As the weather warms up, summer days at the beach are not far away. At the same time, beaches and recreation programs in the Lakes region are having difficulty filling key summer positions –  lifeguards. Sebago Lake State Park in Casco and 10 other state parks across Maine are facing a shortage of lifeguards this […]

The Windham Town Council has unanimously approved the new fiscal year budget that will, despite a decrease in expenditures, raise property taxes slightly. The $16,802,027 budget, approved by the council Tuesday, faces its final vote at the annual town meeting June 18. It represents a 2.5 percent decrease from this year’s figure of $17,247,836. According […]

The Windham Town Council, in a 5-1 vote, approved the sale of Gambo Fields at Soccer Drive to the Windham Youth Soccer Association  at Tuesday’s meeting. The town purchased the fields from the Portland Water District earlier this year, after decades of leasing the fields. The youth soccer association has maintained, improved and played the […]

Family, friends mourn the Windham councilor who ‘loved the town.’ Windham Councilor Thomas “Tommy” Gleason was honored by the town and mourned by his friends, family and colleagues this week. Gleason died May 11 in New Jersey of a heart attack while travelling on vacation. He was 67. Tuesday, the Windham town office closed for […]

Preliminary plans to address safety and security issues at Regional School Unit 14’s two middle schools were addressed at a meeting of the Board of Directors Wednesday. Whether the board decides to pursue renovations at the schools or opt for new construction will determine how the projects are paid for, in accordance with a new […]

Thank you Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors is grateful for recent donations for their its assistance fund from the Knights of Columbus, Dave DeBree and his trio’s tip jar, and from Claire Cressey. It is wonderful to receive these generous donations. Taco Monday On Monday, May 9, a taco lunch will be served at the Lakes […]

Most people are familiar with the concept, take a penny, leave a penny. Fewer might know of the “free little library” movement, which offers passers-by the opportunity to take a book or leave a book. Standish resident Betty Perry is looking to change that. She’s opened a free little library in front of her home, […]

Last month, Darleen LaFontaine debuted her new business, Pixie Willow’s Mobile Pet Spa. A local dog lover and trained pet groomer has found her perfect job, surprisingly, in a trailer. Darleen LaFontaine of Gray started Pixie Willow’s Mobile Pet Spa, a truck-based pet-grooming business, in mid-April. A custom-made trailer, complete with a shower and grooming […]

They say necessity is the mother of invention. For Michael Lyons, co-owner of a Standish-based wallet company, inspiration was born of necessity and a pinch of back pain. Nearly a decade ago Lyons visited a chiropractor complaining of severe back pain. The diagnosis: The bulky wallet he kept in his back pocket was bad for […]

They say necessity is the mother of invention. For Michael Lyons, co-owner of a Standish-based wallet company, inspiration was born of necessity and a pinch of back pain. Nearly a decade ago Lyons visited a chiropractor complaining of severe back pain. The diagnosis: The bulky wallet he kept in his back pocket was bad for […]