Northern Light Mercy Hospital will wind down public vaccinations at the Portland Expo by June 18. The clinic will be open to walk-ins from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, and Friday, May 28. Beginning in June, the Expo clinic, where more than 21,000 people have been vaccinated since March 2, will […]
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Inside Windham: May 21
Windham Farmers Market reopening May 22 The Windham Farmers Market will be back in town beginning Saturday, May 22, and will be open every Saturday until Oct. 2. The market is located on Turning Leaf Drive, just off Route 302 and River Road. Vendors include local farmers and artisans who sell a variety of produce, […]
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Here’s Something: Panic’s over, get back to work
They say the last few weeks was like reliving the late 1970s, but don’t believe the hype. Yes, we have a weak Democrat in the White House, gasoline shortages and concerns over rising inflation. But there is a big difference between then and now: employment. “Help wanted” signs are everywhere, which was certainly not the […]
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Inside Windham: May 7
Make a ‘grand’ gesture Summerfest will be held in Windham this year, but it will be a modified version of the event. The Summerfest Committee is collaborating with local businesses and organizations to provide Windham residents the opportunity to celebrate the summer season in a fun and safe family environment. A parade is planned for […]
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Bibliophiles, rejoice: A new bookstore is coming to Windham
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops announced late last month that the local bookstore chain is opening a new location in Windham this summer, as well as locations in Topsham and Rockland.
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Here’s Something: Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery reflects Maine unity
Last month’s news reports of vandalism at the sprawling and majestic Evergreen Cemetery in Portland’s Deering neighborhood struck a chord with me. I haven’t seen an update to the initial April 2 reports of 150 toppled and damaged gravestones, but Portland Police said eyewitnesses saw teenagers running from the area, and that sounds about right […]
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Two dozen inmates at women’s prison have COVID-19
The outbreak at the facility in Windham began 10 days ago.
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Maine’s supreme court rejects Noah Gaston’s appeal of his murder conviction
The justices also dismissed the former Windham man’s contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.
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Windham public safety building expansion gets green light
The $4.3 million renovation and expansion project should begin in a couple of months.
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Windham correctional center revamp moves closer to completion
Modernizing a century-old prison by constructing new buildings and demolishing others is complicated when that prison is fully operating, but completion of the work at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham is expected be completed by August 2022, just off the original June 2022 target date. The $141 million state funded project, which began in […]