June 2008 - Posts

• After transfer, Windham man reaches Olympic trials

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Two years ago, Steve Miller didn’t have a team to swim for. Now, with a strong performance in Omaha, Neb., the Windham resident could find himself with a spot on the most elite team there is. Miller takes part in the Olympic trials Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:00 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, sports, swimming

• Windham's Golden Brook principal retires

  BY DARRELL HALEN The summers she spent as a playground supervisor in Methuen, Mass., taught Beth McGuire that she loved working with kids. She would spend three decades working as an educator to children, including 18 years in Windham. On June 30, McGuire Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:45 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools

• Windham marine hurt in crash five days after return from Iraq

  BY JENN McDOWELL Windham Windham police are still searching for the driver of a large red SUV who rearended a 22- year-old Windham Marine who just returned from two years of active duty in Iraq. He’d just returned home for good five days prior to Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:13 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, crime, accident

• Special Windham election for high school road bond

  BY JENN McDOWELL Windham’s Board of Selectmen is planning a special election in September to obtain funding for a secondary access road for the new high school currently under construction. The new road would overlap the current London Bridge Road, Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:49 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, voting, high school, windham high school

• Windham man gets 15 to 30 years for abusing infant son

  BY JENN McDOWELL A Windham man convicted of breaking six ribs and the tailbone of his infant son has been sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison. “There are no winners in a case like this. It’s just a matter of attempting to provide justice Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:45 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, crime

• Windham's school and town may join to buy defibrillators

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Windham School Board and the Fire Department are looking to pool their resources to purchase 11 new automated external defibrillators for town buildings and the new Windham High School. The Windham Board of Selectmen gave their conditional Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 7:30 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, fire department, school board

• Windham Fire Department hires four

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Windham Fire Department will have four new firefighters by early July and hopefully a new deputy chief by the end of that month, according to Fire Chief Tom McPherson. Currently, the department has 12 firefighters, including one lieutenant Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 7:20 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, fire department