Thanks to a little guidance from Windham Adult Education, Jane McGrady of Falmouth and Kristina Sobel of Saco have made their small business dream come to life. Located on Forest Avenue entering Portland, the two sisters are now busy helping locals find their own sense of spirituality through Touchstone Bookstore and More. “The store’s coming […]
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Making Maine: Maine Center for Economic Policy
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of profiles on Maine organizations that attempt to influence the Legislature, the governor and the media through their research and advocacy. The problem with Maine – says the head of the Maine Center for Economic Policy – is “it’s trying to support a Massachusetts level of […]
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Making Maine: Maine Center for Economic Policy
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of profiles on Maine organizations that attempt to influence the Legislature, the governor and the media through their research and advocacy. The problem with Maine – says the head of the Maine Center for Economic Policy – is “it’s trying to support a Massachusetts level of […]
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Sound and fury: Middle school athletes show their stuff at end-of-season meet
Ask any middle school track coach about their experience working with the team and you’re likely to hear similar responses. The words of Windham girls coach Cindy Pellerin are typical. “It’s been a great experience,” Pellerin said. “The kids are excited to be here and that’s what we like…to get them hooked on it.” Evidence […]
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Sound and fury: Middle school athletes show their stuff at end-of-season meet
Ask any middle school track coach about their experience working with the team and you’re likely to hear similar responses. The words of Windham girls coach Cindy Pellerin are typical. “It’s been a great experience,” Pellerin said. “The kids are excited to be here and that’s what we like…to get them hooked on it.” Evidence […]
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Bridgton Drive-In: 50 years of starlit nights
John Tevanian of Naples is a lifelong devotee to the Bridgton Drive-In. During childhood, he served popcorn and helped the family business by picking up trash. In his teens, he ushered cars into place and ran the projectors every night each summer. In his 20s, which coincided with a nation-wide downturn in the drive-in movie […]
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Keeping busy in our town
One of the good things about our town is the way in which volunteer groups respond to citizens. Due to concerns about older people having to stand in line for a long time at the Food Pantry, the committee which operates this service has expanded their hours on a trial basis, to include “Seniors Only” […]
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Teaching in Taiwan: Windham's Bennett looks to recruit new teachers
For Windham native Nate Bennett, what began as a desire to learn Chinese has evolved into a career teaching English as a second language halfway across the world. After graduating from the University of Southern Maine, Bennett figured the best way to get a sense of Asian culture and learn the language would be to […]
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Bill gives incentive for redevelopment of Westbrook mill
A bill that would allow tax breaks under the state’s Pine Tree Zone program to be used to encourage development of the Sappi Fine Paper site in Westbrook is on a fast track for consideration by the Legislature. While Pine Tree Zones are supposed to be used in economically depressed areas of the state, Gov. […]
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The Death of Personal Property Tax
deathoftax.jpg: On Tuesday night, local lawmakers talked with the Windham Town Council about the proposed end of the personal property tax and the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursment (BETR) program. From left are Rep. Mark Bryant, Rep. Gary Plummer, Sen. Bill Diamond, Town Manager Anthony Plante and Councilor Lloyd Bennett. A bill now being worked on […]