Ron Harmon of Standish, whose grandfather first operated the gas-powered sawmill, is donating it to the Cumberland Fairgrounds.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
SAD 6 voters to decide on $51.3 million budget Tuesday
The 2020-2021 budget’s $1.4 million increase is attributed to salaries and costs related to COVID-19.
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Portland Water District begins looking for COVID-19 in wastewater
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.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside Standish: July 24
Korean War veteran receives Bronze Star Donald L. Roy of Standish, a Korean War veteran, has received his long overdue Bronze Star Medal. Roy, who was a medic in the war, was mailed his medal and certificate in a tube during the early 1950s, but the tube arrived damaged and the medal had slipped out. […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Standish LGBTQ resolution splits council
The resolution in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community passes 4-3.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Coastal Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Local nonprofits beating back senior isolation
A number of organizations are reaching out to area seniors isolated by the pandemic with a simple message: We know you are there, and we care.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region July 14 election roundup
Voters validate their school budgets, elect local officials, approve two state bond questions and back Sara Gideon in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Election results: Butler wins At-Large seat on Standish Town Council
STANDISH — Political newcomer Walter Butler beat out former Town Councilor Greg Sirpis for the At-Large seat on the Town Council, 950-641. The two other open seats, for Area 2 and Area 4, were uncontested. Incumbents Joseph Paul received 1,320 votes for the Area 2 seat and Brian Libby got 1,326 votes for the Area […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Program brings business COVID-19 compliance, enforcement to local level
The business training and public education program is funded by the state.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Shows may be canceled, but kids’ camp open at Schoolhouse Arts
While the season is canceled at Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish, the nonprofit theater is continuing its 31-year educational tradition.