Rochelle Plummer, 43, of Gray, died doing something she loved – riding her motorcycle with her husband and friends. Almost every weekend, they rode together. Sunday, in what one friend called “a freak accident,” Plummer died during a motorcycle ride with seven others around Sebago Lake. Trying to avoid a van that was waiting to […]

Weighty issue I am going to get incredibly fat and Maggie Krainin is the cause of this. I have not eaten peanut M&M’s since I was a kid, but at recent Causeway Bridge meetings, they just kept pouring those little delights and I kept on eating. I got home from one of those meetings and […]

Weighty issue I am going to get incredibly fat and Maggie Krainin is the cause of this. I have not eaten peanut M&M’s since I was a kid, but at recent Causeway Bridge meetings, they just kept pouring those little delights and I kept on eating. I got home from one of those meetings and […]

0704memories.jpg According to Maine Department of Transportation, there are 22 bridges in Windham. From time to time, old pictures and post cards turn up which simply are described as “a bridge in Windham” leaving the viewer mystified. The century old photo above is such a picture. If anyone knows the location of this bridge, please […]

Strawberries and cream No, I’m not talking about Wimbledon, but rather the annual Strawberry Festival sponsored by the New Gloucester Historical Society. The Berry, Berry Good Band provided the musical backdrop for this great summer tradition held on June 26. Guests had a choice of many combinations of strawberries, biscuits, Hodgman’s frozen custard and whipped […]

The Friends of the Windham Public Library wanted to thank Rod Jordan of Studio Flora and Sebago Gardens for allowing the Windham Public Library to use his trailer for the Summerfest parade. Our team of float-assembling, trailer-pulling, treat-disseminating, smiling, waving and bubble-blowing insects and net-wearing bugs did such an insect-erific job that the official Summerfest […]

The Friends of the Windham Public Library wanted to thank Rod Jordan of Studio Flora and Sebago Gardens for allowing the Windham Public Library to use his trailer for the Summerfest parade. Our team of float-assembling, trailer-pulling, treat-disseminating, smiling, waving and bubble-blowing insects and net-wearing bugs did such an insect-erific job that the official Summerfest […]

Standing alone Sue Gendron, Maine Commissioner of Education approved School Administrative District 15’s alternative plan for consolidation. The School Board worked diligently throughout the year to find a suitable partner for school consolidation. District officials contacted every adjoining school district to determine any interest in consolidating with SAD 15. Ultimately, most districts had existing relationships […]

Weather words of the week: Sensible temperature: The sensation of temperature that the human body feels in contrast to the actual temperature of the environment as measured with a thermometer. Friday: Partly sunny with a 0 percent chance of showers. High: 74 Low: 54 Saturday Mostly sunny with a 0 percent chance of showers. High: […]

This is the time to enjoy a hard earned summer, but throughout the Lakes Region and the state, officials and residents are worried about next winter. It is because this July 4, the rising cost of energy is now the biggest threat to our “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Thomas Jefferson’s declaration must […]