One person was transported to a hospital with neck pain after the accident on Route 302, police say.
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Inside Windham: June 19
Virtual 5KfunRUN Windham’s Summerfest as we know it is not happening this year, but there is something you can do to celebrate our community. The Windham Parks & Recreation Department is hosting a Virtual5KfunRUN where you can join your friends and neighbors in running a race together, but from many different locations. The Summerfest 5K […]
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Windham residents approve $24.8M town budget
WINDHAM — Residents approved a municipal budget of $24,753,879 for the upcoming fiscal year at Saturday’s annual Town Meeting. About 50 residents, not including the town manager and councilors, were in attendance at the Windham High School auditorium, where seating was spaced out for social distancing. The budget represents a 3.5% increase over last year’s […]
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Windham resolution urges legislators to return to Augusta
The resolution, passed just days before the governor’s announcement that restaurants in Cumberland, Androscoggin and York counties could open for indoor dining, declared all businesses in town “essential.”
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Here’s Something: BLM should demand less government, not more
Everyone reading this newspaper agrees that black lives matter. (I’d be surprised if our readership included racists, which are already few and far between in our tolerant state and probably not diligent newspaper readers.) But I’d venture another guess that fewer readers would as enthusiastically support the group known as Black Lives Matter after visiting […]
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Windham, Standish to hold annual town meetings Saturday
Both towns have moved their venues to larger locations to account for social distancing measures.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Here’s Something: Protesters wrong to call for Jennings’ ouster
Protests calling for change in how Maine and other states police the black community took a surprising and disturbing turn last week as protesters in Portland turned their ire toward the widely respected city manager. Portland Mayor Kate Snyder and other members of the Portland City Council came to the defense of City Manager Jon […]
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Graduation 2020: Windham High School
Graduation Thursday through Sunday, June 4-7, individual ceremonies at Windham High School Auditorium; celebration 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at Saco Drive-In From the valedictorian “In a couple months, a lot of us will be starting new beginnings. Whether it is a new school, a new job or simply the new freedoms of being an […]
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Inside Windham: June 5
Dundee Park opening Dundee Park has been closed due COVID-19, but as of Saturday, June 6, the park will be open for visitors with some modifications in place. You can visit from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until June 21. From June 22 through Aug. 9, hours will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. […]
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Letter: Vote for high speed internet for all
As the father of two, I know how important it is for my kids to have access to high speed internet. All children in Maine are completing their school year from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a parent, I’m responsible for making sure they complete their classes, stay in touch with their classmates, […]