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No charges filed after cows resist arrest

WINDHAM — A Maine police officer’s intervention in a possible “mad cow” situation is getting guffaws. Officer Ernest MacVane of the Windham Police Department was responding to two young cows that escaped and wandered onto a road late last week. He says he made a cellphone video of an attempted arrest of the cows for […]

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Wardens say 19-month-old died after ATV flipped

PORTLAND — Maine wardens say an all-terrain vehicle carrying a man and three children flipped over, killing a 19-month-old boy. Wardens say the ATV toppled backward Sunday while ascending a hill on private property in Windham. Wardens say the man’s toddler son was taken to Maine Medical Center, where he died Monday. The identities of […]

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Boys’ Lacrosse: Windham shocks Lewiston in 2OT

The Eagles never held the lead, but scraped back in the fourth quarter to even the game and force overtime. When a first extra session did nothing to end the contest, Windham made sure the second would do it. Zack Callahan scored the game-winning goal just over a minute into the second overtime to give […]

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One person killed in Windham collision

WINDHAM — Police say 33-year-old Joshua R. Greenwood was killed in a deadly crash Monday morning on Route 302. Windham Police say Greenwood was driving a 2005 Ford F-250 when he crashed into the back of a dump truck carrying a trailer with some heavy machinery on it. Police say Greenwood was heading west and […]

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Boys’ Lacrosse: Edward Little rallies, falls to Windham in OT

AUBURN — After a furious rally just to get to overtime, Edward Little had two prime opportunities to score the game-winning goal in the sudden-victory extra session. But Windham senior goalie Jacob Dionne stood tall. In seemingly the blink of an eye, Dionne’s classmate had the ball at the other end of the field, and […]

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Girls’ Lacrosse: Windham soars past Edward Little

AUBURN — Scoring the first goal of the game can be a good thing in sports. For the Edward Little girls’ lacrosse team it was an early bright spot before a dark spiral toward a second loss in as many days. Visiting Windham scored the next eight goals en route to a 16-8 victory on […]

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Police say woman’s death at Dunkin’ Donuts was drug related

WINDHAM — Police in Maine say they believe the death of a woman whose body was found in a Windham Dunkin’ Donuts restroom is drug-related. Authorities identified the woman as 35-year-old Erica Foster, an employee of the shop. Police say the call came in at about 1:40 a.m. Saturday. Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies attempted unsuccessfully […]

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Judge: no evidence shows argument before Windham fatal shooting

WINDHAM — A judge says there’s nothing in a police interview with an 8-year-old girl to suggest she heard her parents arguing before her father shot and killed her mother. In her written order, Justice Michaela Murphy opened the door to the possibility that Noah Gaston of Windham may be released on bail next week. […]