In a stunning move Monday night, the MSAD 6 Board of Directors voted to cut the fiscal year 2005-2006 school budget by a single dollar. “Holy mackerel, what are they thinking?” was Standish Town Manager Gordon Billington’s response. “I’m speechless, flabbergasted. I don’t understand it – they need to come in with an alternative budget.” […]

Early in June, the Raymond support staff signed their first contract with the town of Raymond. After almost two years of negotiations, the Raymond Support Staff Association, a union consisting of hourly employees including ed techs, secretaries, custodians, bus drivers, and cafeteria workers, finally reached an agreement on a three-year contract, retroactive to July, 2004. […]

River Street, North Windham This century-old postcard, which someone has identified as “River Street, No. Windham, 1903,” was found recently at Windham Historical Society. Was this River Road or, as someone suggested, is this Route 35 which he recalls was once known as River Street. The mystery of history continues to pose a challenge. If […]

Blooming business North Windham has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. A glance at the Windham Historical Society’s collection of old photographs shows that. What once was farmland, evergreens and old wooden homes is now a dazzle of bright lights, big boxes and parking lots. And through it all, and before it all, […]

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston last week awarded a $300,000 grant to fund the construction of 24 units of affordable rental housing units for very low income elderly in Windham. The 1.15-acre site is a portion of the Keddy Mill abandoned mill located in South Windham. The remainder of the site is being […]

The Casco Public Library in Casco Village is holding its annual summer book sale from July 10 through Aug. 11 during regular business hours Sunday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be a wide selection of romance, mystery, classics, crafts, cooking, cardening, sports, women’s studies, health & fitness, inspiration, history, […]

On a hot summer Saturday, the parking lots at the state beaches fill up early. The most popular state park is Popham Beach with close to 190,000 visitors annually. Camden Hills draws the second largest crowd of more than 160,000, followed closely behind by Reid. People come to Maine’s state parks for the breathtaking views […]

Monday, July 4 Town offices closed Wednesday, July 6 4 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting Thursday, July 7 7 p.m. Recreation Committee Monday, July 11 6:30 p.m. Public Safety Committee 7:30 p.m. Planning Board Tuesday, July 12 7 p.m. Town Council meeting Wednesday, July 13 6:30 p.m. Senior Housing Exploratory Committee 7 p.m. Board of Assessment […]

On Tuesday night, the Windham Town Council set a date of July 26 for a public hearing on Design Guidelines as a potential land use ordinance for the town. This future date was set to give the two new councilors, John MacKinnon and Carol Waig, ample time to digest the material surrounding the issue. For […]

The Creature Catcher will be on hand at the Maine Wildlife Park on Saturday, July 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Using over a dozen beautifully mounted mammal specimens, Dana Johnson, a registered Animal Damage Control Agent from Wells, will answer visitors’ questions about common Maine furbearers like beaver, fisher, fox and others, their […]