Husband-and-wife duo Thomas Small and Corinne Watson are the owners of Tiny Homes of Maine, a Windham-based company specializing in tiny homes. Tiny Homes of Maine provides design and construction services for mobile tiny homes, which sit on a trailer. It will also provide design services for larger homes, but its focus is on homes […]
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Gray neighbors wary of rezoning plans
Fairview Avenue residents believe a new proposal would lead to commercial development in their residential section of Gray. Fairview Avenue in Gray is a quiet road off Route 26, with modest Cape- and ranch-style homes. Although it lies off one of the most heavily trafficked roads in Gray, the side-street sees only the occasional car […]
Term-limit issue bubbles up in Standish
Standish could be taking a second look at municipal term limits approved by voters almost two years ago. The Standish Town Council will hold a public hearing on the term-limit issue, and later vote whether to include a question regarding their elimination on the Nov. 8 ballot, at a meeting Sept. 13. Last month, some […]
New signs light safer way at school
Students at Windham Christian Academy are starting school Tuesday, Sept. 6 a little bit safer, thanks to new flashing school signs installed in front of the campus on Roosevelt Trail. The signs were installed Thursday, Aug. 25 and Monday, Aug. 29. Principal Roy Mickelson said with an increase in traffic on Route 302 during the […]
New panel to study Frye Island school-funding formula
As School Administrative District 6 officials have promised to foster a culture of more open dialogue among the public, they’re bringing that spirit to the upcoming cost-sharing negotiations with Frye Island. The first meeting of the review committee has not yet been scheduled, as the finalized roster of committee members is still being decided, according […]
Town unites for sick baby
Windham firms are raising money for a couple whose 7-month-old is being treated for cancer. Local businesses are rallying to raise money for a Windham baby diagnosed with eye cancer, and his parents are pointing to the effort as an example of the strength of Windham’s community. Seven-month-old Nolan Desmond started chemotherapy at Massachusetts General […]
Dollar General building on target to open in fall
Windham’s Dollar General is nearing completion on Route 302, with a design that gives a nod to New England-style architecture. Despite some minor setbacks in the construction process, the project is on schedule and is set to be open in early October. Sanford-based TPD Construction broke ground on the 9,100-square-foot building in mid-May, according to […]
Dollar General building on target to open in fall
Windham’s Dollar General is nearing completion on Route 302, with a design that gives a nod to New England-style architecture. Despite some minor setbacks in the construction process, the project is on schedule and is set to be open in early October. Sanford-based TPD Construction broke ground on the 9,100-square-foot building in mid-May, according to […]
Four decades of teaching and going strong
Weeks before school is back in session, Beth Guy is back in her classroom, preparing. From just her classroom, it’s clear she’s an English teacher – a poster of Shakespeare and several pithy quotes decorate the walls. The Bard is among her favorite writers to teach, she says. Although the classroom has been reconstructed and […]
Standish crash victim ‘giant of a man who loved life’
A longtime Standish resident who died of his injuries following a car crash last weekend was described by family and friends as a loving person who was devoted to his family and church. Arthur Ames’ vehicle was struck on the driver’s door about 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the intersection of Manchester Road and […]