The girl was in a car at the Standish campground when a severe storm appears to have caused a tree to fall on the vehicle.
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Inside Standish: July 22
New wheelchair allows handicapped access in sand and snow Small Miracles in Life Exist, a nonprofit organization from Massachusetts, has donated a beach-accessible floating wheelchair to Standish Parks and Recreation, the first of its kind in Standish. The lightweight, low-maintenance, all-terrain vehicle is suitable for access in sand, soft soils and snow. With features such […]
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Nine-year-old girl is killed when tree falls on car in Standish
Heavy thunderstorms swept through the area late Thursday afternoon.
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Standish man, 28, dies at beach on Sebago Lake
Despite the efforts of bystanders, Harrison Gauld died Monday afternoon, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Inside Standish: July 8
Old Red Church open for tours, holding benefit yard sale First Parish Meetinghouse – also known as The Old Red Church – is open for tours at 55 Oak Hill Road until October from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Tour one of Maine’s historical landmarks for a […]
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Bonny Eagle’s Superintendent Penna calls it a career
Paul Penna steps down from SAD 6 this week amid praise from school board members and former students.
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Inside Standish: June 24
Local woman wins Patriots foundation award Catherine Ann Wilson, executive director of Stop Trafficking US, was one of 26 volunteers awarded 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP award June 8. She received $10,000 for her Standish-based nonprofit and was honored at a luncheon at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, where Maine’s district attorney and legislators came […]
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Inside Standish: June 10
Funding for new trucks, paving on the ballot Standish residents will decide whether to fund a new fire truck and plow truck on Election Day, Tuesday, June 14, when polls will be open at the fire department at 175 Northeast Road from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The ballot will include six questions asking voters […]
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Four taken to hospital after Standish crash Friday night
The two-vehicle crash took place on Route 35 near Middle Jam Road.
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Inside Standish: May 27
Town welcomes Tasha Pinkham as new manager New Town Manager Tasha Pinkham started work May 11. Tasked with overseeing finance, facility management and community development, Pinkham, who lives in Buxton with her husband and six children, holds a bachelor’s degree and a graduate certificate in public and nonprofit management. She has worked in municipal government […]