Financial concerns were on the minds of Standish town councilors Tuesday as they put off three spending proposals for town planning and sidewalks. Town Manager Gordon Billington told councilors that he expects a $225,000 revenue shortfall due to decreases in excise taxes, building fees, passport services, Emergency Medical Services fees and other revenues. Investment income […]

Feb. 1 • Eric St. Arnaud, 27, Limerick, was arrested on charges of operating after suspension and possession of marijuana on Route 25 in Limington. Melissa Martel, 36, Limington, was summonsed for permitting unlawful use of vehicle after Trooper Jeremy Forbes said he witnessed St. Arnaud switch seats with Martel, who owns the vehicle. • […]

A Standish man has been indicted after police found drugs in his car when they pulled him over for driving erratically and leaving the scene of an accident Dec. 2. Richard Childs, 31, was indicted for possession of heroin, crack and Soboxone, leaving the scene of an accident, violating conditions of release and operating under […]

State Rep. Gary Plummer, R-Windham, has been reappointed to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety for the 124th Legislature. This marks the third consecutive Legislature during which he has served on this panel, which exercises jurisdiction over a broad range of law enforcement activities. “I am very pleased to be […]

Joanne Legere lives in a home set apart from others on Route 113, and it’s incidents like the brutal home invasion Sunday that make her keep her door locked at all times. “You don’t know the people you live next door to now, what they’re like,” Legere said. As Rick Carlson was released from the […]

During the colder months, when generators and wood stoves are at their height of use, we all too often turn on the news and hear a tragic story about how someone was killed or poisoned by carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas found in combustion fumes, such as those produced by cars and […]

Winter cook-out Why wait until Memorial Day to go to a cook-out when you can go to one locally in about a week? Pineland Farms will be hosting a large, outdoor barbecue Saturday, Feb. 21, noon to 3 p.m. Wolfe’s Neck Farm hamburgers and hotdogs, which are new to the line of their products, will […]

Lucas Hare of Raymond was one of three members of the Maine State Police promoted to the rank of detective last week in a ceremony led by Colonel Patrick Fleming. Hare is assigned to criminal division 1 in Gray, having previously patrolled the area as part of Troop B. Hare, a member of the state […]

As avid readers, Brian Roche and his wife used to spend $100 a month on books for themselves. Now that they’ve gotten a library card, that amount is down to zero. “The downturn in the economy has put a stop to me purchasing books,” Roche said. “That was our biggest luxury item.” Though Roche has […]

State Rep. Susan Austin has been appointed to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development for the 124th Legislature, which puts her in a position to help shape policy on a variety of business issues. “I am pleased to be working on this committee,” said Rep. Austin, R-Gray. “In these uncertain […]