The Portland String Quartet’s summer workshop students will perform a free concert on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Viola George Auditorium at Saint Joseph’s College. The quartet will play works by Mendelssohn, Haydn, Beethoven, Chadwick, Brahms, Dvorak, Bloch, Shostakovich and Debussy. The concerts present the major repertoire that the student […]

On July 18, the Windham Public Library announced a new partnership with Portland Public Library. We will now be issuing Portland Public Library cards right here at our library. This is more than just borrowing books from Portland Public Library. The library card opens the door to a wealth of information through a variety of […]

On July 18, the Windham Public Library announced a new partnership with Portland Public Library. We will now be issuing Portland Public Library cards right here at our library. This is more than just borrowing books from Portland Public Library. The library card opens the door to a wealth of information through a variety of […]

Editor, I want to compliment you on the articles written by Emily Devlin that appeared in the Aug. 3 issue of the Lakes Region Suburban Weekly. Many people are unaware of how serious the problem is or may become. I have noticed milfoil near public boat ramps and at marinas. Certainly the marinas should accept […]

Michael Hutchinson was sentenced to life in prison Thursday morning for the 1994 murder of Crystal Perry in Bridgton. Hutchinson’s defense attorney, Robert Andrews, had argued for a 40 year sentence, but Justice Thomas Warren cited the savagery of the crime, evidence that a sexual assault had occurred and Hutchinson’s lack of remorse as reasons […]

Michael Hutchinson was sentenced to life in prison Thursday morning for the 1994 murder of Crystal Perry in Bridgton. Hutchinson’s defense attorney, Robert Andrews, had argued for a 40 year sentence, but Justice Thomas Warren cited the savagery of the crime, evidence that a sexual assault had occurred and Hutchinson’s lack of remorse as reasons […]

Rep. Gary Moore, R-Standish, has been named to a committee established to examine the taxation of revenues generated from slot machines located in Maine. The appointment was made in July by Speaker of the House Glenn Cummings. “I am pleased to have been appointed to this important committee,” Rep. Moore said. “The process of examining […]

Graduations: • Benjamin Morrill, son of Jon and Holly Morrill of 40 Lakewood Road, Casco, graduated from Bates College in Lewiston with a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric. • Gregory Lavoie, of Windham, graduated from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, N.H. with a bachelor of science degree in sports and recreation. • Kimberly Parker, of Standish, […]

The smell of baking homemade bread greeted the participants to a potluck at my church, the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church. It was a crisp, cold day in 1999, and we met that day to hear a presentation by an Audubon volunteer who talked about the dramatic decline in Maine’s backyard birds. We learned that […]

The United States Achievement Academy recently announced that Marilee Jackson, of Standish, has been recognized for academic achievement as a United States National Honor Student Award winner. Jackson, who attends Bonny Eagle Middle School, will appear in the United States Achievement Academy’s official yearbook, which is published nationally. Jackson is the daughter of Shana Sullivan […]