The second annual Mingle & Jingle holiday fundraising event raised over $25,000, with proceeds to benefit the Dempsey Center. The event, which took place Dec. 16 at Randall Orchards in Standish, featured live entertainment from Henry Lowery and band 12-OC. Guests bid on auction items and raffles to raise funds for the Dempsey Center, according […]
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Backyard maple sugaring workshop set for Standish Feb. 3
STANDISH — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a maple syrup production workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. Participants in the hands-on backyard maple sugaring program will first meet from 9-11:30 a.m. at Standish Town Hall, 175 Northeast Road; and then finish from 12:30-3 p.m. at Dunn Family Maple, […]
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Two men rescued from bog in Steep Falls wildlife area in Standish
The men were severely hypothermic and couldn’t walk after getting lost while hiking Saturday and spending the night out in the woods, forcing rescuers to carry them out on litters.
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Maine State Police investigating fatal crash in Standish
The crash took place around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the vicinity of 515 Manchester Road.
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Fryeburg Fair sued over spectator injury
Gene Miner says he was standing at the rail during a harness race when he was struck by the starting gate.
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Maine National Guard awards best of the best
The annual ceremony was held for Outstanding Airman of the Year and Best Warrior in Augusta.
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Standish councilor can bid on land he donated to town
Walter Butler paid $350,000 for a rundown industrial building on 50 acres in 2014 and donated 22 acres to the town for soccer fields that were never built. He is being allowed to bid – at least $300,000 – to get the land back, but the town now says it likely will hold onto the land.
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He donated land for soccer fields in Standish. Now the town is selling it.
Businessman Walter Butler wants to buy back the 22-acre gift he made for school athletes in 2014. But because he’s now a town councilor, the municipality says it’s not that simple.
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Hank Beebe, prolific composer and founder of Schoolhouse Arts in Standish, dies at 96
Before he came to Maine, Beebe had a successful career on and off Broadway. A service and sing-along will be held Saturday.
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Weekend freeze has plumbers scrambling to repair burst pipes
Temperatures across Maine plunged to double digits below zero last weekend, forcing plumbers, firefighters and emergency responders to juggle hundreds of calls for help.