DEAR ABBY: My best friend, ”Ann,” abruptly ended our friendship seven years ago and I still can’t get over it. We were friends from the time we were in first grade until we were 48. We were inseparable as children; she was the maid of honor in my wedding; and though we’ve lived 3,000 miles […]
2017
Posted inObituaries
Fernand J. Forgues
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Fernand J. Forgues passed away peacefully Saturday, May 13, in Florida, from complications related to a recent stroke. He was born March 10, 1942, in Lewiston, and was the son of Albert and Marieanne Forgues. He was a successful business owner of Andy’s Barn Flooring for many years and was […]
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Management plan for Raymond Community Forest drafted
BRIDGTON — Jon Evans, Loon Echo Land Trust’s stewardship manager, and trust biologist Paul Miller met with Jeremy Stultz of Integrated Forest Management on May 16 to discuss Raymond Community Forest’s draft management plan. As the planning continues for Maine’s newest community forest, the management plan is a required part of the Land for Maine’s […]
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Rep. Russell Black presents 2016 Warden of the Year with Legislative Sentiment
2016 Maine Game Warden of the Year, Kris MacCabe, left, is presented with a Legislative Sentiment on behalf of the Maine State Legislature by State Rep. Russell Black, R-Wilton, at the State House in Augusta on May 16.
Posted inLetters
Questions about health care
Privilege is a special right, advantage or immunity granted to a person or group. If health care access is accepted as a privilege, then, by definition, there must be people who are excluded. To those who believe health care is a privilege, consider this scenario: John, a healthy employed 27-year-old has not been granted the […]
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Past time to get to work
Mary Jane Newell of Oxford was offended? (Letter, May 14.) How sad that anyone would approve of such an imitation of a man such as Donald Trump. Her bias is blinding. Trump is not qualified to be president or even a dog-catcher. People were led down a merry path, even though they witnessed some of his […]
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Mainers to ride horses 280 miles in support of Maine veterans
FRYEBURG — Horses Across Maine, a nonprofit organization, is planning a 280-mile trek across Maine in an effort to raise funds for various issues facing Maine veterans. An enthusiastic group of people plan to take to the highways on horseback, starting in Fryeburg sometime in the late spring of 2018. The riders plan to go […]
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Bill Fletcher wins $100 in ice-out contest
Bill Fletcher of Wilton is the recipient of $100 for his guess of when the ice would go out on Wilson Lake. Bruce Dyke, member of the Wilton Fish & Game and caretaker of the annual Ice-Out Contest, documented the ice out at 9 a.m. on April 29.
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Play Museum meets fundraising goal; slated to open this year
WILTON — Western Maine Play Museum held several fundraising events this spring that brought in more than $9,000 in the past few months — but the museum still faced a shortfall of $7,500 before a $150,000 matching grant would be accessible. To receive that grant, Western Maine Play Museum was required to raise $350,000, for a […]
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Boy Scout Troop 500 attends Scout-O-Rama
Boy Scouts of Troop 500 of Strong attended the Scout-O-Rama in Freeport. There were 4,000 other Boys Scouts, Girl Scouts, Adventurers and adult Scouters also in attendance. They were taught CPR, viewed speakers on survival, used a climbing wall and took part in a variety of other activities. After trying more than 25 stations, the […]