Chicken Parmesan Dinner On Saturday, Sept. 22, from 5-7 p.m., a public chicken parmesan dinner will be served at Faith Lutheran Church, 988 Roosevelt Trail, North Windham. The menu includes Italian wedding soup, fresh garden salad, chicken Parmesan with spaghetti, Italian bread, spumoni ice cream and cookies. A free will donation will be asked. Entertainment […]

How can it be that both the Maine Lakes Brewfest and Fryeburg Fair are already rolling around again? It has been easy to be in summer denial with all of this beautiful weather, but fall is truly upon us now. Every gust of wind blows more leaves onto my back porch, and the pumpkins are […]

Several things happened in the past week that have brought a tinge of sadness upon our town. First and foremost is the passing of the Lake Region high school senior, Austin Sloat, in a terrible car crash last week. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends. Then an explosion of a personal […]

WINDHAM – Following a tense public hearing, the Windham Town Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to put the $37.8 million sewer proposal on the November ballot. The sewer, which would serve the commercial district in North Windham and schools complex in Windham Center and would cost more than $60 million with debt factored in, is […]

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Charlie Summers said during a debate Thursday that he doesn’t believe humans are the primary cause of climate change.

Upcoming events Saturday, Sept. 15: Shaker sisters had a large-scale industry known collectively as the fancy goods trade. Part of that production was the making of shag mats and rugs using weaving and knitting skills. Learn the same technique at a workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route […]

Four workshops on textile arts will be offered on Friday, Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15, by the Rufus Porter Museum including The Art of Penny Rugs, Rigid Heddle Weaving, Watercolor Felting and Knitting 101, in conjunction with a talk on textile conservation, Saving Aunt Bea’s Quilt, by Katherine Dirks, emeritus curator at the Smithsonian […]

Four workshops on textile arts will be offered on Friday, Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15, by the Rufus Porter Museum including The Art of Penny Rugs, Rigid Heddle Weaving, Watercolor Felting and Knitting 101, in conjunction with a talk on textile conservation, Saving Aunt Bea’s Quilt, by Katherine Dirks, emeritus curator at the Smithsonian […]

STANDISH – Standish officials have reversed course concerning a property considered a historic landmark in town. Last month, the Standish Town Council was tasked with deciding whether it should sell the original town hall located on Route 25 or keep it and lease it to the Standish Historical Society. After hours of discussion with society […]

STANDISH – Standish officials have reversed course concerning a property considered a historic landmark in town. Last month, the Standish Town Council was tasked with deciding whether it should sell the original town hall located on Route 25 or keep it and lease it to the Standish Historical Society. After hours of discussion with society […]