Gov. Janet Mills is going to need Mainers’ help if she is to achieve her plan to make Maine carbon neutral by 2045. It’s time to think big because we have only nine years, maybe 12, to reverse the curse of global warming. It’s time to not only think drastically but act that way, too. […]
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Festival of Trees coming up in Windham
WINDHAM — The Third Annual Christmas Festival of Trees will be held in Fellowship Hall at Windham Hill United Church of Christ, 140 Windham Center Road Dec. 6-8. The hall will be decorated with over 20 Christmas trees, each donated by a local business or individual. Tickets will be on sale for 50 cents each. […]
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It Happened in Windham: Forefathers for freedom
In November of 1776, Capt. Richard Mayberry of Windham put out the call for local men who would step forth and join him in the fight for American freedom by enlisting in the Continental Army. Ten men immediately responded and the Windham Company, as they were known, was born. They would become part of Company […]
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Schools, businesses expand career connections
A new collective will help students gain access and real-world experience.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Windham Planning Board OKs 82 new homes
The board approved three different projects on Nov. 25.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Remembering Pilgrim pride, part II
As we gather with family and friends this week giving thanks to God for the abundance we enjoy, Thanksgiving is also a chance to remember the foundations of American civilization. The Pilgrims, who have taken on mythic proportions almost four centuries after landing in Plymouth, came to the New World from England to find religious […]
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Windham man, 50, burns face, hands with accelerant-fueled fire
His injuries were not life-threatening, the fire chief says.
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In trial’s emotional end, Noah Gaston convicted of murdering his wife
Jurors deliberated for about 12 hours over three days before finding Noah Gaston guilty of murder for shooting Alicia Gaston in their house in the early morning of Jan. 14, 2016.
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Inside Windham: Nov. 22
School gets recycling grant Windham High School was among the Maine schools to share a $25,000 grant from ecomaine during the recent America Recycles Week. Recipients were chosen by ecomaine’s Outreach and Recycling Committee based on specific criteria, such as project outline and the school’s commitment to the program, ease of project replication and the […]
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Jury deliberations stretch into 3rd day in Windham man’s murder trial
Noah Gaston is charged with murder and manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife, Alicia Gaston, in January 2016.