Good Neighbors The first 10 or so snowstorms were all fun and games, but I can’t be the only one who has had it with old man winter’s trickery. Between the endless snow and bitter winds, I was thrilled to fly down to Nashville for my brother’s wedding last weekend. Ready to soak up some […]

Vets To Hold Chili Cook-off Got a great chili recipe? Beginning Feb. 20, you can enter a chili contest – and help our local veterans. On Saturday, March 7, Windham VFW Post 10643 will hold an End-of-Winter Chili Cook-off at the Windham Veterans Center. First place wins $100, with second place winner receiving $50. The […]

Vets To Hold Chili Cook-off Got a great chili recipe? Beginning Feb. 20, you can enter a chili contest – and help our local veterans. On Saturday, March 7, Windham VFW Post 10643 will hold an End-of-Winter Chili Cook-off at the Windham Veterans Center. First place wins $100, with second place winner receiving $50. The […]

The town of Standish has promoted longtime deputy fire chief Rob Caron to the department’s top position, following the recent departure of Brent Libby. Caron, 39, began working for the Standish Fire/EMS Department in 1990 as a junior firefighter, eventually becoming a lieutenant, captain, and then deputy chief in 2001. The co-owner of Heat Tech […]

In the early 1830s, a Windham man named Andrew Libby opened a public house and stagecoach stop at the corner of Main and Cross streets in South Windham Village. Today, this the corner of Route 202 and Depot Street, as the names were changed some time ago. The public house provided a place where men […]

In the early 1830s, a Windham man named Andrew Libby opened a public house and stagecoach stop at the corner of Main and Cross streets in South Windham Village. Today, this the corner of Route 202 and Depot Street, as the names were changed some time ago. The public house provided a place where men […]

I know I opened up with the snow in my last article, but really, what else is there to talk about? I am only glad I don’t live in Boston, for once southern New England got it worse than we did. Speaking of the weather dominating the news, locally and beyond, the School Spirit Challenge […]

Rain or Shine Club Come explore your back yard by joining the Rain or Shine Club, sponsored by the Royal River Conservation Trust, for a no cost, guided mini-adventure of its preserves and trails every Thursday, starting at 10 a.m. On Thursday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m., take the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village barnyard tour […]

Registrations for the 15th annual Sebago Lake and Cumberland County Ice Fishing Derbies were down considerably this year, due to snowy conditions and freezing temperatures, derby organizers said. Individual and family registrations were down from roughly 1,000 last year to 560 this year, according to lead derby organizer Deb McPhail, the president of the Sebago […]

The state is looking to build a women’s re-entry center along River Road next to the Maine Correctional Center. The Maine Department of Corrections is seeking approval from the Windham Planning Board to construct a 72-bed women’s inmate facility on River Road, several hundred feet to the east of the Maine Correctional Center. On Feb. […]