WINDHAM — The Town Council has scheduled interviews with three candidates for town manager on Sept. 5. Interim Town Manager Don Gerrish said the town received 14 applications for the position and decided on Aug. 27 to interview three of the applicants. This is Windham’s third search for a permanent town manager. Candidate John Mauro […]
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Inside Windham: Aug. 30
Silver bullets back The town’s “silver bullet” recycling receptacles have been moved to their original location at the Public Works facility, 185 Windham Center Road. The silver bullets had been moved to the Family Resource Center when the Public Works facility was under construction. Now that the project has been completed, they have been returned. […]
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Former RSU 14 superintendent starts interim job in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Sanford Prince, former superintendent for RSU 14, began a one-year tenure as interim superintendent for the Scarborough School District Aug. 1. Prince was superintendent of the Windham-Raymond district more more than 16 years before retiring June 30. He was succeeded by Chris Howell, the former assistant superintendent in RSU 14. In Scarborough, Prince […]
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Province Fort dig proves fruitful
Archaeologists and volunteers at the River Road site uncover a variety of artifacts in the first and last attempt to unearth the entire 18th-century fort.
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Roadside dig in Windham revealing secrets of the 18th century, inch by inch
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission’s archaeological dig along River Road is helping to solve mysteries of a fort that was built in the 1740s.
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Our View: Windham road project opens window to the past
Harsh realities of the 1740s were revealed when the pavement on River Road was peeled back this summer.
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Local dancers earn place on stage with pros
Auditions for the Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker” were held in Westbrook Tuesday.
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Masa decides to close doors for good
WINDHAM — Masa Sub and Grill plans to close its doors on Friday, Aug. 30. The Greek restaurant, located at 824 Roosevelt Trail, has been open for eight years. It had planned to close earlier this summer, then decided to remain open after an outpouring of community support. In a post on the restaurant’s Facebook […]
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Fall Sports Schedules: Windham
Autumn lies ripe for the Eagles’ plucking.
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Windham police search for masked man with hatchet
WINDHAM — Windham police are searching for a man who banged on the door of a home Saturday afternoon while carrying a hatchet. Officers were called to a residence on Webb Road around 2 p.m. Aug. 24 after a homeowner notified authorities that a man carrying a hatchet and wearing a Halloween mask depicting a […]