A standout Windham High School athlete is set to appear in court next month on two separate counts of sexual assault against a minor. Tyrell E. Gullatt, 18, was charged in November with unlawful sexual contact involving a minor who is now 5 years old, sometime between Sept. 7 and Dec. 28, 2014, and one […]

Joshua McHenry, a member of the New Gloucester Board of Selectman since 2010, plans to resign at the March 7 meeting, the same day he’ll move out of town. McHenry, who serves as chairman, said he and his wife “found a home we fell in love with” in North Yarmouth. They put their New Gloucester […]

The 2015 Sebago Lake Rotary Ice Fishing Derbies champ Brady Ouellette will be gearing up for this year’s event by changing the leaders and hooks on his traps and figuring out the best fishing location. But the expert ice angler from Auburn is holding off on deciding exactly where he’ll stake a claim on Sebago, […]

“Not all private roads are equal” was a popular phrase at the Windham Town Council meeting on Tuesday night when 12 residents – all local builders or homeowners – lashed out against ideas for updating private road standards. Town Council Chairwoman Donna Chapman said the major question coming out of the meeting is whether the […]

Inspired by an interest in expanding broadband, or high-speed Internet, Windham, Gray, Raymond and Standish municipal leaders collaborated recently on an assessment of Internet service in the region. To no one’s surprise, Windham’s is slow. In a 35-page report published earlier this month, Tilson Technology, an information technology company in Portland, outlined the region’s infrastructure […]

With the help of a significant donation by a Lakes Region resident, Bridgton Hospital will begin expanding its Emergency Department waiting room beginning this month. “Thanks to a very generous donation from a close friend and community member, the hospital is moving forward with renovations starting Feb. 22. The donation will have a significant impact […]

Speakout Bill Diamond will host Speakout on Windham’s local channel 7 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25. This month the topics will be private roads and the new apartment building at Mallison Falls. You are welcome to call in with your questions during the show at 892-0546 or come to Windham Town Hall, Council […]

Welcome winter In the last edition, I commented on how mild it was, how we needed snow…I must have more pull than I thought because prayers have been answered. The Lakes Region experienced two storms on either side of a weekend. I am well aware of this because the Lake Region High School indoor track […]