Renys will open a store in Windham in late April, in a 2,700-square-foot section of the former Big Lots complex in the Windham Mall. Summit Adventure, which has occupied the space for a few years, is consolidating into a smaller section of the complex, according to Kim Saucier, the company’s marketing manager. The Windham location […]

Regional School Unit 14 officials and preschool operators from Windham and Raymond met Tuesday evening to discuss a proposed program that, if approved, would open the opportunity for 4-year-olds to attend publicly funded preschool. Sue Reed, an early childhood consultant to the Maine Department of Education, said a meeting between the school district and private, […]

The first privately owned gym in Standish will open in 10 days. PNF, based in North Windham, is expanding to a second facility in a 3,000-square-foot building in the Colonial Marketplace complex on Route 25. PNF stands for Personalized Nutrition and Fitness, and is owned by Mark York and Whitney Sullivan. Sullivan said he was […]

Special town meeting The town of Sebago is holding a special town meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Sebago Town office. The townspeople will be asked if they favor filing a petition for withdrawal from School Unit 61. Polls will be open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. To view the referendum in its entirety visit […]

If you walk the Mountain Division Trail in South Windham, think of what was once here. When the railroad came to Windham, several things happened. Cross Street, which ran between River Road and Main Street, became Depot Street. The new train depot station was built right on the corner of High and Cross streets. The […]

Municipal offices closed On Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 18, the Gray Town Office, Transfer Station, Public Works and Library will be closed. Warm up at the library Attend a free movie in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Now showing: “Hotel Transylvania 2” (PG ), Saturday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m., “Everest” (PG-13) […]

Municipal offices closed On Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 18, the Gray Town Office, Transfer Station, Public Works and Library will be closed. Warm up at the library Attend a free movie in the Gray Public Library’s new “theater.” Now showing: “Hotel Transylvania 2” (PG ), Saturday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m., “Everest” (PG-13) […]

Raymond Fire-Rescue Department members Michael Hughes and Scott Mildrum have assumed the level of lieutenant with the department. They were sworn in Dec. 16. Mildrum, a career firefighter in Lewiston, began his career as a junior firefighter with the Freeport Fire Department. He attended SMCC’s Fire Science program, earning an associate’s degree. While in college […]

SAR meeting The Southern Maine Chapter of the Maine SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) will be meeting Saturday, Jan. 23, at 9:30 a.m. in the Baxter Memorial Library in Gorham, located at 71 South Main St. Let the group help you trace your roots to your Patriot of the Revolution for separation from Britain, […]

The Cumberland County Sheriff’sOffice, New Gloucester Fire/EMS, Auburn police as well as the Maine Department of Transportation and New Gloucester Public Works responded to a rollover truck crash on Route 100 in New Gloucester by Bald Hill Road that strewn large blocks of concrete on the roadway. According to Capt. Don Goulet, the crash involved […]