Puppy mill bill moving through Legislature It is time for Maine to stop supporting the large scale breeding industry (a.k.a. puppy/kitten mills) by buying pet shop puppies and kittens. L.D. 335 HP 229 is “An Act To Prohibit The Sales Of Dogs And Cats In Pet Shops.” This bill will prohibit pet shops from selling […]

Don’t clearcut Forest Rangers I am a resident of Maine concerned about the proposed budget cuts to the Maine Forest Service. The proposed budget cuts the Forest Rangers by 36 percent, strips all Rangers from their current responsibility of enforcing forestry laws, and proposes to replace 48 overextended Rangers with only seven natural resource officers. […]

Don’t clearcut Forest Rangers I am a resident of Maine concerned about the proposed budget cuts to the Maine Forest Service. The proposed budget cuts the Forest Rangers by 36 percent, strips all Rangers from their current responsibility of enforcing forestry laws, and proposes to replace 48 overextended Rangers with only seven natural resource officers. […]

Casco Cares conducts 2015 fundraising drive Casco Cares is asking for the community’s help to provide emergency fuel assistance to Casco residents. The goal of the local group’s 2015 Fund Drive is to raise money through donations to cover costs of its fuel assistance program in this present heating season and to provide a buffer […]

Make ‘Toby’s Dream’ a reality This is an open letter to everyone in the Lakes Region area who is a friend and supporter of the Windham veterans and our past president Toby Pennels. While president of the Windham Veterans Association from June of 2012 until his death in September 2014, “Toby’s Dream” plan was to […]

The Childs family would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to the people of Standish and the Bottles for Fuel Program for supplying us with the wood to heat our home this winter. Living in Standish is a shining example of what it means to live in small community, that there are still places where […]

The Childs family would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to the people of Standish and the Bottles for Fuel Program for supplying us with the wood to heat our home this winter. Living in Standish is a shining example of what it means to live in small community, that there are still places where […]

Neither rain nor snow nor sleet prevented local Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and veterans from the Legion and VFW from decorating the graves of over 800 veterans interred in the Windham cemeteries with an evergreen wreath. It wasn’t the best of days weather wise, but, you would never have known it from the enthusiasm displayed […]

The Windham Food Pantry wishes to express its deep appreciation for all the donations the citizens, churches, businesses and Fraternal Orders of Windham have given to the food pantry this holiday season. These donations help the town supply Windham families in need of Thanksgiving food baskets to help make their season a little brighter. Thank […]