Democratic state Sen. Bill Diamond of Windham has submitted a new bill that would allow Maine judges to sentence to death individuals who kill children during sexual assaults.According to Maine ACLU legal director Zachary Heiden, an opponent of the bill, Diamond’s proposal represents the fourth legislative attempt to re-instate the death penalty in Maine during […]

Amid strong opposition from residents, Standish councilors decide the proposed ordinance is wrong. Facing a strong backlash to a draft firearms ordinance, the Standish Town Council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to scrap the proposal. With an overflow crowd of approximately 125 people on hand – including many vocal gun owners – the proposed firearms regulations, […]

The Windham Middle School Drama Club presents “Annie Junior” on Friday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Windham High School Performing Arts Center, 406 Gray Road, Windham. More than 50 students sing and dance to such songs as “Hard-Knock Life” and “Tomorrow.” The musical […]

The owner of RadioShack in Windham plays a key role in connecting a Maine family with the long-lost recording of a relative. Fifteen years ago, Mike Esposito, a co-owner of the North Windham RadioShack, purchased a batch of records for his used vinyl collection in the back of his store. As he flipped through the […]

The owner of RadioShack in Windham plays a key role in connecting a Maine family with the long-lost recording of a relative. Fifteen years ago, Mike Esposito, a co-owner of the North Windham RadioShack, purchased a batch of records for his used vinyl collection in the back of his store. As he flipped through the […]

Newspaper articles and television news report the status of the homeless in these cold months of winter 2015. No longer do towns have “poor farms,” but some cities have homeless shelters. It seems there are never enough. Back in 1890, Maine law required all towns and cities to lodge “tramps” overnight. Tramps in those days […]

Hello, fellow fishermen! This time of year it’s time to ice fish or go south. Ice is much closer. Ice fishing attracts a huge number of folks, in fact, it seems that there are more folks on the ice on given water body than you’d see on open water. Does Maine have a boat shortage? […]

Hello, fellow fishermen! This time of year it’s time to ice fish or go south. Ice is much closer. Ice fishing attracts a huge number of folks, in fact, it seems that there are more folks on the ice on given water body than you’d see on open water. Does Maine have a boat shortage? […]

The local group, spending the winter at a Gorham church, hopes to return to the newly redone Little Falls Activity Center by spring. Members of the well-traveled Lakes Region Senior Center are comfy in their temporary winter quarters in a North Gorham Church, but will have to pack it up again in about 10 weeks. […]

The local group, spending the winter at a Gorham church, hopes to return to the newly redone Little Falls Activity Center by spring. Members of the well-traveled Lakes Region Senior Center are comfy in their temporary winter quarters in a North Gorham Church, but will have to pack it up again in about 10 weeks. […]