After the deaths of a father and son last week in Windham from carbon monoxide poisoning, a local state senator is suggesting utility companies consider restoring service to customers during winter months. A gas generator, its power switch still on and its fuel tank burned empty, was discovered in the basement of 46 Dutton Hill […]

While we’re waiting for the first snowflake and hitching up the plows, think about what it must have been like when this old wooden snow plow was plowing train tracks in South Windham, from 1923 to 1963. Must have made a heck of a racket! Photo courtesy of Windham Historical Society.

Editor, How you can expedite a subdivision application in the town of Standish: Be appointed to the position of town manager and then get your spouse to chair the planning board. After this is done hire a couple of controllable employees to oversee the application process. It is also a good thing if you know […]

Editor, How you can expedite a subdivision application in the town of Standish: Be appointed to the position of town manager and then get your spouse to chair the planning board. After this is done hire a couple of controllable employees to oversee the application process. It is also a good thing if you know […]

Editor, Wow! That is the word that comes to mind for all the pet food donations that were made on Saturday, Dec. 16 at The Kennel Shop for the Windham Food Pantry. This was by far the most successful drive we have had. People dug deep into their pockets and have provided the Food Pantry […]

4th Graders (PHOTO) Mrs. Olson’s fourth grade class at Windham Manchester School organized the Manchester community “Any Soldier” drive to be combined with collections from a team at UnumProvident. Mrs. Olson’s class worked on making posters to display around the school so the entire school could participate in collecting items for the soldiers. Students made […]

4th Graders (PHOTO) Mrs. Olson’s fourth grade class at Windham Manchester School organized the Manchester community “Any Soldier” drive to be combined with collections from a team at UnumProvident. Mrs. Olson’s class worked on making posters to display around the school so the entire school could participate in collecting items for the soldiers. Students made […]

Have you been Christmas shopping for children this year? I don’t have grandchildren, but several nieces and nephews have little ones, so I like to find something unique for them. This year when I mentioned a doll as a possibility, the grandmother told me that actually, the little girl doesn’t play with dolls. This was […]