The George E. Jack School in Standish has collected donations for the past few weeks for hurricane relief. All those who made a contribution got to wear a hat all day in school on Friday, Sept. 23. The goal was to surpass the $1,000 the school raised in the spring for the tsunami victims. The […]

A sort of homecoming This Saturday at Windham High School, a junior boy and girl are scheduled to parade down Gray Road in a float as part of Homecoming festivities. To the casual observer, the parade will seem typical enough, unless you know the process of how the two “monarchs” came to be. As it […]

Cumberland County government is holding a “Hurricane Relief Festivale: From the Maine Coast to the Gulf Coast” to be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Cumberland County Civic Center to benefit the citizens of Washington Parish, Louisiana. The event will feature public skating, a silent and live auction, and an […]

Southern Maine Agency on Aging and staff wish to thank the following for their generous donation to Windham Senior Dining Club Meals on Wheels program. For 2004-2005, $5,676.48 was raised: Theodora Woodman, Iva B. Johnson, Sharon Cleaves, Robert LaDow, Calvin and Stephanie Vary, Sheila Nunley, David Godfrey, Thomas Carter, Nature Study Card Group, Todd and […]

Maine, stop complaining. You reap what you sow. As I traveled to Fryeburg for the fair this week (where upwards of a million people will go in eight days), I was surprised at the number of “No Nestle/No Poland Spring” and “No Tanker” signs adorning the telephone poles along the route. When I arrived at […]

In a few months, I’ll be paying about $67 a month for my prescription drugs. Before you say, what a deal, I should note that the monthly cost now is about $25. Come Jan. 1, the highly-touted new Medicare Part D, will add a monthly expense of $42 to my budget. It seems like a […]

On Saturday, Oct. 15, the Standish Health and Safety Committee will host the fifth annual Health and Safety Fair at Standish Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year the committee will be combining the fair with the Fire/EMS Department’s Open House, which concludes Fire Awareness Week. During the week before the Fair/Open […]

A deal that would have allowed a community center to be built on land adjacent to the Standish Town Hall seems to have fallen through due to concerns from the seller that the town’s offer was too low. According to Standish Town Councilor Larry Simpson, the owners of the property, Donald and Eleanor Boulter, originally […]

One day a couple of weeks ago, Jerry Black tooled up to the newspaper office on a bike – not a Harley, but something with a motor. He had a request. Jerry is a fine artist, a retired Windham schoolteacher and a not-so-retired volunteer in the community. Lately, he’s been most involved with the restoration/renovation […]

The Windham Parent Teacher Association and Community Services Officer Matthew Cyr along with other law enforcement officers, will present information on the current teen drug culture in Windham on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Windham Middle School cafeteria. The discussion’s purpose is to educate parents on common drugs, what the […]