2018
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Inside Standish
Active senior lunchThe Active Senior Citizens of Standish will be holding a luncheon on March 28 at the Standish Municipal Center. The luncheon will begin at 11 a.m., with lunch served at 12 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Donna Grovo at 675-3302. Broadway musicalThe Standish Recreation Department will be providing […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
What it takes to plow the Lakes Region
RAYMOND — More than 700 miles of road. At least 75 trucks. Tons of salt and yards of sand that each total in the thousands. The occasional all-night shift that can stretch more than 24 hours through a single storm. That’s a conservative and admittedly incomplete list of what it takes for the nine municipalities covered […]
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Republican Gubernatorial Forum at Saint Joe's in April
STANDISH — The Saint Joseph’s Political Science Club will be hosting a forum in April with five of the Republican candidates for governor. According to a press release from the Standish Republican Town Committee, candidates Ken Fredette of Newport, Garrett Mason of Lisbon, Mary Mayhew of China, Shawn Moody of Gorham, and Mike Thibodeau of Winterport are currently […]
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Few primaries, plenty of challengers in Lakes Region legislative races
WINDHAM — Party candidates have filed papers to run for state legislative seats across the Lakes Region. The deadline for candidates from parties to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to file. The only contested primary in the […]
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Inside Windham
Apply for tax exemptions Now is the time to apply for tax exemptions you may be qualified to receive. For more information on any of the exemptions below, you can contact the Windham Assessor’s Office at 894-5960, x3. Homestead exemption If you are a Maine resident and have resided at your homestead property for at […]
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Saint Joseph's College in celebrates its patron
STANDISH—During a Mass celebrating the feast day of the patron saint of Saint Joseph’s College, students, faculty, staff, and guests were urged to follow the example of the saint, who was foster-father to the Son of God. “He places his entire life at the service of this dream that God has placed in his hands,” […]
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Fay's canine officer protection bill signed by Governor
AUGUSTA — Governor LePage signed legislation last week that aims to provide clarity in situations where canine police officers and other service dogs need emergency medical treatment. The legislation, LD 1716, seeks to shield emergency medical personnel or law enforcement dog handlers from civil liability in cases where they provide critical first aid or emergency treatment to […]
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School for thought
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Margaret Mead, American cultural anthropologist. This column has to be one of the hardest I have attempted to write. It’s about a touchy and controversial subject in much of the news of today. Without a doubt, school shootings and gun control are two of the hottest […]