Hunters Breakfast New Gloucester Fire and Rescue will be sponsoring a hunter’s all-you-can-eat breakfast, in conjunction with the first day of Maine resident firearms deer hunting season, from 4:30-10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 1. Breakfast, consisting of eggs, pancakes, home fries, sausage, biscuits and beans, orange juice, milk, coffee, and water, will be served at the […]

Hunters Breakfast New Gloucester Fire and Rescue will be sponsoring a hunter’s all-you-can-eat breakfast, in conjunction with the first day of Maine resident firearms deer hunting season, from 4:30-10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 1. Breakfast, consisting of eggs, pancakes, home fries, sausage, biscuits and beans, orange juice, milk, coffee, and water, will be served at the […]

After a lovely and prolonged fall, the tide seems to be turning toward the next season. I’m not ready to utter its name quite yet, choosing instead to reflect on the sunny and warm days we’ve had these past few months. After years of gardening in Maine, I can report that (at least on Bennett […]

WINDHAM – The Maine Department of Transportation has completed a rut removal project at the intersection of routes 115, 35 and 302 in North Windham, known as Boody’s Corner, that was put on hold last fall due to cold weather. Last October, the department initiated an effort to eliminate the rutting, or grooves, that were […]

RAYMOND – On Election Day, Raymond voters will determine whether to move forward in the lengthy process of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 14. The Nov. 4 vote is the fourth of 22 state-mandated steps required to withdraw from the school district. The question will ask voters whether they would like to send a petition […]

When the house behind Corsetti’s store in Windham Center burned, it was a shock to the community. This was one of the oldest houses in Windham, and a landmark in Windham Center. The house is gone now, but the history remains. The “corner” once included Hawkes store, the first library, a cobbler shop, post office, […]

Chicken Dinner On Saturday, Nov. 1, a chicken cordon bleu dinner will be served from 5-6 p.m. by the Windham Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church parish hall. Proceeds will benefit Operation Tribute, Gorham. The organization provides a Christmas gift for every child in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and upstate New […]

According to the Maine Department of Transportation, crews from Pike Industries will be repaving the intersection of routes 115 and 302 in North Windham on Monday, Oct. 27. Flaggers will assist motorists as one lane in each direction will be maintained. Minor delays are anticipated. All work is anticipated to be completed by the end […]

WINDHAM -Two hundred and fifty winters ago, Peter Thatcher Smith, Windham’s second community pastor, began to erect a majestic Georgian home for his bride, Elizabeth Wendell, the daughter of a wealthy Massachusetts family. According to Linda Griffin, president of the Windham Historical Society, Smith built the elegant home at the highest point on “The Main […]

WINDHAM – This year’s Octoberfest, the culmination of an annual fundraiser for Lakes Region food pantries, attracted some 5,000 participants and raised nearly $18,000, according to organizers. The festival, held Saturday in the Buck’s Naked BBQ parking lot in Windham, marked the final day of the annual Community Coin Challenge, which raised money for 13 […]