The motorcyclist killed in a crash in Standish on Friday night was identified as a 50-year-old man from Old Orchard beach, police said.
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Standish to conduct study on community center
A feasibility study will investigate the cost and impact on taxes of a new community center.
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Public hearing slated for Watchic Bridge project
STANDISH — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a formal public hearing about the replacement of Watchic Bridge at Wednesday, July 30 at 6 p.m. Watchic Bridge carries Route 113 over Page Brook. Maine DOT will present information about the project, listen to concerns and answer questions. The meeting will take place at Town […]
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Inside Standish: July 26
Summer Spectacular The 10th annual Standish Summer Spectacular will take place Aug. 2-3. On Aug. 2, 6:30-9:30 p.m., there will be fireworks, games, food and music at Standish Memorial Park. Aug. 3 will feature a parade from Randall’s Orchard to Oak Hill connector at 10 a.m., followed by a festival from 3-7 p.m. featuring food […]
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Standish Summer Spectacular slated for Aug. 2-3
STANDISH — The theme of the 10th annual Standish Summer Spectacular Aug. 2-3 is “3 Villages, 1 Community” and is meant to bring Steep Falls, Standish Corner and Sebago Lake together. On Friday, there will be a party at Memorial Park from 6:30-9:30 p.m., with fireworks, food, games and music. At 10 a.m. Saturday a […]
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Lakes Region Weekly Briefs: July 12
NG veterans monument in need of renovation NEW GLOUCESTER — The New Gloucester Veterans Monument Committee is soliciting donations for renovations to the monument, which is located in front of McCann Fabrications on Route 202. In December 2018, an automobile accident broke one of the granite fence posts, and snowmobiles have ridden across the monument. […]
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Inside Standish: July 12
History lecture The Standish Historical Society will host Anne Gass at 6:30 p.m. July 17 at 1 Ossipee Trail for “Voting Down the Rose,” a lecture focused on the life of Florence Brooks Whitehouse, a local novelist, painter and vocalist, and her role in the Maine suffrage movement. For more information, visit the Standish Historical […]
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Regional transportation group launches online survey
PORTLAND — The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System has been working in recent months to set regional priorities for transportation investment. As part of that effort, the organization has developed a brief online survey it hopes people living and working from Scarborough north to Freeport and west to Standish would be willing to answer. The […]
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Lakes Region Weekly Briefs: July 5
Motorcyclist killed in Casco collision CASCO — A Poland man was killed when his motorcycle and a pickup truck collided last week at the intersection of routes 121 and 11. Robert Hollingshead, 52, was riding his Harley-Davidson FLHX S north on Route 11 when Everett Davis, 80, of Gray, traveling north on Route 121, stopped […]
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GNCBL: Patriots hang on, hand Nor’easters their first loss of the summer
A three-run third gives the Patriots a 4-0 advantage in a game they ultimately win 4-3.