The new stop signs stolen from July 10 from the intersection of Windham Center Road and Pope Road have been replaced. The stop signs, approved by the Town Council June 28 and installed on Windham Center Road July 7, created a four-way intersection with Pope Road and Ward Road. The signs were meant to alleviate […]
Lakes Region Weekly News
It happened in Windham: The town builds a park
In 1965, the Planning Board began a study of the possibility of a waterfront park. For many years, there was a shrinking of shore frontage for public use due to the sale of said property by longtime citizens to those who wanted to live in Windham near the water. The town of Windham was not […]
Lakes milfoil squad soldiers on
After successes last summer, the Lakes Environmental Association is now taking on Sebago Cove. The Lakes Environmental Association declared victory over the milfoil infestation in Songo River and Brandy Pond last year, after bringing the invasive plant to a manageable level. The work in the Sebago Lake region, however, is not over. So on the […]
RSU 14 votes to build new middle school
RSU 14’s Board of Directors voted June 22 to build a new middle school in Windham rather than renovate the existing building. The board unanimously voted in favor of a recommendation from the four-person Facilities Committee, which advised the board at a June 15 meeting that a new school would be more energy efficient, less […]
Toddler dies after ATV rollover in Windham
A 19-month-old boy died Monday from injuries he received in an ATV crash Sunday, June 12, in Windham. The boy was riding on the ATV with his father, 32, and two other children, ages 6 and 4. While going up a hill on the man’s property at 20 Laskey Lane, the Yamaha Big Bear 350 […]
Toddler dies after ATV rollover in Windham
A 19-month-old boy died Monday from injuries he received in an ATV crash Sunday, June 12, in Windham. The boy was riding on the ATV with his father, 32, and two other children, ages 6 and 4. While going up a hill on the man’s property at 20 Laskey Lane, the Yamaha Big Bear 350 […]
Bonny Eagle ceremony marches to own beat
Interim school Superintendent Michael Roy kicked off the Bonny Eagle High School graduation ceremony last week with an up-tempo anecdote. As former principal of the middle school, he recalled when the class of 2016, then eighth-graders, had dance parties in the gym during school assemblies. “With this image in mind,” he told the 241 […]
Class of 2016: WHS grad has good chemistry
Windham High School senior Sierra Yost graduates next week with a varied and lengthy resume. She’s an athlete, an environmentalist, civic-minded and active in school groups, not to mention outstanding in chemistry and the proud maker of “flat whoopie pies.” A three-season athlete, Yost ran on the cross-country and indoor track teams and plays lacrosse […]
Class of 2016: WHS grad has good chemistry
Windham High School senior Sierra Yost graduates next week with a varied and lengthy resume. She’s an athlete, an environmentalist, civic-minded and active in school groups, not to mention outstanding in chemistry and the proud maker of “flat whoopie pies.” A three-season athlete, Yost ran on the cross-country and indoor track teams and plays lacrosse […]
SAD 61 towns approve $29.37 million budget
Voters in Bridgton, Casco, Naples and Sebago approved the proposed School Administrative District 61 budget Tuesday. The $29.37 million budget passed 347-182, with the majority of voters in all four towns approving the measure. The new budget increased $272,182 from this fiscal year, or less than 1 percent. The four towns will contribute approximately $26 […]