arrests: Andrew Bailey, 21, of 229 Gore Road, Naples, was arrested Oct. 2 on a charge of furnishing liquor to a minor. Robert Bibeau, 40, of 67 State Park Road, Casco, was arrested Oct. 4 on a charge of operating with a suspended registration. Christopher Dyer, 11/14/78, 15 Garland Road, Casco, was arrested Oct. 2 […]

Thanks to a new construction project, Sally Colegrove, pastor of the Windham Hill United Church of Christ, will soon have a new office, and her congregation will soon have a bigger and better place to study the word of God. Along with a building committee co-chaired by church members Robert Nunley and Peter Fletcher, Colegrove […]