Craft fair and lawn sale – Saturday, Aug. 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tory Hill Meetinghouse, 1197 River Road, Buxton. Rain or shine during the Dorcas Society Fest and Buxton community parade. Hot dogs, chips, water and baked goods on church lawn. Yard sale – Saturday, Aug. 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Kiwanis Beach, 40 Kiwanis Beach Road, […]
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We Love Fairs and Sales: Aug. 3
Church yard sale – Saturday, Aug. 5, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Buxton Centre Baptist Church, 938 Long Plains Road (Route 22), Buxton. Books, games, houseware, furniture, jewelry, baked goods. Barbecue with hot dogs and homemade baked beans to go. Craft fair and lawn sale – Saturday, Aug. 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tory Hill Meetinghouse, 1197 River Road, […]
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Massachusetts man killed in Standish crash
John Behnke, 80, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Route 35. Police say a medical event might have caused him to leave the roadway.
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Buxton Notes: June 29
Buxton parade, Dorcas Fest lineup set The annual Buxton parade, Dorcas Fest and Tory Hill Meetinghouse lawn sale is set to go on Saturday, Aug. 12, with all events at the intersection of routes 202 and 112. The Hollis-Buxton Dorcas Society’s road race and walk, the Dorcas Dash 5K, kicks off the events at 8 […]
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Local students awarded Mitchell Scholarships
Five local students are among 166 across Maine to receive $10,000 scholarships from the Mitchell Institute. The recipients are Annie Jackson and Victoria Leavitt, Windham High School; Gwendolyn Catalano, Bonny Eagle High School; Teada Chhem,Gray-New Gloucester High School; and Tyler Lafontaine, Lake Region High School. The Mitchell Scholarships will be split into four $2,500 installments […]
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Trail challenge sends residents into nearby ‘mini wilderness’
Presumpscot River Land Trust’s summer-long challenge invites everyone to visit six nature preserves in Westbrook, Gorham, Windham and Standish.
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SMCC president leaving for Saint Joseph’s College
Southern Maine Community College President Joe Cassidy has resigned, effective Aug. 1, to become president of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish. Cassidy served as president of Southern Maine Community College for six years, with a prior five-years as president of Washington County Community College. During his tenure at SMCC, he led the college […]
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Standish will sell donated land to soccer club for $1, ending dispute
Walter Butler donated the 22-acre parcel to the town in 2014 with the intent that it be used for soccer fields, but plans for an athletic complex never moved forward.
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Lakes Region Sportsman: Bass spawning season makes for exciting angling
As a Maine Guide, I love repeat clients. A repeat client means someone enjoyed the trip, the experience, the fishing and maybe even the Guide, enough that they want to come back and repeat it all. A few years back, I started guiding Rob Levine and his young son Trevor from Falmouth. They booked my […]
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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.