BY JIM DEVINE More than 20 Windham residents, citing unbearable noise and a wall of stone dust enveloping their homes, directed state officials to deny a crushing permit for a development site on Ledge Road on Monday night, May 5. The state Department of Environmental Services held a public hearing to gather input about whether the Air ...

By Darrell Halen  Two three-year seats on the Windham Board of Selectmen are up this March and four men are running: Bruce H. Richardson, former selectman Galen Stearns, Planning Board member Ross McLeod, and state Rep. Charles McMahon, a former selectman. Alan Carpenter and Margaret Crisler are not seeking re-election. Other ...

BY DARRELL HALEN For the second consecutive year, Windham voters will be asked if they want to rezone land on Route 111 to allow retail development on the site. State Rep. Mary Griffin and other residents have signed their names to a zoning amendment by petition that, if approved in March, would reclassify 29 acres of vacant land from ...

BY DARRELL HALEN Town spending in Windham is expected to increase roughly 6.7 percent if the selectmen’s proposed 2007 budget and all money warrant articles are approved by voters in March. Town officials have crafted an operating budget of $11,100,309. If that budget and warrant articles totaling $905,965 are approved, town spending will ...

By Darrell Halen Staff Writer After collecting and evaluating bids for auditing services, Windham officials are sticking with the auditor they have been been using. During their Oct. 30 meeting, Windham selectmen voted unanimously to award a three-year contract to Vachon, Clukay and Co. of Manchester. The company ...

By Darrell Halen Staff Writer Because Windham’s elderly residents are expected to be hit hard in the pocketbook when they receive their property tax bills this fall, selectmen are hoping to come up with a way to help them. Due to a revaluation this year, property values are increasing 40 percent on average. Last ...