Students at Bonny Eagle High School will no longer be taking final exams at the end of each trimester. Instead, as part of the district’s plan to roll out a proficiency-based education system this school year, teachers are giving more end-of-unit tests, known as summative assessments, to students throughout a course. In other words, teachers […]

The Big Night A few months ago (or was it just yesterday?) I wrote about how much I love Bridgton’s Fourth of July celebration. I recall saying that it was one of the highlights of my year. At the time that I wrote that, I remember thinking that the other highlight for me is the […]

The Greater Portland Council of Governments and the prospective developer of the Mallison Falls mill property will hold a public meeting Thursday, Dec. 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the main building of the Mallison Falls mill site, located at 3 and 4 Mallison Falls Road in Windham. The meeting will discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

Spaghetti supper and gift-wrapping fundraiser The Lake Region High School class of 2019 is off to a strong start in their fundraising for their Senior Year Activity Account. Why cook during this busy time of year, when you can take the family to an affordable catered Spaghetti Supper (Lake Region Caterers, Inc. is donating their […]

Wreaths for vets’ graves Once again, Windham’s Studio Flora shop and owner Libby Jordan, will be the headquarters for making wreaths for each veteran’s grave in all the town’s cemeteries. You can help by making a donation, tying bows, decorating the wreaths and distribution. If you’d like to be part of this true community effort, […]

Isabel Taylor, Windham’s eldest resident, was almost speechless at her home last week when she had a special visit from the town clerk and a few close family members. That’s because Taylor, who turned 101 in July, was presented with the Boston Post Cane, which is traditionally given to the town’s oldest resident. She was […]

Isabel Taylor, Windham’s eldest resident, was almost speechless at her home last week when she had a special visit from the town clerk and a few close family members. That’s because Taylor, who turned 101 in July, was presented with the Boston Post Cane, which is traditionally given to the town’s oldest resident. She was […]

All eyes were on longtime ballerina Rhiannon Pelletier of Raymond as she twirled and leaped across the Maine State Ballet stage in rehearsal wearing a bright smile and pink tutu. Pelletier, a 20-year-old college student, is in her 12th year performing in the Maine State Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” though her extremely active dancing career began […]

Windham police are soliciting the public’s help to find a vehicle that caused a hit-and-run collision Sunday afternoon. At approximately 5:20 p.m. the Windham Police Department received a call for an accident at the intersection of Route 115 (Tandberg Trail) and Falmouth Road. According to Sgt. Jason Andrews, a dark red or maroon SUV (described […]

More than 150 families in Windham – about 20 more than last year – will visit the Clothes Closet & Food Pantry Monday to pick up their Thanksgiving turkeys, as well as bags filled with vegetables, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and other traditional side dishes, all assembled by a dedicated group of volunteers. “It […]