The Windham Fire-Rescue Department has purchased a cargo van for traffic control, following a $20,000 donation from the political candidate and former Rent-A-Husband proprietor Kaile Warren. According to Windham Fire-Rescue Chief Brent Libby, the department’s 10-person volunteer fire-police division will use the 2012, 3?4-ton Ford E250 to travel to emergency scenes. “They are the ones […]

The Downeasters Chorus will perform a concert at the North Windham Union Church on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. The barbershop chorus is made up of more than 40 men who share a common passion for singing great harmony. They come from all over southern Maine with several members from the Windham/Raymond area including […]

Next Week at the Library Monday, Feb. 16: Closed for Presidents’ Day. Tuesday, Feb. 17: 10:15-10:35 a.m., Books & Babies. Wednesday, Feb. 18: 11 a.m., Amazing Tebahpla (children’s activity), 2 p.m., TNT Club movie (Monsters University). Thursday, Feb. 19: 10:30-11 a.m., Story Time. Chinese New Year crafts available all day; Take Your Child to the […]

For the last 15 years, dozens of volunteers have fanned out across Sebago Lake to direct traffic, weigh fish and handle registrations in order to ensure the smooth functioning of Maine’s biggest ice fishing derby, the Feb. 14-15 Sebago Lake and Cumberland County Ice Fishing Derbies. The cooperative effort represents the culmination of a nearly […]

Lakes Region plow drivers are starting to feel the strain, following weeks of back-to-back storms that have left nearly 5 feet of snow across the region. The drivers have repeatedly plowed snow through the night, with some staying on the roads for more than 30 hours in a row, according to public works directors in […]

Ahead of this weekend’s ice fishing derby on Sebago Lake, hosted by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club, Maine Game Warden Service issued the following information on Thursday regarding ice and weather conditions on the lake: “Sebago Lake has the same (good) conditions as last year’s derby…The entire lake is frozen. There is some slush under […]

Ahead of this weekend’s ice fishing derby on Sebago Lake, hosted by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club, Maine Game Warden Service issued the following information on Thursday regarding ice and weather conditions on the lake: “Sebago Lake has the same (good) conditions as last year’s derby…The entire lake is frozen. There is some slush under […]

Vicki McKenney, the wife of the Windham man who was shot and killed by a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy last April, has sued the deputy, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Windham Police Department. On the morning of April 12, Cumberland County sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Mangino shot Stephen McKenney, a 66-year-old retired bus driver, […]

The Windham Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles in the area of 280 Tandberg Trail in Windham on Tuesday at about 7 p.m. According to Sgt. William Andrew, the crash involved a 2012 Nissan operated by a 23-year-old from Raymond and a 2010 Chevy operated by 36-year-old female from Windham. […]

One “Man” Band To Perform Boston’s Audrey Ryan is a jazz-pop artist whose influences range from Joni Mitchell to Edie Brickell. Her music has evolved over the years into an eclectic form of singer-songwriter indie rock performed as a one “man” band multi-instrumentalist. She utilizes loops on guitar as well as accordion, ukulele, banjo, drums, […]