Windham PD escorted more than 60 protesters in a peaceful march from the high school to the police station Thursday night.
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Windham man sentenced to 40 years for murdering his wife
Noah Gaston was convicted in November of shooting his wife in their Windham home in the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 14, 2016.
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Bicentennial Maine: Windham
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the Lakes Region Weekly is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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‘Hubcap guy’ legend on, off race track
Dick Wolstenhulme, owner of the landmark hubcap shop on Route 302 in Windham, died June 14 after a long battle with prostate cancer.
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$50.8M RSU 14 budget ready for validation vote
The towns of Windham and Raymond have approved a $50.8 million budget for the upcoming school year and a minor capital bond question to go before voters on July 14. The $50,782,997 budget is $2.2 million more than the current year’s budget for a 4.61% increase. Residents will also be voting to approve the $626,443 […]
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It Happened in Windham: William Mayberry – forging a way through the wilderness
The Colonial blacksmith was an essential craftsman in the New World. He made indispensable items such as horseshoes, pots, pans and nails that were needed to set up a homestead in the frontier. Sometimes called ferriers, these skilled tradesmen also provided tools to early farmers, including axes, plowshares, cowbells and hoes. They supplied homes in […]
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Here’s Something: This summer, venture beyond the Maine cliche
At the beginning of each summer, right about the time when the midday sun is highest and the days start getting shorter, I start thinking about Maine’s famously long, still, frigid, weary, dead winters again. They’re so evil they read like the opening line of a Faulkner novel. Late June stirs the worst kind of […]
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Two suffer minor injuries in three-car crash in Windham
One person was transported to a hospital with neck pain after the accident on Route 302, police say.
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Inside Windham: June 19
Virtual 5KfunRUN Windham’s Summerfest as we know it is not happening this year, but there is something you can do to celebrate our community. The Windham Parks & Recreation Department is hosting a Virtual5KfunRUN where you can join your friends and neighbors in running a race together, but from many different locations. The Summerfest 5K […]
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Windham residents approve $24.8M town budget
WINDHAM — Residents approved a municipal budget of $24,753,879 for the upcoming fiscal year at Saturday’s annual Town Meeting. About 50 residents, not including the town manager and councilors, were in attendance at the Windham High School auditorium, where seating was spaced out for social distancing. The budget represents a 3.5% increase over last year’s […]