RAYMOND – Julie Sutherland, the Raymond woman accused of not providing adequate medical care for a cat she fostered, was cleared of any wrongdoing during an appearance in Bridgton District Court in mid-April. Sutherland was charged by backup Raymond Animal Control Officer Bobby Silcott with animal cruelty for not providing medical attention to a cat […]

WINDHAM – Donato Corsetti, the Windham variety store owner and former newspaper publisher charged with setting fire to a three-unit apartment building in Windham Center late last year, will be in court Thursday, May 9, for a dispositional conference. According to Tamara Getchell, spokeswoman for the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, the routine conference will […]

WINDHAM – Like a child swinging high into the air, fundraising efforts for a new playground at the Windham Primary School are reaching new heights mere weeks into the campaign. According to Michelle Jordan, coordinator of the Windham Primary School Playground Fund, donations reached the $15,000 mark earlier this week, and Hancock Lumber has pledged […]

Spring High School Play “The Man Who Came To Dinner” is this year’s spring play being presented by Gray-New Gloucester High School Patriot Players. The comedy tells the story of Sheridan Whiteside, based on the real-life 1930s critic and radio host Alexander Woollcott, who is injured outside of an Ohio family’s home where he was […]

WINDHAM – Jeanne Reilly, food services director in the Regional School Unit 14 Windham-Raymond school district, has won the Outstanding School Nutrition Director of the Year award for the northeast United States. Reilly won the state competition earlier in the year, which qualified her for the regional competition. She beat out food service directors in […]

Causeway Update Judging by the recent increased activity on the Causeway, I bet you have guessed that the construction crews have headed back to finish up the job. Right now they are placing more sidewalks and boardwalk down by the amputheatre area. One major thing on the list is the repaving of the road from […]

Spring Greens In Thomas Dekker’s Elizabethan ode to spring, the Merry Month of May is green, green, green. This is still true 500 years later as drab, dull April folds into colorful May. Buds are bursting, the grass is growing and it’s time to plan your garden layout. Fortunately, we have a local expert on […]

Thanks Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors thank the North Windham Union Church for its donation of $500 to help provide fuel for residents in need. This contribution is a result of the recent “Music with a Mission” bluegrass music concert held at the church on March 23. The church is holding monthly concerts and will use […]

STANDISH – High school students are getting college credit through a program at Saint Joseph’s College. Four students from Windham Christian Academy are taking advantage of a relatively unknown program at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish. The students, all juniors, are enrolled in a college writing course this semester through the school’s Early Scholars Program, […]

Go for a Run When I heard about the incomprehensible bombings and subsequent deaths and injuries that took place at the Boston Marathon last week, I was horrified. I knew several people running and watching, and I was instantly concerned. I was not only filled with rage and sadness, but also hopelessness. As I watched […]