Windham student accepted to Naval Academy Maine First District Rep. Chellie Pingree nominated Windham High School Senior Roman Thomas Jr. to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and he has been accepted. “Acceptance to a United States service academy is extremely competitive and reflects highly on a student’s scholarship, community service and character,” Pingree […]
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State completes long-awaited upgrades to Windham prison
The $142 million renovation of the Maine Correctional Center in Windham came mostly to an end Wednesday after 5 years of construction.
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham: May 26
Memorial Day events The town will celebrate local veterans on on Memorial Day, starting with the parade at 8:45 a.m. Monday, May 29. The parade will begin at Lotts Drive, near the Route 302/202 rotary, and continue down Route 202 to the high school. At 10 a.m., there will be a ceremony at the Windham […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Klezmer Festival coming to Windham
The Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine will host its first Klezmer Festival June 3 at Center Day Camp in Windham. The “KlezMAINEia” festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with dancing and music workshops, including a Yiddish singing workshop. All ages are welcome and kids can spend time with the camp […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
It Happened in Windham: George Hall’s legacy will live on at company, in community
Windham lost a pillar of our community on May 4 when Hall Implement Company founder George Hall passed away at the age of 85. He was just 23 years old when he and his late wife Sandra opened his John Deere franchise at the Route 302/202 rotary in 1961. Since then, Hall Implement Company has […]
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Police searching for missing Windham man
Alex R. Jackson, 33, who was believed to be traveling to Vermont in a white Dodge truck, was last seen Friday afternoon.
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Inside Windham: May 12
Day of Abundant Hope Join local churches for a “Day of Abundant Hope” on Sunday, May 14, to enjoy sermons with positive messages of hope and overcoming stigmas in regards to substance misuse. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 40 Windham Center Road, and Faith Lutheran Church, 988 Roosevelt Trail, will host the event during their […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Windham teachers feel impact of heated book challenge controversy
Staff members are becoming reluctant to respond to harassment of LGBTQ+ students out of concern they will be targeted, and they have been on the receiving end of harassment themselves.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Master plan approved for Little Falls/South Windham revitalization
Recommendations in the plan for the once thriving community include narrower travel lanes, sidewalks, public art and increased access to the river.
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Inside Windham: April 28
Middle school musicians put their best foot forward, donate socks The Windham Middle School seventh and eighth grade band and orchestra donated 330 pairs of socks to the Windham Clothes Closet. The band was raising money to help support some of their upcoming endeavors by offering an online store selling packs of three socks for […]