After holding a public hearing and then adding a few changes of its own, the Windham Planning Board approved the much-publicized design guidelines proposal Monday night. The proposal to regulate aesthetic aspects of new construction has been an ongoing discussion in the town for the last four years. As a reaction to haphazard and, what […]

Windham dairy farmer Stanley Hall and his wife, Mary, received recognition for their long service to the Cumberland Fair at the Cumberland Farmers Club award banquet on Saturday at Pineland in New Gloucester. Bob and Pat Morrill of Windham were also honored at the banquet along with Ruth Norton of Falmouth. Hall served 29 years […]

The Bonny Eagle Robotics Team competed against 51 other teams at the Granite State Regional Robotics competition in Manchester, NH from March 3 to 5. The team had a Semi-Final finish at the end of the three days of very intense competition. Our robotics program is affiliated with the national organization For Inspiration and Recognition […]

Change at the paper This marks my last issue as editor of the Lakes Region Suburban Weekly, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers over the past year and half. John Balentine, our lead reporter and former editor and publisher of the Suburban News, will become editor of […]

Windham has a lot of bridges, but the South Windham site called Little Falls, is probably the oldest. A bridge was here in the mid-1700s. The bridge shown here is from the early part of the 1900s when the road was dirt and the ‘sidewalk’ made from wood. A carriage, minus the horse, is shown […]

The communities in SAD 6 will be able to register for next year’s kindergarten classes beginning next week. Buxton will register Tuesday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Buxton Town Hall. Hollis be on Thursday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hollis Town Hall. Standish will be on Tuesday, […]

Does the Portland Water district own the Northeast Road? I don’t think so! It was only three years ago, during the Sheesley-Abbott fiasco that the District wanted to give the town of Standish $2.4 million to spend on a new boat launch and beach. It was clearly stated in the agreements to be signed by […]

Does the Portland Water district own the Northeast Road? I don’t think so! It was only three years ago, during the Sheesley-Abbott fiasco that the District wanted to give the town of Standish $2.4 million to spend on a new boat launch and beach. It was clearly stated in the agreements to be signed by […]

Plans are underway for the 20th reunion of the Lake Region High School Class of 1985. Two large sites at the Sebago Lake State Park have been reserved for Saturday, Aug. 6. Alumni will be able to enjoy the park with their families and classmates from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (tentative). The only cost […]

Governor Baldacci has proposed new laws allowing police to stop vehicles for seat belt violations that may carry fines of more than $200 per infraction. Should Maine enact stronger seat belt laws? Brian Shedlarski, 28, Gray, owner Scissors and Seams “No! I don’t think $200 fines are appropriate. The police don’t need to waste their […]