The Sebago Lake Rotary Club has donated $7,000 to local charities from funds raised through the annual Sebago Lake and Cumberland County Fishing Derbies. Rotary Club President-elect Mark Morrison stopped by the Salvation Army last week with a $5,000 donation. The funds will benefit children and mothers in need in the Windham-Raymond area, as well […]
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Windham manager proposes flat-funded budget
Town Manager Barry Tibbetts’ $24.5 million budget proposal for FY 2021-22 is $80,000 more than the current $24.4 million budget and includes a new assistant town manager, new emergency personnel and a number of capital improvement projects.
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Inside Windham: March 26
Thrift Shop opening North Windham Union Church UCC announced that its thrift shop will be reopening Wednesday, April 7. The shop is located diagonally across the street from the fire station on Route 302 in North Windham. There are many new items for sale and the store has been rearranged for a better shopping experience. […]
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Here’s Something: Restore sanity, reject Mills, reopen Maine
At this time last year Mainers were in the middle of a 15-day lockdown that Gov. Janet Mills had ordered to flatten the coronavirus infection curve in hopes of preventing hospitals from being overwhelmed. It’s more than ridiculous, and somewhat Orwellian, that in March 2021 we are still in an emergency state. A recently filed […]
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It Happened in Windham: A worthwhile endeavor
If you have been following the Windham Historical Society’s Facebook page, you will know that for the year 2021, they are featuring daily diary entries from the 1898 journal of Lena Megguier. Lena was a young woman from South Windham who earned her living as a housemaid in Portland’s West End. Every Sunday evening, Lena […]
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Inside Windham: March 12
Dundee Park passes coming soon Beginning March 29, Dundee Park season passes will be available from the town’s Parks & Recreation office at 8 School Road. A season pass allows families unlimited visits to the park during the summer season. Passes can also be purchased at the park itself once it opens or you can […]
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State’s top court considers COVID-19 restrictions as part of murder case appeal
Noah Gaston is serving time for the murder of his wife, Alicia, in Windham in 2016, and has appealed his conviction and sentence.
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Windham board approves retirement community near Highland Lake
The Planning Board gave unanimous approval for the first phase of the 66-unit mixed use retirement community located off Route 302 just north of the Westbrook line.
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Here’s Something: ‘Oh dear,’ cancel culture is a shame
We’ve seen financial bubbles in the stock market, housing market and bitcoin, but until recently we’ve never seen a bubble when it comes to classic children’s books. That all changed last week when six books written by the late, great Theodor Seuss Geisel – aka. Dr. Seuss – were targeted by his own publishing company, […]
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Man who killed his wife in Windham will cite court’s COVID restrictions in appeal of murder sentence
Noah Gaston’s attorneys are expected to argue that the sentencing hearing violated his rights to a public trial because courtroom capacity was limited and some people were allowed to address the court by videoconference.