Art help needed For the ninth year Raymond Elementary School will celebrate “World Community Arts Day” by devoting the entire day April 10 to art. Students and staff will participate in a variety of activities with the goal of bringing the community and the school together through the arts. Community help is needed. The staff […]
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Standish residents want new community center, study says
STANDISH — A new report highlights the need for a standalone indoor community center with a variety of activity spaces in Standish. The 2019 Parks & Recreation Needs Assessment and Planning Final Report was recently completed by the University of New Hampshire’s Department of Recreation Management and Policy. Standish decided last year to examine the town’s […]
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Community Fair to resume in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — For the first time since 2014, the New Gloucester Community Fair is returning Aug. 17 as a “community fair to try to showcase stuff in the community.” While in the past the fair has been a large event, featuring attractions like carnival rides, Community Fair Committee Chairman Peter Bragdon said this year’s fair […]
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South Portland skate park panel zeroes in on 3 sites
PORTLAND — Members of the city’s ad hoc Skate Park Advisory Committee say they have not locked wheels on a site as they prepare to roll into City Hall on March 26. But they do have three front-runners. “We have been impartial, considering all best possible locations, doing due diligence, and trying our best to think of […]
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New Gloucester approves facility rental fees
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Selectboard unanimously approved rental fees for town facilities and fields Monday night, “a great resource that can be utilized to the full potential both for the community but also people outside of our community.” According to Parks and Recreation Director Morgan Rocheleau, “This is a very common practice in parks and recreation […]
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It Happened in Windham: The Ireland district of old East Windham
I’ve lived in East Windham for over 30 years and have only recently learned some of its history. The first thing I discovered was why the corner of Nash and Falmouth roads is sometimes referred to as Ireland Corner. It turns out that when Windham was divided into school districts, this section of East Windham […]
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On the Right Lane: The goose that stole the golden egg
“The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing.” Jean Baptiste Colbert, Minister of Finance under King Louis XIV. Do you remember when Maine temporarily raised the sales tax from 5 percent to 5½ percent? Then out of […]
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Inside Standish
Dog park donation State Farm agent local State Farm agent Luanne Cameron at Hannaford Plaza will make a $7 donation to the Standish Community Dog Park for each quote on auto, fire or life insurance that is requested and received through March 31. Those interested in receiving a quote should mention Quotes for Good and […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: March 22
Arrests 3/13 at 6:08 p.m. Andrew Earl Lavallee, 25, of Philip Road, was arrested on Philip Road by Officer Rory Benjamin on a charge of domestic violence assault. Summonses 3/12 at 4:02 p.m. Jeffrey Fox, 76, of Portland, was issued a summons on Sawyer Road by Officer Eric Vanasse on a charge of speeding. Fire […]
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Activism motivates award-winning Cape Elizabeth student
CAPE ELIZABETH — Fifteen hundred students from several area high schools are expected to attend a six-hour summit this spring on sexual assault prevention – an event that was organized and will be led by a peer who is only 14. Aela Mansmann, a freshman at Cape Elizabeth High School, was recognized March 18 by […]
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