Many residents – and visitors – think of the commercial section of Windham, where all the stores are, as “downtown” and may not realize that the area developed this way within the last 60 years or so. In the early 1870s, travel along the main road (Route 302) was by stagecoach. The road was dirt […]

The Bonny Eagle Robotics Team has qualified for the FIRST Robotics World Championship in St. Louis, Mo., April 22-25 after ranking 23rd in the New England District Championship held recently. At the district meet in Worcester, Mass., the team competed with 60 New England teams and won the Judges Award for “a team whose unique […]

Spring Finally! Warmer temperatures are predicted for the whole week. I am certain the Naples Library penguin will sink as the Ice Out is bound to happen. Do be careful out there on the lake, it really is time to stop venturing out there now. A sure sign of warmer temperatures is the opening of […]

Time to Say Goodbye This is my final Inside Bridgton column, and I would like to extend a sincere thank-you to all of the readers who have followed me since 2007. It is bittersweet as I love Bridgton and the staff at Lakes Region Weekly, but it is time to put down the pen. My […]

Baked Haddock Dinner The Windham Knights of Columbus will hold a public supper to benefit Riding To The Top in Windham on Saturday, April 18, from 5-6 p.m., at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. The menu includes fresh baked haddock, homemade mashed potatoes, vegetables, homemade coleslaw, rolls, coffee, tea, punch and homemade dessert buffet. […]

Sheep Shearing Festival Pineland Farms will be hosting a Sheep Shearing Festival on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, April 26. Sheep shearing demonstrations will be presented by Jeff Burchstead of Buckwheat Blossom Farm in Wiscasset at 10:30 a.m., 12:20 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. Sheep dog demonstrations will be […]

With the help of passersby who reported a fire and then helped to extinguish the flames using snow, firefighters quickly limited damage from a blaze in New Gloucester on Thursday. At about 3:40 p.m., New Gloucester’s first responding unit reported smoke and fire coming from a side porch at a mobile home at 920 Lewiston […]

A few signs are all that’s left of the once thriving “Boody’s Corner” at the intersection of routes 35, 302, and 115. There was once a Boody enterprise on each corner. The majority of the citizens of Windham have never heard of this once-influential family who originated in New Hampshire and moved in 1768 to […]

St. Joe’s offers CPR, first aid courses On April 22, Saint Joseph’s College in Standish will offer two CPR and first aid training courses for members of the community. Through guided instruction and hands-on practice with a certified instructor, participants will gain confidence in caring for adults, children and infants. The first course focuses on […]

The New Gloucester Board of Selectmen has reversed course, agreeing to increase a fire department stipend after setting a self-imposed guideline last fall not to increase stipends this budget cycle. In his annual budget request, Gary Sacco, chief of the New Gloucester Fire & Rescue Department, requested additional money in order to increase the pay […]