The Naples Public Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It,” a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library. This program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Maine Center for the Book in cooperation with the Maine State Library. The series […]

Rotary Garden Club On June 3, the Windham Rotary Garden Club held its 21st annual meeting. The group gathered with trowels in hand at 1 p.m. that day at the junction of routes 202 and 302 for the purpose of planting flowers in the islands of the rotary. This is a project that was started […]

Summertime is a great time to be outdoors. But a day at the beach isn’t enough for Windham resident and whitewater enthusiast Karyn Roy. On Saturday, she is setting off for a five-week, solo, 350-mile sea kayak journey up the Maine coast. Paddling along the Maine Island Trail, Roy, 27, is achieving a goal that […]

MuirNWisecup: Windham town councilors Robert Muir and Elizabeth Wisecup swapped roles at Tuesday’s meeting, the first since last week’s election. Wisecup is now the vice chairwoman and Muir is the parliamentarian, in charge of enforcing Robert’s Rules of Order. John MacKinnon was unanimously reelected as chairman of the council. Staff photo by Michael Hartwell MacKinnon: […]

The SAD 6 graduation took place on June 13 at Bonny Eagle High School. Introductions were made by Catherine Walz. The guest speaker was Eugene Vahey, director of drug rehabilitation at Day One. The student speakers were Patricia Harmon, Barbara Lank, and Adam Stoddard. Student awards were presented by Catherine Walz and Superintendent of Schools […]

Remembered with great love Thomas W. Hubbell, 79, of Raymond, died Sunday, June 10, 2007. Son of Katherine Walker and Henry Simonds Hubbell, Tom was born on Dec. 29, 1927, in Boston, Mass. He was a graduate of Milton Academy in Milton, Mass. and St. Louis University in Missouri, and served as an Air Force […]

The Standish Family Festival: The Standish Family Festival will start on Friday, June 29 with Drive-In Movie Night at Standish Memorial Park. The gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and the snack shack will be open for business with burgers, hot dogs and plenty of other summer goodies. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and family and […]

SummerfestCantina1&2: Ron Eby, owner of Windham Automotive, wipes the countertop of the Mexican cantina his business has erected to sell food at the Windham Summerfest outdoor festival this Saturday. Most of the events will take place on the grounds of the high school. There will be a parade at 9 a.m. and the last band […]

Limit term limits A bill in front of the Maine Legislature proposing to extend legislators’ terms from eight to 12 years is causing some angst for Mainers supportive of term limits. Their nervousness is unwarranted because term limits have done little to improve government. In fact, they have done more to perpetuate bad government. Democracy […]

The superintendent’s office at 228 Windham Center Road is infested with an odorous mold and most of it needs to be torn down, according to a school report released last week. The cost of treating the mold exceeds the value of the buildings, according to Brian Kenney, director of facilities and property services for the […]