Make a ‘grand’ gesture Summerfest will be held in Windham this year, but it will be a modified version of the event. The Summerfest Committee is collaborating with local businesses and organizations to provide Windham residents the opportunity to celebrate the summer season in a fun and safe family environment. A parade is planned for […]
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Bibliophiles, rejoice: A new bookstore is coming to Windham
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops announced late last month that the local bookstore chain is opening a new location in Windham this summer, as well as locations in Topsham and Rockland.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery reflects Maine unity
Last month’s news reports of vandalism at the sprawling and majestic Evergreen Cemetery in Portland’s Deering neighborhood struck a chord with me. I haven’t seen an update to the initial April 2 reports of 150 toppled and damaged gravestones, but Portland Police said eyewitnesses saw teenagers running from the area, and that sounds about right […]
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Two dozen inmates at women’s prison have COVID-19
The outbreak at the facility in Windham began 10 days ago.
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Maine’s supreme court rejects Noah Gaston’s appeal of his murder conviction
The justices also dismissed the former Windham man’s contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Windham public safety building expansion gets green light
The $4.3 million renovation and expansion project should begin in a couple of months.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Windham correctional center revamp moves closer to completion
Modernizing a century-old prison by constructing new buildings and demolishing others is complicated when that prison is fully operating, but completion of the work at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham is expected be completed by August 2022, just off the original June 2022 target date. The $141 million state funded project, which began in […]
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Inside Windham: April 23
Lend a hand for Mother Earth Earth Day is celebrated in April every year, and this year the Windham Parks & Recreation department is challenging Windham residents to participate in earth-friendly efforts by taking part in its Take 5 Windham! initiative. Visit a local park or preserve and pick up five pieces of trash to […]
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Region’s schools vary on increasing in-person learning
Though COVID-19 case numbers have spiked across the region, the five school districts in the Lakes Region have made different decisions on whether to increase in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Maine should connect with clean energy
On this Earth Day weekend, Mainers should take a moment to study the New England Clean Energy Connect corridor project for themselves. If they do so, they’ll realize that it’s a boon for the state, region and Mother Nature herself. They’ll also quickly realize that Maine environmentalist groups are being shortsighted and ridiculous by continuing […]