In the fall of 1953, this seventh grade class lined up to have their school picture taken at Field-Allen School in Windham. How many can you identify? A current Windham Town Councilor is in the front row. If any of these class members woud like a copy of this photo – suitable for framing – […]

When I was growing up on the Chute Road in Windham, we would wait each morning for one of the local “characters” to go by. Walking, I mean. In those days, more than 60 years ago, many people walked. This man, and some of the old-timers will remember him, was a tall, stout guy with […]

Long before Hurricane Katrina blew its way through the Gulf states, Tabitha Stevens, a 32 year-old stay-at-home mom from Windham was looking forward to visiting her parents, Jeanne and Robert Stevens, in Columbia, Mississippi. “I was going down for my daddy’s birthday,” she said. She had her plane ticket but Katrina had other plans. After […]

She was about to begin her senior year at Tulane University in New Orleans. But the week before the fall semester was scheduled to begin, Arden Stitzell, with ties to Sebago, took advantage of an opportunity to vacation in Canada. She left her two cats, Loki and Mr. Pete, in the care of her landlady […]

The Little Sebago Lake Association, in conjunction with the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District, the towns of Windham and Gray, and Maine Department of Environmental Protection, announced last week that it will be piloting a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) on Little Sebago Lake during the summer of 2006. The Corps is a group […]

On Saturday, Sept. 24, a variety show will be held to raise money for Windham resident Ken Denbow who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died of the disease on Aug. 7. The show will feature the Maine Hysterical Society, members of local theater groups and others. The show starts at 7 p.m. in the […]

On Saturday, Sept. 24, a variety show will be held to raise money for Windham resident Ken Denbow who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died of the disease on Aug. 7. The show will feature the Maine Hysterical Society, members of local theater groups and others. The show starts at 7 p.m. in the […]

It was an afternoon of standing ovations and heartfelt speeches as SMART child and family services of Windham reflected on a decade of matching needy children with foster families. “I don’t know where I’d be today if it weren’t for SMART,” said Jenny, a former foster child who was taken in when she was eight […]

At Tuesday’s Windham Town Council meeting, councilors approved two specific upgrades to the Public Works garage including $27,000 for an electrical upgrade and $24,000 for an exhaust system. The upgrade and installations will bring the garage up to fire code and hopefully eliminate problems Public Works has faced in the past, especially during winter months. […]

The Standish Recreation Department is holding a Senior Citizen Committee Bean Supper on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Steep Falls Fire Barn. Adults are $6; children and seniors are $4. The menu includes homemade beans, franks, cole slaw, American Chop Suey, assorted desserts and beverages. All proceeds will benefit Senior […]