During this summer of 2015, several volunteers have been laboring on converting a small wooden building once used as a gunshop, into a schoolhouse. It won’t be part of a school district, but it will be a place of learning. The Historical Society will display Windham school artifacts it has been collecting since 1967 and […]

Back to school! This week marks the new school year for SAD 61. I hate it that they go back in August before Labor Day. Especially this year because the predicted weather is summertime hot and humid. School sports are also back in full swing, and that is less fun when you are getting dehydrated […]

Pennels blood drive An American Red Cross blood drive in memory of longtime Windham resident, volunteer and businessman Toby Pennels, is set for Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 2-7 p.m. at North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Rec programs aplenty The Windham Parks and Recreation Fall Brochure is now available on the department’s website, […]

The Raymond Town Office will be closed starting Friday, Sept. 11, for a floor-refinishing project that is expected to take four days. Although the building located on Route 85 has been undergoing periodic renovations since the spring in order to provide more space in the front office for administrative staff, the town office has stayed […]

A Windham woman has founded a statewide quarterly publication dedicated to canine culture in Maine. A Windham woman has launched a new dog-themed magazine geared toward a statewide audience. Amelia Small, 28, a real estate agent and office manager who works full time in Portland, published the first issue of FIDO on July 1. Billed […]

An effort is under way to conserve 350 acres, once a target for housing, in North Raymond. A $680,000 fundraising effort is well under way to conserve 350 acres of land in North Raymond that includes a large portion of Pismire Mountain and a large forest in the Crescent Lake watershed. The goal of the […]

The Crowley family wants the six people who have competed in the CBS reality television show, “Survivor,” to feel right at home when they test their skills in the third annual Durham Warriors Survival Challenge, Aug. 28-30 at Maine Forest Yurts in rural Durham. To that end, the Crowleys anticipate the new challenges they’re setting […]

The Windham Public Library is unveiling a new backpack program meant to provide educational entertainment for Windham families. The Library Circulating Backpack Program, which began this month, allows library patrons to check out L.L. Bean backpacks stuffed full of books and related materials and games for a week at a time. Each of the four […]

By adding Maine-Tex Grilled Salsa to its store shelves Aug. 19, the West Falmouth Hannaford is playing a part in helping a Windham woman realize her entrepreneurial dream – a salsa factory primarily staffed by autistic employees. In recent months, Stephanie Lay has produced about 200 jars of the new brand of grilled salsa a […]

The Bucksport Town Council last week fired Town Manager Derik Goodine, who served as the town manager of Naples from 2004-2014. Goodine started the Bucksport job on June 16 of last year. On Aug. 18, the Bucksport council voted 4-2 to terminate Goodine’s contract without cause. Goodine could not be reached for comment. Bucksport Councilor […]