The Windham Town Council on Tuesday referred a proposed ordinance on small wind turbines to the Planning Board for review, sending with it some concerns that the turbines, which are placed on tall towers, would not be welcomed by neighbors. The move comes a week after the council got its first look at the proposal, […]

The Windham Town Council on Tuesday referred a proposed ordinance on small wind turbines to the Planning Board for review, sending with it some concerns that the turbines, which are placed on tall towers, would not be welcomed by neighbors. The move comes a week after the council got its first look at the proposal, […]

The Windham Town Council on Tuesday referred a proposed ordinance on small wind turbines to the Planning Board for review, sending with it some concerns that the turbines, which are placed on tall towers, would not be welcomed by neighbors. The move comes a week after the council got its first look at the proposal, […]

Weather word of the week: Snow: A solid form of precipitation composed of ice crystals in a complex, hexagonal form. Friday: Cloudy skies, no precipitation High: 29 Low: 8 Saturday: 30 percent chance of snow High: 27 Low: 10 Sunday: Partly sunny, no precipitation High: 30 Low: 14

The Regional School Unit 14 board is now set, with Windham electing six members and Raymond three at the polls Tuesday in an election marked by low turnout. Also in Windham, a charter amendment regarding the recall of elected officials passed the popular vote, 292-191, but will not be enacted because the issue did not […]

An auction at St. Joseph’s College will raise funds for the college’s Spring Break Workfest program, which sends teams of students to service projects in March. The public is invited to the auction Wednesday, Feb. 4. Silent auction items will be open for bidding on the first floor of Mercy Hall from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., […]

The Gray Town Council has agreed to include $140,000 in next year’s budget proposal to hire a full-time Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy to patrol the town. Following a presentation to the council Monday from the Sheriff’s Office and the Maine State Police, councilors asked Town Manager Deborah Cabana to include in the budget proposal money […]

Welcome aboard Recent hire Carla McAllister is thrilled with her new position as assistant librarian at the New Gloucester Public Library, but the journey to her dream job was a long one. She has had a myriad of occupations, including having been a dispatcher for a small police department, a municipal clerk, and a telephone […]

Saint Joseph’s College has completed a comprehensive review of its operating and personnel budgets and has identified $1 million in reductions that will take effect immediately, President E. Joseph Lee announced this week. The cuts included the elimination of 14 positions, he said. These reductions constitute approximately 3 percent of the 2008-2009 operating budget and […]

Rep. Mark Bryant, D-Windham, presented legislation Tuesday to the Legislature’s Utilities and Energy Committee to expand the practice of net metering, also known as letting an electricity meter spin backwards, for residents and small businesses that produce their own energy from renewable resources. Current state regulations provide for residential and commercial energy producers to earn […]