On Saturday, Jan. 29, the Edwards family of Naples was at Sugarloaf Mountain, attending the Maine State Special Olympics. They were there to support their 21-year-old son, Joey, who is autistic, as he took part in a variety of winter sporting events. But their pride for Joey’s accomplishments was overshadowed the next morning when this […]

On Saturday, Jan. 29, the Edwards family of Naples was at Sugarloaf Mountain, attending the Maine State Special Olympics. They were there to support their 21-year-old son, Joey, who is autistic, as he took part in a variety of winter sporting events. But their pride for Joey’s accomplishments was overshadowed the next morning when this […]

Lawmakers who serve on the State and Local Government Committee voted Monday to raise the salary of future Maine governors. In a 7-3 vote, with three members absent, the committee determined that future governors should earn three times the state’s median family income, or about $150,000 a year. With an annual salary that hasn’t been […]

Fifteen exchange students from South Korea, ages 13 and 14, have been attending Windham Middle School and living with Windham host families for the past two weeks. Last Wednesday, the group took a field trip to Augusta where they toured the Statehouse as the guests of Rep. Gary Moore, R-Standish. During their visit, the students […]

councildinner.jpg: Windham school officials and student council members met for dinner and discussion at the high school cafeteria Tuesday night. The big topic for the semi-annual dinner was cafeteria food and how changes could benefit students. Students and school board members mulled over ideas such as a formal salad bar, lengthening lunch periods and spreading […]

councildinner.jpg: Windham school officials and student council members met for dinner and discussion at the high school cafeteria Tuesday night. The big topic for the semi-annual dinner was cafeteria food and how changes could benefit students. Students and school board members mulled over ideas such as a formal salad bar, lengthening lunch periods and spreading […]

Whoever coined the phrase “If music be the food of love, play on” probably never sank his teeth into a chocolate-covered strawberry. And contrary to Americans’ ever-growing interest in weight-loss and nutrition, sweets remain one of the most popular ways to woo your Valentine. But, research is increasingly showing even the most decadent sweet, when […]

Whoever coined the phrase “If music be the food of love, play on” probably never sank his teeth into a chocolate-covered strawberry. And contrary to Americans’ ever-growing interest in weight-loss and nutrition, sweets remain one of the most popular ways to woo your Valentine. But, research is increasingly showing even the most decadent sweet, when […]