The K&W Country Store off Falmouth Road will reopen this Monday, says owner Wayne Lewis. For over a month now, residents of the surrounding farm-zone have had to go elsewhere for their milk, eggs, sandwiches and other convenience needs. Since late March, K&W’s doors have been locked and chained shut, its sign out front briefly […]

The K&W Country Store off Falmouth Road will reopen this Monday, says owner Wayne Lewis. For over a month now, residents of the surrounding farm-zone have had to go elsewhere for their milk, eggs, sandwiches and other convenience needs. Since late March, K&W’s doors have been locked and chained shut, its sign out front briefly […]

When he’s not on stage tearing into his guitar to the screams of rabid fans, Dave Gutter occasionally throws on a smock and helps out at his father’s meat market in Windham. For customers of Dave Gutter’s Meat Market (named after the father, not the son), the only sign that the man behind the meat […]

Two local students won honors in a statewide writing contest held last month. Sam Martin, 6, son of Scott and Wendy Martin of Windham, took third place among Kindergarten students in the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest sponsored by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Sam’s story, “I Love Popcorn,” was selected from among […]

Two local students won honors in a statewide writing contest held last month. Sam Martin, 6, son of Scott and Wendy Martin of Windham, took third place among Kindergarten students in the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest sponsored by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Sam’s story, “I Love Popcorn,” was selected from among […]

Does anyone know how many bridges Windham has? Perhaps the public works director has the answer. One of the oldest bridges, one of several which connect Windham and neighboring Gorham, is the North Gorham bridge at one end of Windham Center Road. This photo shows one of those bridges, and the massive stones (probably cut […]

The Town Clerk’s office staff has been busy this winter transcribing old town records into digital form. When this project is completed it will greatly improve the ability to retrieve historical town information. The annual municipal election to vote for Town Council, Planning Board, Budget Committee, SAD 6 Directors and local referendum questions will be […]

The Town Clerk’s office staff has been busy this winter transcribing old town records into digital form. When this project is completed it will greatly improve the ability to retrieve historical town information. The annual municipal election to vote for Town Council, Planning Board, Budget Committee, SAD 6 Directors and local referendum questions will be […]

The saying “you have come a long way” certainly holds true for the Standish Fire/EMS Department. The last three years have seen major changes and reorganization of this busy Public Safety Department. The citizens, Town Council, town manager, and department members have banded together to produce a department second to none. Tremendous public support is […]

The Baldacci administration Monday expanded the state’s Medicaid program to include parents whose kids are already eligible for the government-funded health insurance, potentially adding 10,000 people to the Medicaid rolls for an estimated cost of $10 million annually. Parents whose income is between 150 to 200 percent of federal poverty – or $29,000 to $39,000 […]