WINDHAM – With a new push to realign curriculum in the Windham-Raymond system so all district students experience similar instruction, several key administrative changes at the Windham High School were announced last week. High school Principal Deb McAfee, who’s been in the position for 14 years, will become assistant principal while the district’s curriculum coordinator, […]

WINDHAM – The proposed school budget for the Windham-Raymond school district, Regional School Unit 14, calls for a 3.1 percent spending increase and the elimination of eight staff positions, as the district deals with the loss of state and federal funds. Superintendent Sandy Prince presented his preliminary budget last week to the School Board, which […]

WINDHAM – The proposed school budget for the Windham-Raymond school district, Regional School Unit 14, calls for a 3.1 percent spending increase and the elimination of eight staff positions, as the district deals with the loss of state and federal funds. Superintendent Sandy Prince presented his preliminary budget last week to the School Board, which […]

WINDHAM – The Windham-Raymond School Board and teachers union have hammered out a new three-year contract. While there are no step increases based on years of experience, the contract raises teacher pay 2 percent across the board for each of the next three years. Regarding health benefits, Raymond teachers will continue to contribute at the […]

RAYMOND – Raymond residents Howard and Eileen Stiles are warning area homeowners on private wells to check their water for uranium. After hearing from some of their neighbors who found high uranium content in their well water, the longtime residents of Raymond’s Deep Cove Road, located off Jordan Bay, had their water tested twice. Both […]

WINDHAM – Kaile Warren, who had criminal charges of defrauding investors in his Rent-A-Husband company dropped last month by state prosecutors, is seeking $200 million in restitution from former legal firms and business partners. On Tuesday, Warren, a Windham resident, filed a civil lawsuit in Cumberland County Superior Court against the Portland law firms of […]

WINDHAM – The Residential Rehab program at Windham-based Crossroads for Women, which has been the cornerstone of its substance abuse program since 1974, would be shut down if cuts proposed in the new state budget become a reality. In his budget proposal submitted last month to the Maine Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage cut funding to […]

RAYMOND – Writers, to some, appear to take themselves very seriously. The Writers, however, a Raymond-based group of scribes of all stripes and ambitions that is now seeking new members, does not fit that category. “We don’t want to scare anybody off and think they need to be a writer,” said the group’s founder, Betty […]

Editor’s Note: This is the last of a three-part series probing local politics and issues in the town of Windham. This week’s article focuses on the phenomenon of councilor texting, public comment at meetings, the perceived lack of open discussion, zoning and the role of the Windham Economic Development Corp. WINDHAM – At a meeting […]

Editor’s Note: This is the last of a three-part series probing local politics and issues in the town of Windham. This week’s article focuses on the phenomenon of councilor texting, public comment at meetings, the perceived lack of open discussion, zoning and the role of the Windham Economic Development Corp. WINDHAM – At a meeting […]