Breakfast with Santa On Saturday, Dec. 14, the Windham Lions Club will hold Breakfast with Santa from 8-10 a.m. at the Windham Veterans Hall behind Hannaford. The Lions Club is very thankful to the Windham veterans for the use of the center. The breakfast is free (pancakes, sausage, orange juice, milk, hot chocolate and coffee) […]

Two dozen beautiful menorahs, from the collection of Marilyn Lipson of Windham, are currently on display at the Windham Public Library. Lipson explained that her earliest memories of Chanukah are of a family gathering around the menorah and lighting it together – a menorah that she still has today. “When I went away to college, […]

Tis the Season What a magical weekend it was to celebrate the 11th annual Festival of Lights in Bridgton. The snow flurries came on cue, as they seem to every year, then the skies cleared to reveal a brilliant half moon with Venus sparkling brightly beside it. Dozens of illuminated floats rolled through town as […]

Generosity Abounds The Caring Community of Gray-New Gloucester, along with all of the individuals and families who received a Thanksgiving meal through CCGNG’s program, wish to convey their heartfelt appreciation to our community for helping your neighbors in need. Because of your generosity, more than 100 food baskets were distributed in both Gray and New […]

WINDHAM – On a sunny December day, the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals drew about 1,400 visitors to its Sixth Annual Christmas Open House on Saturday. “It was a great day for everyone,” said Meris Bickford, chief executive officer of the large-animal rescue located on River Road in Windham. “Of course, the […]

WINDHAM – A group of Lakes Region parents has submitted an application to the Maine Charter School Commission in hopes that it will receive approval needed to open a public Montessori charter school in Windham next fall. According to the group’s 610-page application, the proposed Many Hands Montessori School would plan to accept 40 students […]

WINDHAM – Volunteers spread out through all of Windham’s many cemeteries on Saturday, decorating the graves of the town’s approximately 750 deceased veterans with Christmas wreaths. The wreath-laying effort was part of Project Everlasting Gratitude, with wreaths donated by Studio Flora/Sebago Gardens in North Windham. More than 700 wreaths, which local volunteers helped decorate last […]

Generous joe and tasty breakfast and lunch fare win fans

Generous joe and tasty breakfast and lunch fare win fans

Befriend your butcher and ask for a nice boneless center-cut pork chop