When it comes to school salad bars, the norm is iceberg lettuce, a drab and uninviting offering that is usually passed by in favor of more exciting foods like pizza and burgers. But students at Bonny Eagle Middle School in Buxton last week were treated instead to mesclun, arugula and beet greens, the first products […]

Winning the gold I recently wrote about the incredibly talented 23-year old Amanda Scripture who had been chosen to participate on the USA Cheerleading All-Girl Team, a well-deserved honor. She joined a 30-member squad comprised of people from all over the country and spent the past few weeks training in Louisville and then competing in […]

Absolutely Stable Atmosphere: An atmospheric condition that exists when the environmental lapse rate is less than the moist adiabatic rate. Friday No precipitation, Mostly sunny High: 68 Low: 44 Saturday No precipitation, Mostly sunny High: 65 Low: 46 Sunday 30 percent chance of showers, mostly cloudy High: 63 Low: 45

Growing your food: Tips for economy and success. Many people are turning to gardening. Call it a reawakening of the pleasures of staying at home; call it hard times. Either way, whether the endeavor is a renewal of a remembered pastime or an entirely new venture, success will make the fruits (and vegetables) of your […]

Windham has received a grant that officials hope will lead to the redevelopment of many of the sites formerly used by the town’s thriving, turn-of-the-century industrial sector, such as the Keddy Mill in South Windham. At the same time, the town is planning a series of public meetings to talk to residents about the plan […]

Windham Historical Society’s Walter Lunt explains the significance of this old foundation at the site of the first commercial gunpowder mill built in Maine. The foundation is on property preserved by a Gorham organization, and land donated by a Gorham business. The Oriental Powder Mill was in operation longer than any other Maine mill, and […]

Care for our best friends Harry Truman once famously said, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” Even the present occupant in the White House has taken that advice to heart with the arrival of a new puppy for Sasha and Malia Obama. Taking care of that “friend” for optimal health and […]

Jordan Monty from Steep Falls Elementry takes a guess at how many peppermints are in a jar at the annual School Administrative District Title I Family Math Night at Bonny Eagle Middle School. Parents, students and staff from across the district participated in the event with the goal of demonstrating math games and activities that […]

There’s something in the water. No, not swine flu, although this contaminant has been known to make people feverish. But it doesn’t cause them to take to their sickbeds. Instead, the disease attacks their brains, resulting in irrational actions. The afflicted rush into the streets, babbling allegations about imaginary threats posed by inhuman entities. It’s […]

Pancake breakfast There will be a pancake breakfast at the North Windham Applebee’s on June 14 from 8-9:15 a.m. It will benefit Open Gates Equine Rescue Inc. and Hemlock Valley Equine Rescue Inc. Tickets are $6 and advance purchase is recommended. Please send your check to: Open Gates Equine Rescue Inc., 407 Morse Road, New […]