WOODSTOCK — George Lincoln Whitman was honored on Saturday at the South Woodstock cemetery, 105 years after his death, by several local veterans groups with a ceremony, flowers, flags and something he’d never had before — a headstone. Whitman was born in Paris in September 1834 and enlisted in the 23rd Maine volunteer infantry regiment, […]
2017
Posted inLocal Sports, SJVarsity
Lewiston takes down Camden Hills in boys’ lacrosse
Camden Hills’ Owen Rokus, bottom, loses control of the ball after being hit by Lewiston’s Sam Story during their game in Lewiston on Saturday. LEWISTON — The teams on each side of Saturday’s lopsided boys’ lacrosse game between Camden Hills and Lewiston were thankful for what they called a “wakeup call,” for very different reasons. […]
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Otisfield board to review timber lots
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will task the town forester with assessing the town’s timber lots to see if anything needs to be cut, Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said. Pastore said that at the board’s May 17 meeting board members mentioned that the town’s three large timber lots “haven’t been looked at in a […]
Posted inFranklin, River Valley
This week’s agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen meeting and public hearing on warrant articles, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 8 a.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
L-A This Week
MONDAY, May 22 LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room at City Hall. LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall. LEWISTON — School Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Dingley Building. On agenda, field trip approvals, annual nutrition report, presentation from Lewiston Education Fund, approval proposal to […]
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UMF interns experience the real work of future professions
FARMINGTON — Students at the University of Maine at Farmington experience the real work of potential future professions while giving back to local employers through internships. Courtney Alofs of Scarborough, a senior who graduated last week, has worked as an intern for Farmington Attorney Paul Mills for two years, she said. Alofs has been […]
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Fletcher C. Dunn
NORWAY — Fletcher C. Dunn, 89, of Poland passed away Wednesday, May 17, at Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation. He was born in Lewiston on April 12, 1928, the son of Philip and Grace Jordan Dunn. He graduated from Mechanic Falls High School in 1946 and married Norma Conant on January 1, 1949. They […]
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: A creative thought can turn into a window of opportunity.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: David Beckham, 42; Tony Stewart, 46; Tony Goldwyn, 57; Cher, 71. Happy Birthday: Don’t give in to anyone who is trying to push you in a direction you aren’t interested in. Be passionate about your beliefs and the goals you set for yourself. Do what comes naturally and refuse to […]
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Physician honored for service
Dr. Dan Onion, right, was recently presented the 2017 Spirit of America certificate from the Mill Stream Grange by Vienna First Selectwoman Dodie Thompson, center, in recognition of his many years of service and contributions to the community. Sen. Tom Saviello, left, read a Legislative Sentiment honoring Onion’s work and dedication.
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Walton’s Mill Dam study aims to provide passage to Atlantic salmon
FARMINGTON — The Atlantic Salmon Federation is about to begin a comprehensive, six-month study of ways to provide fish passage at the Walton’s Mill Dam on Temple Stream. Atlantic salmon are a critically endangered species and the Walton’s Mill Dam prevents adult salmon from accessing a large amount of spawning and rearing habitat. “Temple Stream […]