After several weeks on the lam, Augusta police arrested Steven Shaw, the man wanted by Windham police for impersonating an undercover sheriff’s detective last month. Shaw was arrested in an attic of an apartment building on Sarah’s Street in Augusta at about 3 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22, Augusta Police Chief Robert Gregoire said Wednesday. […]

WINDHAM – Investigators have conducted two searches of properties owned by Windham resident Donato Corsetti relating to the arson at an apartment building Corsetti owned on Route 202 in Windham Center. According to Sgt. Joel Davis of the state Fire Marshal’s Office, the searches were performed two weeks ago at Corsetti’s home and his office […]

The storm system responsible for the misery roared out of the Rockies early Tuesday with blizzard conditions in southwestern Oklahoma and tornadoes along the Gulf Coast.

Thank You Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors, an all-volunteer group dedicated to providing emergency fuel to needy Windham residents, announces the latest most-welcome donations from Richard Davidson, John Glucksman and Stephen Rankin (in honor of his sister and family, Connie and Tom DiBiase). Thanks to these kind neighbors. You can make a donation of any amount […]

For the town of Raymond, 2012 was the year of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Two hundred years ago, Hawthorne’s boyhood home was built by his uncle, Richard Manning, at the intersection of Hawthorne and Raymond Cape roads. After several major renovation projects, the Hawthorne Community Association, which oversees the building, is still going strong and reporting increased […]

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series highlighting Windham’s new state representatives, Tom Tyler and Jane Pringle. Tom Tyler, who grew up in North Windham across from the iconic Boody’s Store, is one of Windham’s two new state representatives, taking over the District 110 seat held by the term-limited Democrat Mark Bryant. […]

Simple paper snowflakes are being used to send a powerful message of support and love to Sandy Hook Elementary School and the community of Newtown, Conn., where on Dec. 14 a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six teachers. The goal of what’s been dubbed the “Snowflakes for Sandy Hook” project is to create a winter […]

Welcome Friends Happy “Vacation Week!” The seasonal school break between Christmas and New Year’s finds Bridgton at its winter best, with Main Street lined with twinkling snowflake lights, local businesses bustling with post-Christmas deals and the Mountain covered with snow. Many of our favorite families “from away” return to make new Maine memories and pump […]

Welcome Friends Happy “Vacation Week!” The seasonal school break between Christmas and New Year’s finds Bridgton at its winter best, with Main Street lined with twinkling snowflake lights, local businesses bustling with post-Christmas deals and the Mountain covered with snow. Many of our favorite families “from away” return to make new Maine memories and pump […]

Causeway Update After the holidays, you will see some activity along the Causeway as the contractors will be installing some lighting by the amphitheatre location. Then the work will hold off until spring, when the bridge and retaining walls will be stained, and some pavement will be redone. It will be interesting to see how […]