“Old Windham” on Speakout On Thursday, June 26, Bill Diamond will host Speakout on Windham’s local channel 7 at 7 p.m. This month’s topic will be about “Old Windham.” Bill will talk to some of the residents about the way Windham used to be and how Windham is now. You are welcome to call in […]

WINDHAM – Windham Summerfest, which annually transforms the grounds of Windham High School into a fairground, is back. The summer festival will take place all day Saturday, June 21, featuring fair-style food and fun. “It’s a standard event this year,” said lead organizer Kelly Mank. “It’s going to be awesome.” Last year, about 6,500 people […]

WINDHAM – In nine minutes, the residents of Windham approved a municipal budget of $14,552,736 at the annual town meeting on Saturday. With adoption of the budget, the municipal portion of the tax rate will rise an estimated 25 cents, or 1.73 percent, to $14.70 per thousand of valuation. After being unanimously elected as moderator, […]

Standish Summer Spectacular on Tap The Standish Summer Spectacular is back next week with a theme of Celebrating Freedom. This event would not be possible without our sponsors. Our Gold Sponsors this year are American Legion Post 128, Family Dental Health, Papa’s Ice Cream, Pit Stop Fuels, Portland Water District, Randall Orchards, Sebago Signworks, Standish […]

According to Capt. Don Goulet, two Gray residents were revived Tuesday night following a heroin overdose. At 9:45 p.m., Cumberland County dispatch received a call from a female caller reporting that she went to her son’s home on Shaker Road in Gray and found her 34-year-old son and his 38-year-old girlfriend unconscious and not breathing, […]

According to Capt. Don Goulet, two Gray residents were revived Tuesday night following a heroin overdose. At 9:45 p.m., Cumberland County dispatch received a call from a female caller reporting that she went to her son’s home on Shaker Road in Gray and found her 34-year-old son and his 38-year-old girlfriend unconscious and not breathing, […]

GRAY – The Egypt Road Rock – a makeshift community billboard and beloved sight of many Lakes Region drivers and passengers – was, one way or another, destined for destruction, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. During its decades of use, the massive roadside rock in Gray, which the department crushed on June 4 […]

RAYMOND – Raymond voters re-elected incumbents Sam Gifford and Lonnie Taylor to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. In the race for two, three-year terms, Gifford and Taylor, the respective chairman and vice chairman of the board, defeated Julie Sutherland, a political newcomer who has recently faced charges of impersonating a federal animal welfare agent. […]

WINDHAM – Following seven months of deliberation, a school board subcommittee staffed by top district officials has recommended that Regional School Unit 14 construct a new middle school in Windham. The proposed new school would replace the aging Windham Middle School. According to Marge Govoni, a member of the Middle School Facility Advisory Committee and […]

‘Gathering Space’ opens in Raymond Starting, June 16, the vestry of the Raymond Village Community Church will be open every Monday from 10 a.m.-noon for anyone wanting to escape the summer heat, enjoy a glass of lemonade, iced tea or cup of coffee, or share some time with friends and other community members. “Our church […]