Treating stigma with compassion Stigma is the No. 1 reason people with mental illnesses and addiction issues don’t seek help. Windham’s Be the Influence program will address this sensitive subject at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the Windham High School Auditorium with a presentation of the 30-minute documentary “Compassion Cures: Building Hope by Overcoming […]
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Windham-Raymond schools in middle of heated debate over controversial books
A special committee is currently reviewing three challenged books and is expected to recommend soon whether they should be removed from RSU 14 library shelves.
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One of Us: Cooking friends Ethiopian food helps her feel closer to home
Roma Lama, who moved to Maine in 1999, says sharing food with others is a big part of her culture.
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Inside Windham: March 17
Composting service coming to a curbside near you Beginning in April, Windham residents will be able to do curbside composting when Garbage to Garden brings their service to town. Pre-enrollment is open now. Sign up by either visiting garbagetogarden.org or calling 332-0277. The process is simple. Each week on trash day, food scraps will be […]
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It Happened in Windham: A look at Windham’s Irish ancestry
Seeing as it is St. Patrick’s Day weekend and that March is National Irish Heritage Month, I thought it would be a fitting time to do a little research into Windham’s roots in the Emerald Isle. It turns out that four of our town’s founding fathers were of Irish heritage. Interestingly, they all came from […]
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Freedom Reads sets up ‘micro-libraries’ at Windham prison
The nonprofit organization’s founder says supplying books to prisons builds community and inspires hope among the incarcerated.
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Windham vet walking to all corners of U.S., finding big hearts along the way
Matt Dyer’s 5,871-mile journey has evolved from a fitness challenge to a “people challenge” motivated by the kind people he meets on his route.
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Inside Windham: March 3
Historical Society presents showing of gunpowder mills documentary Windham Historical Society will show the documentary “The Gunpowder Mills of Gorham and Windham, Maine” at 1 p.m. March 11 at the Little Meetinghouse at 719 Roosevelt Trail in North Windham. Producer Patrick Bonsant, who worked with Georgia Humphrey of Gorham Community Access Television to produce the […]
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Maine prisons’ food program on track to become national model
The state’s Department of Corrections is a leader in food service and culinary training and now is working with outside organizations to replicate its approach.
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Inside Windham: Feb. 17
Maine author to discuss novel at library Author Dave Patterson’s “Soon the Light Will be Perfect” is the story of two adolescent brothers living in a small New England town navigating difficult circumstances – their mother has just been diagnosed with cancer and their father recently lost his job. Patterson will discuss the process of […]