Honoring town clerk Michele Bukoveckas for 10 years of service to Sebago followed a quick approval of the municipal budget at the annual town meeting Saturday. Earlier in the meeting, residents quickly and with little discussion passed a more than $1.7 million municipal budget. Developing plans for a new public safety building, interest rates on […]

They were the first class to spend two years at the Manchester School, and the first group to go through four full years at the new Windham High School. In seventh-grade, the class of 2008 was lucky enough to be part of the state’s new laptop program, and they held those bright white instruments in […]

Town Council – two three-year terms Peter B. Gellerson – 922 Mark D. Grover – 854 Andrew J. Upham – 360 Marchian Crane Jr. – 295 Write-ins – 10 Town Council – balance of a three-year term Tracy Scheckel – 656 Philip M. Pulsifer – 330 Richard Walls – 273 Write-ins – 7 SAD 15 […]

The Gaggie Awards are back. Each election year, this column spares no expense (by which I mean “spends no money”) on a lavish ceremony (by “lavish,” I mean “cheesy,” and by “ceremony” I mean “a brief printed reference, possibly including a misspelled version of the recipient’s name”) to honor (“insult”) those who best exemplify (“lack […]

On June 21, Windham will be holding the Summerfest ’08 event that will include a morning parade, various events and vendors and will end with a fireworks show that night. The Windham Police Department truly wishes this to be a safe event that families and people of all ages can enjoy. The Windham Police Department […]

With only an occasional breeze, and umbrellas popped up in the audience for shade, 152 Lake Region High School seniors received diplomas in a floral bedecked ceremony Sunday. Bottles of cold water were as popular as the speeches during the commencement ceremony held at the school in Naples. After marching in while the Lake Region […]

Only a week to go before Summerfest, the official town celebration of community. Many years ago, the annual event was called Old Home Days, as it still is in smaller towns throughout Maine. Old Home Days bore little resemblance to today’s event, except for the most important element: community involvement. Here was an opportunity for […]

The 2008 Windham Summerfest schedule: (The rain date for all June 21 events except the parade is Sunday, June 22.) Friday, June 20 7 p.m. – The Windham police and firefighters square off in a softball game at Windham High School. 7:30 p.m. – Leah Driscoll: “Rising Up” debut album release concert at the Windham […]

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Standish residents will consider a capital expenditures bond for more than $1.2 million, during the annual town meeting Saturday June 14. The town meeting will be held at the Standish Municipal Building on Route 35, starting at 9 a.m. The bond is one part of more than $7.1 million in town spending presented to residents […]