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Saint Joseph’s will ‘study in place’ after positive coronavirus tests

by Rob Wolfe September 13, 2020September 14, 2020

The private liberal arts college in Standish has identified nine cases of COVID-19 on campus.

Maine, News

Motorcycle crash in Sebago kills 31-year-old man

by Rob Wolfe September 12, 2020September 12, 2020

Aaron Lusk of Standish died following the accident early Friday afternoon on Convene Road, authorities say.

Maine, News

Portland Water District begins looking for COVID-19 in wastewater

by Kevin Miller July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

Working with a lab at Saint Joseph’s College, the Portland Water District is part of a growing number of utilities nationwide using wastewater as a potential sentinel for COVID-19 case surges.

Maine, News

Feature obituary: Retired nurse Beverly Collins dies from complications of coronavirus

by Melanie Creamer April 8, 2020April 9, 2020

Collins, 83, worked and as a nurse and volunteered in Portland for many years and had a home in Standish.

Lakes Region Weekly, Maine, News

Two boys pulled to safety after falling through ice on pond in Standish

by Dennis Hoey March 16, 2020March 17, 2020

A deputy from Cumberland County and two Standish firemen entered the freezing water to rescue one of the boys, who was clinging to a chunk of ice.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Standish woman who tried to kill husband with bat asks Mills to commute sentence

by Gillian Graham January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

Former yoga instructor Linda Dolloff, who is serving a 16-year sentence, drew national attention a decade ago when she was convicted of attempted murder and other crimes for beating her husband with his favorite softball bat.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Police charge Standish couple with operating meth lab

by Dennis Hoey January 15, 2020January 20, 2020

Authorities say Jeffrey Makela and Nicole Makela were manufacturing the drug on the property where they lived with their 4 children – a 3-week-old baby, a 15-month-old boy and girls 10 and 12.