A Windham developer is working on a plan for a large retirement community on a private road off Route 115, close to the North Windham shopping district and just across the street from New Marblehead Manor, a senior-living facility. The proposal, which is still in the planning stages, will be brought back to the Planning […]

Windham’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Regional School Unit 14 Parent-Teachers Association are joining forces to bring Winterfest, an outdoor winter celebration, to the town on Saturday. While the PTA and town have hosted similar events in the past, this is the first Winterfest in recent years and the first to fall on the […]

Raymond brochure The Raymond Revitalization Committee announced recently that work on the 2016 Welcome to Raymond brochure is set to begin. Plans have been discussed for the 2016 edition, now in its fifth year. The committee is exploring ideas for both expanded distribution and also a new look. A new booklet format for the project […]

Oscars at Smitty’s All Smitty’s Cinemas across Maine and New Hampshire, including the one in the Windham Mall, will be showing the 2016 Academy Awards for free on Sunday, Feb. 28. During this community event the theater will also be collecting gently used suits and dresses for local teens who without this help may not […]

March movies Attend a free movie and enjoy a tasty snack in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Showing soon are “Creed” PG-13, Tuesday, March 1, 6:30 p.m..; “Trumbo” (R), Thursday, March 3, 2 p.m..; “Good Dinosaur” (PG) Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; “Spotlight” (R), Thursday, March 10, 2 p.m. Please remember, […]

Smoke-free in Standish On Feb. 9, the Standish Town Council unanimously voted to ban smoking from all recreational facilities throughout town. The resolution, sponsored by Councilor Lynn Olson, cites that all tobacco products, including chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes are prohibited “24 hours a day and 365 days a year.” Parks and facilities included in […]

Due to weather conditions, the Sebago Lake Rotary Club has canceled the Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby slated for this weekend but is still going ahead with the Cumberland County Ice Fishing Derby, which allows fishing on any lake in the county. Besides fishing, the Maine Children’s Cancer Program’s Polar Dip will take place at […]

Due to weather conditions, the Sebago Lake Rotary Club has canceled the Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby slated for this weekend but is still going ahead with the Cumberland County Ice Fishing Derby, which allows fishing on any lake in the county. Besides fishing, the Maine Children’s Cancer Program’s Polar Dip will take place at […]

A Windham man was injured Sunday when the van he was driving went out of control on Bakerstown Road, rolled down an embankment and struck a utility pole, breaking it in half, police said. Joseph Grant III, 38, was driving west in a 2009 Ford cargo van owned by Dead River Co. when he lost […]

Early Saturday morning, Cumberland County deputies responded with the Raymond Fire-Rescue Department to a two-vehicle crash in the area of 211 Meadow Road (Route 121) in Raymond. According to Lt. Don Foss, a green 2016 Toyota Highlander being operated by Amanda Thomes was traveling north on Meadow Road when it left the roadway and struck […]