The Windham Youth Soccer Association will have to wait another month before the town decides whether to allow the organization to purchase the Gambo fields complex off River Road, the site the group has been using for decades. A number of parent volunteers showed support for the soccer association at a Town Council meeting Tuesday, […]
Lakes Region Weekly News
Timeout called on Gambo sale
The Windham Youth Soccer Association will have to wait another month before the town decides whether to allow the organization to purchase the Gambo fields complex off River Road, the site the group has been using for decades. A number of parent volunteers showed support for the soccer association at a Town Council meeting Tuesday, […]
Living in style, sync with the planet: A Windham family says eco-friendly home-building options don’t have to break the bank.
Windham resident Khanh Ngo, a self-described “numbers guy” and owner of the computer repair business Maine Computer MD in North Windham, is passionate about green energy. Since he was a kid, Ngo dreamed of owning his own home by the age of 30. But this couldn’t be just any home, Ngo, now 33, told his […]
Living in style, sync with the planet: A Windham family says eco-friendly home-building options don’t have to break the bank.
Windham resident Khanh Ngo, a self-described “numbers guy” and owner of the computer repair business Maine Computer MD in North Windham, is passionate about green energy. Since he was a kid, Ngo dreamed of owning his own home by the age of 30. But this couldn’t be just any home, Ngo, now 33, told his […]
Fatal Casco accident closes Route 302 for hours
A two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon in Casco killed one driver and sent another to the hospital with serious injuries. A 1:15 p.m. the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and members of Raymond, Naples, and Casco fire-rescue units responded to the accident on Route 302 in Casco in the area known as Watkins Flats, near Tenney Hill […]
Inside Windham
Trolley program On Monday, April 18, Windham Historical Society will present a program about the history of the trolley system in the Lakes Region area. There will be a membership meeting at 7 p.m., followed by the program at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. Refreshments available. A $5 donation is suggested to help support the […]
Duchaine sues to prevent town from awarding bid
Susan Duchaine, owner of DDI Construction, has filed a suit in Cumberland County Superior Court against the town of Windham, claiming that the town violated its bidding laws and the bidding laws of the Maine Department of Transportation by failing to award a bid on a road construction project to the lowest bidder – her […]
Recently fired janitor threatens Standish law office staff with handgun
Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded Monday morning to the law offices of Beagle, Steeves, & Ridge Law Offices in Standish for a report that a staff member had been threatened by a woman armed with a handgun. Cathy Conley, 55, of Standish, according to Lt. Donald Foss, had been terminated from her janitorial position at […]
SAD 61 voters to determine school's fate
Residents of Bridgton, Casco, Sebago and Naples met Tuesday to discuss a $7.8 million renovation for the former Crooked River Elementary School in Casco, which is set for a vote on Tuesday, April 12. School Administrative District 61 looks to alleviate overcrowding at the Songo Locks Elementary School in Naples first by renovating the Crooked […]
Community service day dedicated to deceased Windham student
A student-led initiative at Windham High School is seeking volunteers from Windham, Raymond and Gorham for a day of community service scheduled for Saturday, May 14. The service day is dedicated to Shane Donnelly, who died last year during his sophomore year at Windham High School. Sponsored by Young Life Sebago, a local chapter of […]