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🌱 Why Standish yards are buzzing about this year’s hummingbird arrivals
Standish, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Standish! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Standish yards are buzzing about this year’s hummingbird arrivals
- How a Standish native is sprinting his way up the Rockies system
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 54 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Cool with occasional rain, temps: high: 56, low: 49.
- Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hummingbirds' arrival has Mainers buzzing (pressherald.com) — Hummingbirds are back in Maine, and residents in Standish are among those eagerly tracking their tiny visitors with feeders, cameras, and phone alerts. Local bird enthusiast Robin Henderson has turned his Standish yard into a hummingbird hotspot, sharing photos online. Across the state, Mainers are comparing first sightings and embracing the calming, hopeful distraction these birds bring each spring. 
• Undrafted Jacob Humphrey Speeds To Early Pro Success For Rockies (baseballamerica.com) — A young outfielder from Standish, Jacob Humphrey, is turning heads in the Colorado Rockies system with blazing speed and a hot bat at High-A Spokane. The undrafted 23-year-old, who played college ball at UMass-Lowell and Vanderbilt, currently leads the Northwest League in batting and is near the top in stolen bases. Team officials already see him as a disruptive, leadoff-style threat.
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MSAD 6 Senior Citizen Appreciation Dinner
Bonny Eagle High School, 700 Saco Rd, Standish
4:30 pm
Thursday May 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Morning Faith Lift
Unity Center for Spiritual Growth ME
8:00 am -
Board Meeting 2025-2026
Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham Zoom ME United States of America 04092
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Boys & Girls Outdoor Track & Field
Gorham High School Westbrook High School, 125 Stroudwater St, Westbrook, ME 04092\
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Kids Book Club (1) →
Limerick Public Library, 55 Washington St, Limerick
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First Team Baseball @ Portland
Gorham High School Away
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Deering Varsity Softball @ Gorham →
Gorham High School, 41 Morrill Ave, Gorham
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Varsity Softball vs Deering/Portland
Gorham High School , 41 Morrill Ave, Gorham, ME 04038, USA
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Varsity Girls Lacrosse vs Wells
Gorham High School , 41 Morrill Ave, Gorham, ME 04038, USA
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GMS Spring Chorus Concert
Gorham Middle School Gorham, ME 04038
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Wildflower Walk →
Tannery Brook Preserve, Wentworth Dr, Gorham
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FAME Financial Aid Night for Juniors
Gorham High School Gorham, ME 04038
6:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Firefighters extinguish exterior fire on a 1.5 story woodframe residential structure on Ramsdell Road in Gray, ME.
4:51PM on May 11: A residential structure fire was reported on Ramsdell Road, with mutual aid from Windham, Poland, and Raymond fire departments. (Nextdoor ) - A residential structure fire on King Hill Road in Naples was reported, but Engine 5 later confirmed that the fire was out.
5:14PM on May 11: A residential structure fire was reported on King Hill Road, prompting an echo level response from multiple fire and rescue units. (Nextdoor )
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(03008) - 58 Ossipee Trail East in Standish. Apply here.
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Windham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Standish here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gorham
- 29-Year-Old Man Died and One Injured after Head-On Crash in Maine (q961.com)
- Gerald E. Talbot (savannahherald.com)
- Looking ahead to a new tennis champ, and other things Varsity Maine is interested in this week (sunjournal.com)
Westbrook
- Westbrook to propose data center moratorium (pressherald.com)
- Maine man charged with 1987 cold case murder of his girlfriend appears in court (98online.com)
- Where is the outrage over domestic violence? (pressherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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