STANDISH – At a Standish Town Council workshop on Tuesday, Harmon’s Beach Road residents offered their reactions to a proposed design for a new road and parking lot that would provide public access to the Sandbar Beach along the southwestern shore of Sebago Lake – and, if approved, likely increase automotive activity on their street. […]

Ice Fishing Derby Results It was a beautifully warm day on Watchic Lake on Saturday, Feb. 22, as Boy Scout Troop 875 hosted this year’s Standish Ice Fishing Derby. The event was sponsored this year by Cabela’s and Jiffy Ice Drills along with HT, Steve Rodimak and icefishing4acause.com, Todd Boothby and icefishforkids, Emily Maccabe and […]

WINDHAM – State Sen. Gary Plummer, R-Cumberland, says he is in favor of a proposed policy change that would allow employees of the Maine Correctional Center in Windham to kill inmates who attempt to escape from the jail. “It seems to me that if you’ve got a dangerous prisoner – which we do have at […]

WINDHAM – Area residents sent a clear message last week to Department of Corrections officials: Don’t build a new prison in our back yard. The department is seeking approval from the state Legislature to build a new $173 million prison to replace the Maine Correctional Center in Windham. Although the department owns 220 acres on […]

WINDHAM – Area residents sent a clear message last week to Department of Corrections officials: Don’t build a new prison in our back yard. The department is seeking approval from the state Legislature to build a new $173 million prison to replace the Maine Correctional Center in Windham. Although the department owns 220 acres on […]

WINDHAM – The Maine Charter School Commission has rejected an application submitted by a group of Lakes Region parents who hoped to open a public Montessori charter school in Windham. According to the group’s 610-page application, the proposed Many Hands Montessori School would have accepted 40 students for grades K-3 in the 2014-2015 school year. […]

It is time to again think about going to Boys State and Girls State. For the past two years American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 has sent five juniors from Windham High School to Boys and Girls State. Last year, three girls and two boys were selected to the state conventions from Windham. The local Legion […]

Legion Meeting American Legion Post 148 meets on Wednesday, March 5, at the Windham Veterans Center to plan for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Scholarship dinner on March 15. Social hour, 5 p.m. with business meeting at 6 p.m. This is an important meeting. Thanks! Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors sends out sincere thanks for donations […]

Legion Meeting American Legion Post 148 meets on Wednesday, March 5, at the Windham Veterans Center to plan for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Scholarship dinner on March 15. Social hour, 5 p.m. with business meeting at 6 p.m. This is an important meeting. Thanks! Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors sends out sincere thanks for donations […]

Pre-K Program If you are the parent or guardian of a child residing in the towns of Gray or New Gloucester who will be 4 years old by Oct. 15, your child is eligible for the Pre-K program at the Dunn School. School Administrative District 15 partners with Child Development Services (CDS) to offer Pre-K […]