Author to speak on ‘Equal Rights Amendment Past and Present’ Anne Gass of Gray will discuss her book “There’s Nothing Complicated about Equality: The Equal Rights Amendment Past and Present” at the Windham Historical Society at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Little Meetinghouse, 719 Roosevelt Trail in North Windham. Gass also authored “Voting Down […]
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Letter: Windham reader wants high gas prices addressed
Help me and the rest of Windham understand why gas prices in Windham are always among the highest in the area, and why gas stations in town are the first to raise prices and the last and slowest to lower them. I challenge local gas station owners to explain themselves.Gas prices have been dropping in […]
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It Happened in Windham: A sign of change as historical gifts get new home
At the July 12 Town Council meeting, the Windham Historical Society was presented with two significant gifts for their Village Green. While staff from the Great Falls Construction Company were busy doing demolition work on the old South Windham Fire Station, they came upon some interesting artifacts. The first was the old “So. Windham Fire […]
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Inside Windham: July 22
Ceremony celebrates newly renovated public safety building After months of renovations, the updated and improved Windham Public Safety Building was introduced to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 13. Among the speakers were Windham Town Manager Barry Tibbetts and Town Council Chairperson Jarrod Maxfield. Jonathan Smith from Great Falls Construction, the company that completed […]
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Wilton man dies at state correctional facility in Windham
Alexander Lewis, 21, died about 1:30 a.m. Thursday.
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State sues Windham company for barring negative reviews, threatening customers who post them
The complaint alleges that some of Liberty Bell Moving and Storage’s contracts say customers aren’t allowed to post negative reviews and would have to pay a penalty if they do so, which is contrary to state and federal laws.
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It Happened in Windham: Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals – 150 years of care
The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals has been a pastoral site on River Road for decades now, but the organization’s roots go back much further than when it first came to Windham. After the Civil War, an animal welfare movement began in this country as people started seeing images of mistreated horses […]
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Inside Windham: July 8
St. Anthony Festival returns for second year The St. Anthony of Padua Festival will be back in Windham for a second year on Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, on the grounds of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church at 919 Roosevelt Trail. The event will kick off at 6 p.m. July 15 at […]
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It Happened in Windham: The life and times of Lena Megquier
The Windham Historical Society has been chronicling the story of a young woman from South Windham named Lena Megquier for the past year and a half on social media. Through her diaries from 1898-1899, readers have come to learn about her day-to-day life as a housemaid in Portland’s prestigious West End at 330 Spring St. […]
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Inside Windham: June 17
Take a spin through history at Summerfest The Windham Historical Society is hosting a booth at the town’s Summerfest celebration this year. Starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, take a spin on The Wheel of History to answer Windham trivia questions and try to win a prize. There will also be a show-and-tell exhibit […]