Windham’s legislative delegation of Sen. Gary Plummer, Rep. Tom Tyler and Rep. Jane Pringle invite the public to a meeting in Windham with the Maine Department of Corrections on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. Representatives of the corrections department will discuss their plan to build prison facilities on the grounds of the Maine Correctional […]
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Public meeting set for Windham prison construction
Windham’s legislative delegation of Sen. Gary Plummer, Rep. Tom Tyler and Rep. Jane Pringle invite the public to a meeting in Windham with the Maine Department of Corrections on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. Representatives of the corrections department will discuss their plan to build prison facilities on the grounds of the Maine Correctional […]
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Public meeting set for Windham prison construction
Windham’s legislative delegation of Sen. Gary Plummer, Rep. Tom Tyler and Rep. Jane Pringle invite the public to a meeting in Windham with the Maine Department of Corrections on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. Representatives of the corrections department will discuss their plan to build prison facilities on the grounds of the Maine Correctional […]
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Scots start slow, build big win over Spartans
Bonny Eagle looked a little sleepy in the early going against Sanford Monday morning. Until, that is, Dustin Cole and Nick Dubay combined with Ben Malloy to prod their team to wakefulness, then collaborated with Jon Woods to secure the lead for good. And of course, once Cole gets going, five opposition players are hardly […]
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States’ top wrestlers clash at Noble
Wrestlers from 20 schools all over Maine gathered at Noble High School in North Berwick on Saturday, Feb. 15, and for the third year running, Marshwood took first place and Massabesic second. Not every school brings an athlete in every weight class to States. Windham, for instance, brought six wrestlers (Samantha Frank, 106 pounds; Sebastian […]
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Windham racer’s death jolts family
WINDHAM – Brian Babb, the 25-year-old Windham man who took his own life on Saturday, Feb. 2, was a feisty practical joker, scruffy, proud and opinionated – as well as a consummate race-car enthusiast who was allergic to self-pity of any kind, say friends and family. According to his mother, Sandra Bushley, Babb spent the […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Women started library
In the late 1800s, some of the women in the village of Windham Center were determined to feed their literary appetites. They wanted to have a library. So Marcia Bishop Hanson, Ann Louisa Hawkes, Charlotte Cobb, Nabby Gould, Mary Anthoine and others got together on a regular basis, holding “sewing circles” and each one gave […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Women started library
In the late 1800s, some of the women in the village of Windham Center were determined to feed their literary appetites. They wanted to have a library. So Marcia Bishop Hanson, Ann Louisa Hawkes, Charlotte Cobb, Nabby Gould, Mary Anthoine and others got together on a regular basis, holding “sewing circles” and each one gave […]
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LETTERS: Nuclear, not tar sands, is a real threat
Nuclear, not tar sands,is a real threat The anti-tar sands tree huggers take their orders from Gore and Obama, false liberals, in the pockets of the nuclear industry. They are nasty and intolerant people who try to shout down the opposition with their talking points about global warming, which is only a theory and a […]
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Inside Gray – 2/14
Hail to the Chief The town of Gray’s municipal offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 17, in honor of President’s Day. Almost Ready The Gray Public Library final closure days will be Friday, Feb. 28, through Monday, March 10. They will be doing the final reorganization of the library at this time. The library will […]