JAY — Planning is underway for the seventh annual Spruce Mountain Sled-In and Winter Family Festival on Feb. 16. It is scheduled at French Falls Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The town Recreation Committee will hold a planning meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Office. Anyone interested in helping is […]
2019
Posted inConnections, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web, The Bethel Citizen, The Franklin Journal
Class gatherings
MEXICO — The Stephens High School Class of 1964 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Dick’s Restaurant. — DIXFIELD — The Stephens High School Class of 1958 will hold their monthly luncheon at noon Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Ellis’. Luncheons are returning to the third Wednesday of the month. All […]
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Opera based on Sarah Kane’s last play gets U.S. premiere
NEW YORK (AP) — Depression, rage, suicide: These are the dark ingredients of the last play written by Sarah Kane before she killed herself at age 28. Now an operatic version, as dazzling as it is disturbing, is having its U.S. premiere. “4.48 Psychosis,” composed by Philip Venables and adapted from the play of the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Rumford board to discuss hiring town manager
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will meet Wednesday to “develop a plan to hire a town manager, long term,” according to Chairman Chris Brennick. The 5:30 p.m. workshop will take place in the conference room downstairs in the Municipal Building. The board voted 4-1 on Jan. 2 to fire Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs, without cause, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Mechanic Falls to focus on Five Corners development
MECHANIC FALLS — Town Manager Zakk Maher wants more business development at Five Corners, the junction of Routes 11 and 26. To do so, Maher said recently, “You have to build the conversation in order to get it to be what we want.” Shortly before Christmas, Maher posted a map of the Five Corners area […]
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Brady vs. Rivers headlines divisional round of NFL playoffs
For all of Rivers’ success during his 15 years in the NFL, he is winless in seven career starts against Brady
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Residents recycled over 1,000 Christmas trees at Westbrook farm
The supply should keep the goats at Smiling Hill Farm ‘happy’ until summer, the farm says on Facebook.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
And One: Mountain Valley girls brace for tough stretch
Bench comes up big for Vikings … Phoenix still confident in Walton … Red Eddies rounding into form.
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Junior Hockey: Twin City Thunder win twice at USPHL Showcase
The Thunder moved to 3-0 at the Showcase, despite facing the “challenge” of playing those games in a span of 24 hours
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Veterans get to try adaptive ski gear
Erica Baiguy, an occupational therapist volunteer with the veterans adaptive sports and training program at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, demonstrates adaptive ski gear Sunday with the assistance of program director Kristina Sabasteanski, back, to a group of veterans and University of Southern Maine occupational therapy students. The program, free to veterans, runs every Wednesday […]