The Town Council’s vote on marijuana ordinances was delayed a second time at Tuesday night’s meeting until some of the finer points of the rules are ironed out.
windham maine
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Expect delays as construction along River Road resumes
Ernie Martin, a senior project manager with the Maine Department of Transportation, said that the next phase of the project will continue throughout the year.
advertisement
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Here’s Something: 2020 is a year for anniversaries
This year is shaping up to be quite a year for anniversaries. The oldest anniversary we’ll mark this year is the landing of the Pilgrims in Plymouth 400 years ago. An estimated 35 million Americans can trace their lineage to the Mayflower. The U.S. Mint will release a coin to mark the occasion, and the United […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Biden, Sanders split primary victories across Lakes Region
Voters overwhelmingly reject a repeal of law that prevents non-medical exemptions from school-required vaccines.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Windham trashing silver bullets for recycling
Trash and recycling collection at the large receptacles will be phased out by June 30.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Windham councilor no dope for opposing pot
The Windham town councilor who resigned last week while the board was debating an ordinance governing retail marijuana stores was right to quit in protest. Some have argued that Rebecca Cummings should have stayed on the board, and in the proverbial political fight, rather than resigning, but I applaud her act. It brought widespread attention […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Windham: Feb. 28
Bicentennial Tea Maine officially became a state on March 15, 1820. In celebration of this noteworthy event, the Windham Public Library, in conjunction with Windham’s Bicentennial Committee, is hosting a Bicentennial Tea from 1-3 p.m. on March 14, at the Little Meetinghouse on Roosevelt Trail in North Windham. Enjoy a cup of tea or hot […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Q&A: Interim manager works to move Windham ‘across finish line’
In his two months on the job, Barry Tibbetts has focused on moving forward some of Windham’s long-standing projects.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
RSU 14 may join solar energy consortium
The district would own less than 1 percent of the project, which includes 25 other participants.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Who’d want to be a millionaire under Sanders?
Socialist Bernie Sanders’ electoral wins in Nevada, New Hampshire, and perhaps Iowa, have left me thinking, who’d want to be a millionaire, let alone billionaire, in Sanders’ America? Not even Regis Philbin, the former host of the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” game show, I dare say. Sanders has long scapegoated “millionaires and billionaires” […]