1934 – 2014 AUBURN — Lenora M. Rideout, 79, of Waldo Street in Rumford, passed away on Sunday, June 22, at the Hospice House, following a long illness. She was born in Mexico — over the Mexico Fire Station — on Oct. 8, 1934, a daughter of Yvonne (Auger) and Ernest L. Storer Sr. Lenora […]
June 2014
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Golf notice/roundup results
Martindale team prevails Playing in the second group of the day, under perfect conditions at Belgrade Lakes Golf Club, the team from Martindale Country Club finished an impressive 12 under in the best two-of-four format to win the Maine State Golf Association’s Club Team Championship on Sunday. Andrew Slattery led the way with six birdies […]
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Golf roundup
Apple Valley Game of the Day: Odd Holes A: Jeanne Read 23, B: Jill Longstaff 29; Low Gross: A: Doris Martin 47; Low Net: A: Pat Chretien 42; Low Gross: B: Ann Legendre 57; Low Net: B: Claire Veilleux 34; 50/50: (Least Putts) Ethel Landry 16; Birdies: 0 The Meadows Friday Skins Game Skins won […]
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Briefly
MSAD 52 summer classes TURNER — MSAD 52 Adult Education has announced summer courses and camp offerings; many classes start July 7. New camps include Punk Rope, Backcountry Basics, Mad Science Junior Engineering Camp and five-week Pottery Fun. Other new offerings include Beginner Colorguard and Sketchbook Explorers. Returning popular camps are Children’s Theater, Challenger Soccer, […]
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Looking Back on June 24
100 years ago, 1914Mayor Wiseman has under consideration a plan to borrow $100,000 on a temporary loan for the City of Lewiston to expend in permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks, building or repairing the Thorne’s corner school house and relieving the cramped condition of the city finances. Mayor Wiseman said that the streets, sidewalks, […]
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Mexico police purchase side-by-side ATV with grant money, reserve funds
MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Friday afternoon that the Police Department purchased a new side-by-side ATV to assist in making rescues, transporting prisoners and collecting evidence. The 800cc machine was purchased for $9,100 through Roland’s Automotive. “Having this type of ATV is going to make our missions a lot easier,” Hodsdon said. “The […]
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Dixfield selectmen vote to place time constraints on Jake brake usage
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to prohibit the use of Jake brakes on Holman Corner on Route 2 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Discussion on the issue began at the June 9 selectmen meeting when police Chief Richard Pickett said he had heard complaints from residents about the excessive […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Conjuring Carroll magic show at Wilton Library
WILTON — Wilton Free Public Library will hold its summer reading program kick-off event, The Element of Wonder magic show with Conjuring Carroll, at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at Academy Hill School. There is always an element of wonder within the pages of a book. Conjuring Carroll has designed his new summer reading magic […]
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David Sirota: U.S. government at war with itself
Over the past year, the United States government has been in the news a lot for its efforts to undermine the Internet’s basic privacy and security protocols. There were the Edward Snowden revelations about the National Security Agency sweeping up metadata, paying contractors to embed backdoors into their security technologies, hacking various private accounts of […]