Evelyn Rousseau, an eighth-grade student at Windsor Elementary School, has been named a finalist by the The American Geosciences Institute in its national essay contest for Earth Science Week, according to a news release from Helen M. Beesley, 6-8 teacher at the Windsor school. Evelyn was one of four finalists in the contest whose topic […]
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Windsor teacher gets grant for reading project
Helen Beesley, a teacher of Windsor Elementary School, recently received funding to support her innovative and creative learning project, “No More Fake Reading!, according to a news release from SONIC Drive-In, based in Oklahoma City. SONIC Drive-In concluded its annual Limeades for Learning Fall Voting campaign in support of public school teachers last month. In […]
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Windsor’s Ben Legasse completes Eagle Scout Project
Eagle Scout candidate Ben Legasse, Troop 479 of China, with the help of his father, Keith, organized a work day on Oct. 19. They planned and created a bench and sign placard for the north side of the Vassalboro Grange and a picnic table and sign placard at the Outlet Stream to provide respite for […]
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Windsor home to substation that stabilizes power for rest of New England
A $50 million system, the largest of its kind in North America, was installed at a $153 million Central Maine Power electrical substation in Windsor.
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Cyclists, volunteers remember Dr. Carol Ackert
Third annual staging of Share The Road With Carol held Sept. 15.
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Bread of Life Ministries facilities director charged with sex crimes against minor
Jeffrey Tyler, 47, of Winthrop was arrested Friday after police secured a warrant based on the testimony of a female victim, who said contact began when she was 14.
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Family, friends mourn driver in fatal Windsor crash
LaBreck, 35, was killed in a crash Sunday after leaving the Windsor Fair when the pickup he was driving crashed. His passenger Jennifer Hood was also killed.
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Winslow woman killed in crash after leaving Windsor Fair remembered as good mother
Lisa Hood said her 38-year-old daughter, Jennifer Hood, had been looking forward to going to the fair with her children.
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Police: Man, woman killed in Route 32 crash after leaving Windsor Fair
Seth Labreck, 35, of South China, and Jennifer Hood, 38, of Winslow, were killed after the pickup truck they were in veered off the road Sunday night, according to Maine State Police.
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Windsor Fair’s first cornhole tournament tests the mettle of area players
Forty teams from across the region competed for top honors Sunday in a game that’s gaining popularity nationwide but local teams are focused on the fun.