In the summer of 1976, just 38 years ago, the nation celebrated its 200th birthday. Windham joined in and one of the results of that event was a booklet describing the history of many of the clubs, organizations and community volunteer groups that were active in town. For example: In 1976, Windham-Raymond Senior Citizens club […]

RAYMOND – Teresa Sadak has had a change of heart. Last month, Sadak, the Raymond selectwoman who has pioneered a petition drive to withdraw the town from Regional School Unit 14, said she was willing to hold off on the withdrawal effort if the district’s Board of Directors postponed talks on a new Windham middle […]

Large majorities of Standish voters approved three referendum questions Tuesday, permitting about $1.2 million in spending through a 10-year period. The 821 voters who participated in the referendum authorized funds toward public works improvements, and the purchase of new public safety equipment and land for recreational fields. The approved expenditures were included in the $1.3 […]

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce is hailing the couple whose quick actions helped save two men from drowning in Brandy Pond in Naples Tuesday evening. In a press release issued Friday afternoon, at around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, the county dispatch received a call from a complainant in Naples indicating the possibility of two subjects […]

On Friday, Aug. 29, Deborah Cota of Windham sat at the counter of Danielle’s Diner, a popular Raymond eatery, with her nieces, Haley and Kelsey Theberge. How did Cota feel about the diner’s impending move down the road, to a building in North Windham formerly occupied by Stone Dog Cafe?? “Kinda sad to see it […]

STANDISH – Standish voters will have a chance to weigh in on three referendum questions on Tuesday, Sept. 9, which would, if approved, cumulatively total about $1.2 million in bond principal and interest through a 10-year period. The proposed expenditures were included in the $1.3 million “bundled” bond package that failed at the June town […]

WINDHAM – Starting next week, the Windham Public Library will no longer operate on Saturdays. The library will remain open Monday through Friday. Although it will be open nine fewer hours per week, library staff will still work 240 hours weekly, according to Library Director Jen Alvino. The change does not represent a cutback in […]

Coffeehouse Opens Synaptic Cleft will open the season for the Village Coffeehouse on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. An inventive and creative trio, Synaptic Cleft features Xar Adelberg on bass (formerly with Cinder Conk a favorite of the Coffeehouse), Mark Barnette on drums, and Frank Mauceri on the horn. This music is jazz-like and […]

WINDHAM – Toby Pennels, a longtime Windham resident who served 11 years on the local school board, helped organize the Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby and served two tours in Iraq, died early Thursday morning from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash, according to the family. Pennels, 55, had moved to Casco in October 2013. […]

WINDHAM – Toby Pennels, a longtime Windham resident who served 11 years on the local school board, helped organize the Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby and served two tours in Iraq, died early Thursday morning from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash, according to the family. Pennels, 55, had moved to Casco in October 2013. […]