WINDHAM – Citing rising tensions with council leadership and a new policy limiting councilors’ contact with town employees, long-serving Windham Town Councilor Carol Waig resigned Tuesday night, effective at the end of the meeting. The policy, adopted Tuesday by a 6-1 vote, with Waig opposed, was inspired by a situation involving Waig. Windham police Detective […]

RAYMOND – Raymond Selectman Dana Desjardins this week failed to produce documents as requested by a Raymond resident under Maine’s Freedom of Access law. Laurie Forbes, chairwoman of the town’s technology committee and overseer of computer usage by town officials, made an official written request of Desjardins in August. She is seeking the back-up copies […]

RAYMOND – Raymond Selectman Dana Desjardins this week failed to produce documents as requested by a Raymond resident under Maine’s Freedom of Access law. Laurie Forbes, chairwoman of the town’s technology committee and overseer of computer usage by town officials, made an official written request of Desjardins in August. She is seeking the back-up copies […]

Happy Birthday to Bert Many of us remember the beautiful gardens at the corner of Pope and Gray roads, just below the high school. Well, that gardener, Bertram Beal, will be 100 years old on Sept. 30. He originally came from Beals Island up the coast of Maine and is now a resident at Seaside […]

George Carman, the namesake of “New Lungs for George,” one of the area’s best-known fundraising efforts, has been approved by his insurance company and doctors for a double lung transplant. Carman is a lifelong sufferer of cystic fibrosis, a debilitating congenital disease that causes thick mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract. […]

Dempsey Challenge It is time for the 2nd Annual Dempsey Challenge where up to 3,500 cyclists from all over the country will be riding 25, 50 or 100 miles to raise money for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing in Lewiston. The center provides high-quality education, support and wellness services to patients, […]

Dempsey Challenge It is time for the 2nd Annual Dempsey Challenge where up to 3,500 cyclists from all over the country will be riding 25, 50 or 100 miles to raise money for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing in Lewiston. The center provides high-quality education, support and wellness services to patients, […]

CASCO – A petition backing a proposal to allow Casco voters to recall selectmen has gained enough signatures to be placed on the town ballot for the Nov. 2 election. Former Selectman James Gerry and several other Casco residents gained 231 signatures during the past few weeks to make the referendum question possible. The question […]

WINDHAM – A Cumberland County Superior Court judge has dismissed one of the three counts against Rent-A-Husband owner and former Windham Town Councilor Kaile Warren. Justice Thomas Warren ruled Tuesday that Warren can’t be tried on the sale of unregistered securities for Rent-A-Husband, since he wasn’t aware the securities were not properly registered under Maine […]

Public Hearings scheduled At the Tuesday, Sept. 14 meeting of Windham Town Council, public hearings will be held on a proposal for South Windham Village Commercial Rezoning, Impact Fee Framework Amendments and Outdoor Sales in Commercial Zones. Flu shots Early flu shots this year! On Sept. 24 and 30 from 1-5 p.m., flu shots will […]