In two separate ceremonies held last Friday afternoon in Windham, the spotlight shone on veterans, both past and present, who gave and are still giving on behalf of their community. At 1:15 p.m., veterans, students, town and school officials, as well as surviving members of the families of Sgt. James Allen and Lt. Charles Field […]

With hall rentals down due to the economy, Windham veterans are hoping to save their meeting hall by turning to community poker tournaments as a source of income. But due to missing paperwork, the veterans groups are having difficulty obtaining the proper state permits, and have turned to a local legislator for help. Using similar […]

Before and after Kim Whalen, program director of the Casco/Naples Before and After Care program couldn’t be happier to be in the new space at the refurbished Naples Grange/Edward Singer Center. According to Kim, students and parents alike are happy with the move. “Parents love it. They feel it is cozier and homier (than their […]

Baby, it’s cold outside Well, we’re in it now. Winter, that is. It’s off to a good start, with a solid snowpack and some sweet skiing conditions. Whether your tastes run from a contemplative walk through Pondicherry Park or a wild ride down Shawnee Peak, you don’t have to go far to find yourself deep […]

Flu clinic Jan. 19 Home Health Visiting Nurses will hold a flu shot clinic in the Windham Town Hall gym on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Seasonal, H1N1, pneumonia and pediatric vaccines will be available for a fee or with an insurance card, as most carriers are covered. For more information, […]

Flu clinic Jan. 19 Home Health Visiting Nurses will hold a flu shot clinic in the Windham Town Hall gym on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Seasonal, H1N1, pneumonia and pediatric vaccines will be available for a fee or with an insurance card, as most carriers are covered. For more information, […]

Carpooling To encourage carpooling, the Maine DOT has created a new Park & Ride lot on Sabbathday Road, near the road’s junction with Route 26. The 30-space lot was completely empty on the afternoon of Jan. 7, so the concept may take a while to catch on. Maybe gasoline prices creeping toward $3 per gallon […]

Dana Desjardins, the Raymond selectman who recently told his fellow board members and town employees that he would no longer correspond via e-mail, returned his town-issued laptop last week. The only hitch is that the computer was completely erased, an act that could violate the Maine Right to Know law. According to Kevin Woodbrey, information […]

‘Career criminal’ was working two jobs and living under an assumed identity, complete with a valid Maine drivers license. A Texas fugitive who had been living on Chadbourne Road in Standish for months under a different name, was captured without incident Sunday by Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies. At the time of his arrest, Thomas Lee […]

WINDHAM – While arraignment next week on charges of fraudulent selling of securities is the most serious court action Kaile Warren faces, he also has been the focus of a flurry of recent legal proceedings. Warren, indicted last month, will be arraigned Jan. 21 at 8:30 a.m. in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland. According […]