Showers Sunday didn’t put the brakes on the 14th annual Windham Auto Show sponsored by the Windham Athletic Boosters. “It’s a little damp,” Deb Schkrioba, president of the boosters club and chair of the event, said Sunday. She said the turnout was unbelievable, considering the weather. “I’ve been hugging people as they come in,” she […]

Arrests: Gina Maria Bruzzese, 40, of 5 Content Drive, Gray, was arrested on Aug. 29 on a charge of failure to appear. Billie-Jo Burgess, 32, of 3 Holiday Lane, Standish was arrested on Sept. 1 on a charge of possession of scheduled drugs. Sean Raymond Chauvin, 18, of 539 Penney Road, New Gloucester was arrested […]

• The library is a busy place for its patrons of all ages and all levels of readers. For starters, Library Director Marie Morey has updated the reference area with several new books. A three volume set titled “USA in Space” is an in-depth collection of the history of America in space, from the very […]

Despite showers, car buffs poured out for the 14th annual Auto Show sponsored by the Windham Athletic Boosters. “It’s a little damp,” said Deb Schkrioba, president of the boosters club, who said the turnout was unbelievable considering the weather. “I’ve been hugging people as they come in.” The show on Route 302 in North Windham […]

Despite showers, car buffs poured out for the 14th annual Auto Show sponsored by the Windham Athletic Boosters. “It’s a little damp,” said Deb Schkrioba, president of the boosters club, who said the turnout was unbelievable considering the weather. “I’ve been hugging people as they come in.” The show on Route 302 in North Windham […]

From coffee cans on variety store counters to the roadside signs, a show of support for 13-year-old Jordan Emerson can be seen all over Windham, silently pledging hope and encouragement for the recovery of the young girl. Emerson remains in a drug-induced coma after crashing her car into the wall at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway […]

The Windham Food Pantry, in conjunction with Sebasco Harbor Resort located one hour north of Portland on Popham Peninsula, is offering a golf getaway package which includes an overnight accommodation in the main lodge and unlimited golf. Stay any evening, Sunday-Thursday, through June 19, 2008. Check in early and play golf all day until your […]

Editor, I really enjoyed Kay Soldier’s column in the Lakes Region Suburban Weekly Aug. 31. I have been reading books since I learned to read in the first grade. I can remember my mother taking me to the Portland Public Library once a week (that was before we had a library in South Portland). We […]

At Windham’s town meeting in March 1884, it was voted (after three years of being on the warrant) to spend not more than $500 for a hearse. Keep in mind the school budget that year was $2,000. The hearse, shown above, cost $400 and the “extra” was spent on building a hearse house. Drawn by […]

The Bridgton Community Center is offering the Living Well, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program to people with any chronic condition who want to take more control of their own health. Classes will meet from 9:30 a.m.-noon at 15 Depot St., Bridgton, from Friday, Sept. 7 until Friday, Oct. 12. Living Well is a six-week program that […]