The owners of Cole Farms restaurant and Spring Meadows Golf and Country Club on Route 202 in Gray are planning to open a new venue for weddings and receptions across from Cole Farms. The venue, which is still in planning stages, has a barn for weddings and a house that would be available to rent […]

On Jan. 25, the Windham Town Council approved two applications for Community Development Block Grants, which subsidize projects targeted to benefit people of low-to-moderate income. One of the applications is for additional funding toward redeveloping the mill building on Mallison Falls Road into a 109-unit apartment complex. According to Town Manager Tony Plante, the grant, […]

At the library • Attend a free movie in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Now showing: “Bridge of Spies” (PG-13) on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m.; “Alpha and Omega” (PG), Thursday, Feb. 4, at 10:30 a.m.; “Bridge of Spies” (PG-13), at 2 p.m.; “Labyrinth” (PG), Saturday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m.; “The Jungle […]

At the library • Attend a free movie in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Now showing: “Bridge of Spies” (PG-13) on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m.; “Alpha and Omega” (PG), Thursday, Feb. 4, at 10:30 a.m.; “Bridge of Spies” (PG-13), at 2 p.m.; “Labyrinth” (PG), Saturday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m.; “The Jungle […]

Dean’s list Congratulations to Nicholas Ronan for being named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the fall 2015 semester. Nicholas is majoring in business administration. World Community Arts Day For the fifth year Raymond Elementary School will be celebrating “World Community Arts Day” by […]

There was a huge farm on the hill, overlooking the first settled area of Windham. It was famous for its herd of registered Jersey cows. Owner Joseph Robinson had even imported a pure-blood bull from the Isle of Jersey. Before Robinson owned the farm, the property was known for years as the Phinney Farm, and […]

Jeffrey P. Wheeler, Jr., 31, of Sebago, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to two years of probation for theft from interstate shipments. Wheeler also was ordered to pay $1,376.28 in restitution. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 28. According to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II, between December 2013 […]

Jeffrey P. Wheeler, Jr., 31, of Sebago, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to two years of probation for theft from interstate shipments. Wheeler also was ordered to pay $1,376.28 in restitution. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 28. According to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II, between December 2013 […]

Maine State Police arrested Noah Gaston, 33, of Brookhaven Drive in Windham, on Friday in connection with Jan. 14’s shooting of his wife, Alicia Gaston, 34. According to a press release, there is no bail set. Gaston was arrested by detectives in Kingfield Friday night while visiting his mother. He was transported to the Cumberland […]

Cumberland County dispatchers say a water main break at the intersection of River Road and Windham Center Road in Windham might cause residents in the area to not have access to public water. There are crews at the scene repairing the break, which may also cause traffic to be shut down at times.