Believe it or not, spring is just around the corner and the Windham Clothes Closet could use donations of “gently used” and even new clothes items to get ready for the warmer weather. There are still warm coats, sweaters, and tops available to help get through this final cold snap. Everything is free. Just a […]

RAYMOND – For decades, Diane Potvin, a retired health-care consultant and administrator, worked with planners to craft health-care policy at the state level. Now, Potvin, a 55-year-old Raymond resident, is busy marshaling the “milfoil militia,” a group of environmental nonprofits that fight milfoil across Maine, in an effort to have the Legislature declare war on […]

After serving six years on the Windham Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) board of directors, Dan Hancock has called it quits. Hancock, a resident of Naples who works as a regional bank officer at Gorham Savings Bank, has served as the president of the WEDC’s board since November 2011. With a 2-month-old daughter and an increased […]

After serving six years on the Windham Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) board of directors, Dan Hancock has called it quits. Hancock, a resident of Naples who works as a regional bank officer at Gorham Savings Bank, has served as the president of the WEDC’s board since November 2011. With a 2-month-old daughter and an increased […]

‘Beauty and the Beast, Jr.’ takes stage March 7-23 Windham Center Stage Theater presents the annual children’s show, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.” March 7-23. The show is directed by Mary Wassick and produced by Dawn Leighton. The brainy and beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life…and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. […]

GRAY – The six-month, $1.5 million renovation of the Gray Public Library is approaching completion, with library employees set to hold a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11. There is still work to be done. Library employees, contractors and volunteers are building railings, assembling shelves and moving thousands of books in an […]

Tech Week at Library Activities during Teen Tech Week at Windham Public Library will be held at 2:30 every day from Monday, March 10, through Saturday, March 15. Topics or projects include Shelfie posters on Monday, marshmallow trebuchets on Tuesday, Techie Mystery (Tom & Dave show) on Wednesday, TNT Club on Thursday, Wii games on […]

Area students’ works featured in ‘Youth Art Month’ In celebration of National Youth Art Month during the month of March, the Portland Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Maine Art Education Association, has organized an exhibition of artwork created by Maine art students. This year celebrates the 34th anniversary of Youth Art Month exhibitions […]

Horse Rescue Makes Strides Saturday, March 1, marked a banner day for Open Gates Equine Rescue of New Gloucester. Co-directors Deb Hutchins and Linda Walker reported that the benefit bake sale, held at Ames Farm Center in North Yarmouth, was a tremendous success. Store customers purchased cheesecakes, Kahlua cakes, homemade pies, cookies, lemon bars, breads […]

Horse Rescue Makes Strides Saturday, March 1, marked a banner day for Open Gates Equine Rescue of New Gloucester. Co-directors Deb Hutchins and Linda Walker reported that the benefit bake sale, held at Ames Farm Center in North Yarmouth, was a tremendous success. Store customers purchased cheesecakes, Kahlua cakes, homemade pies, cookies, lemon bars, breads […]