Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday the presence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in three additional mosquito pools in York County, bringing the total number of positive tests to four in 2014. In addition, an emu from the Sebago Lake region in Cumberland County tested positive for EEE, according to the Maine CDC […]
Lakes Region Weekly News
Casco's Pennels succumbs to accident injuries
Toby Pennels – a longtime Windham resident who served 12 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 personnel respond to Route 302 collision
At 9:20 p.m. Friday, Windham police along with Fire and Rescue personnel were dispatched to a head-on collision involving two vehicles on Route 302 just east of the rotary. Initial reports were that people were trapped in a vehicle that was on fire. Upon arrival officers found all occupants out of the vehicles and complaining […]
Inside Windham – 8/29
Blood Drive – Toby Pennels On Wednesday, Sept. 10, a special blood drive dedicated to Toby Pennels will be held from 2-7 p.m. at the Windham Veterans Center. Pennels has been hospitalized for several weeks following a very serious accident. Anyone who can donate in his honor may call the Red Cross and set up […]
Inside Windham – 8/29
Blood Drive – Toby Pennels On Wednesday, Sept. 10, a special blood drive dedicated to Toby Pennels will be held from 2-7 p.m. at the Windham Veterans Center. Pennels has been hospitalized for several weeks following a very serious accident. Anyone who can donate in his honor may call the Red Cross and set up […]
Inside Gray – 8/29
Gray Rec News Gray Parks and recreation raised $767.14 in pennies over the course of the eight-week summer camp to donate to DEW Animal Kingdom. A car wash, bake sale, penny carnival, pig kissing contest… and they ended it by presenting a very large check to DEW and getting to see all the animals. Thank […]
IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM – The woolen mill
In South Windham, near the Maine Correctional Center, the remnants of the old Cumberland & Oxford Canal and very close to the town of Gorham, stands what’s left of the woolen mill, which provided employment to hundreds of people for many years. It was built on the site of the first sawmill in the town. […]
IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM – The woolen mill
In South Windham, near the Maine Correctional Center, the remnants of the old Cumberland & Oxford Canal and very close to the town of Gorham, stands what’s left of the woolen mill, which provided employment to hundreds of people for many years. It was built on the site of the first sawmill in the town. […]
Solution for snarl
The Windham Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve an agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation that raises $500,000 in state funds toward a roughly $1.25 million construction project that will align an intersection on Route 302. The agreement commits the town to funding the remaining costs of the project, which will align […]
Solution for snarl
The Windham Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve an agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation that raises $500,000 in state funds toward a roughly $1.25 million construction project that will align an intersection on Route 302. The agreement commits the town to funding the remaining costs of the project, which will align […]