A memorial service for Collette Boure is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. at Hobbs Funeral Home in South Portland, with a reception to follow. Boure, 17, of Standish, died in Texarkana, Texas, on Nov. 2 from injuries sustained in a car crash. She had been reported missing roughly two weeks prior, after […]

The clocks have been turned back, Halloween and Election Day are behind us. Time to start planning for the holidays, if you can believe it. It seems like the holiday fairs start earlier and earlier each year, the decorations and lights go up earlier, too. Maybe it is just society’s way of prolonging the magic-in-the-air […]

Many years ago, when the population of Windham was a lot less than now and most roads were gravel, 90 percent of the families were farming families – in one way or another. It was common to see hens wandering around a lawn or in the ditch by a house. Out back of the house […]

Many years ago, when the population of Windham was a lot less than now and most roads were gravel, 90 percent of the families were farming families – in one way or another. It was common to see hens wandering around a lawn or in the ditch by a house. Out back of the house […]

Many years ago, when the population of Windham was a lot less than now and most roads were gravel, 90 percent of the families were farming families – in one way or another. It was common to see hens wandering around a lawn or in the ditch by a house. Out back of the house […]

In the small, closely-knit Standish neighborhood of Steep Falls, neighbors have come together to help take care of each other through the holiday season and beyond. In mid-October, the group constructed a free-standing cabinet in Steep Falls Park, which serves as a Little Free Pantry. Neighbors are encouraged to “take what they need, leave what […]

In the small, closely-knit Standish neighborhood of Steep Falls, neighbors have come together to help take care of each other through the holiday season and beyond. In mid-October, the group constructed a free-standing cabinet in Steep Falls Park, which serves as a Little Free Pantry. Neighbors are encouraged to “take what they need, leave what […]

In the small, closely-knit Standish neighborhood of Steep Falls, neighbors have come together to help take care of each other through the holiday season and beyond. In mid-October, the group constructed a free-standing cabinet in Steep Falls Park, which serves as a Little Free Pantry. Neighbors are encouraged to “take what they need, leave what […]

Polls in Windham and Gray are busy but running smoothly as residents of the Lakes Region turn up to cast their votes for president, legislature and voice their opinion on six state-wide referendum questions. Eric Quatrano, officer with the Windham Police Department, said the peak hours of the morning at Windham High School were busy. […]