A Windham woman died in a fire in her home Friday morning. State officials say they believe the victim is Mary McAllister, 60, who lived alone on Pettingill Road, off Route 302. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. at the one-story Pettingill Road home, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the house […]
November 2016
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
It Happened in Windham: Here lies Buffy
One day in the early 1920s, a funeral was held in Windham Center. Invitations to this somber event had been sent by the close “relatives” of the recently deceased, whose name was Buffy Greenleaf Clarke. She was the beloved pet cat of two ladies who lived in the Goold homestead at the corner of Windham […]
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Many mark Veterans Day with solemn ceremony
It was standing-room only at the Windham Veterans Center Friday, Nov. 11, when more than 100 community members gathered to celebrate and honor Veterans Day. In an hour-and-a-half-long ceremony hosted by the Lakes Region chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, several speakers discussed the responsibility of citizens to serve their country and the price […]
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Many mark Veterans Day with solemn ceremony
It was standing-room only at the Windham Veterans Center Friday, Nov. 11, when more than 100 community members gathered to celebrate and honor Veterans Day. In an hour-and-a-half-long ceremony hosted by the Lakes Region chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, several speakers discussed the responsibility of citizens to serve their country and the price […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Rehabbed skate park reopens
The Windham Skate Park is open again, but the town’s Parks and Recreation Department and Advisory Committee have much bigger dreams for the space. The skate park shares the roughly 9-acre lot next to the Public Safety Building with the town’s community garden. Parks and recreation officials would like to see the site turned into […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Rehabbed skate park reopens
The Windham Skate Park is open again, but the town’s Parks and Recreation Department and Advisory Committee have much bigger dreams for the space. The skate park shares the roughly 9-acre lot next to the Public Safety Building with the town’s community garden. Parks and recreation officials would like to see the site turned into […]
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Scots topple Storm, head to States: Bonny Eagle will play Portland Saturday for the State Championship.
Bonny Eagler Cam Theberge posted a huge performance on Friday night, Nov. 11, adding more than one backbreaking play vs. visiting Scarborough. Theberge’s contributions included a critically timed INT as well as a kickoff-return TD and propelled the Scots to a 40-20 win over the Storm in the A South Regional Final. “We really were […]
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Frisky Whisk whips up goodies in Gray
Emily Wright hopes customers come for the oven-fresh cinnamon rolls and stay for Fat Elvis. Wright says she’s fulfilling a longtime dream by moving The Frisky Whisk Bakery and her line of decadent, gourmet cupcakes and desserts out of her Auburn kitchen and opening a storefront in Gray. The store has been open and operating […]
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Standish kidney donor faces sex charges
A Standish man who made headlines when he donated a kidney to a stranger last year was indicted last week by a York County jury on five counts of sexual assault. Joshua Dall-Leighton, 31, faces four charges of gross sexual assault (a Class B crime) and one charge of unlawful sexual contact (a Class C […]
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Inside Standish
Library’s big Christmas fair Steep Falls Library’s fifth annual Christmas Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25-26. Hand-knit items, decorated wreaths, baked goods, the “Famous Mitten Tree,” handcrafted jewelry and items for people and pets, home decor shabby chic items and other holiday items will be available. Also […]