FARMINGTON – Dorris Esther (Neil) Brackley, 99, of Strong, died peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2019, surrounded by family at Franklin …
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North Livermore Baptist Church
LIVERMORE — Reminder – regular church hours begin next week, Sunday School at 9 a.m. and Worship 10:30 a.m. . Hymns today were: “I Love to Tell the Story”; “Jesus Loves the Little Children;” and “Let Us Break Bread Together.” The Choir Sang: “For Those Tears I Died;” and “I Found the Answer.” Pastor Bonnie’s message […]
Maine had more Airbnb summer guests, with hosts earning almost $56 million
Nearly 300,000 guests used the online service to rent rooms, apartments and homes in Maine from Memorial Day to Labor Day – almost double the number from 2 years ago.
CDC urges caution amid increase in mosquito-borne disease
AUGUSTA — Northeastern states are reporting a very active season for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a potentially fatal disease transmitted by mosquitoes. While Maine has not reported EEE activity since 2015, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) urges residents and visitors to take precautions to minimize risk of exposure to themselves and their animals. Public health officials in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have […]
Claire’s Kitchen
Busy times call for easy, quick and healthy meal options. How about having your entire meal roasted on a stick, no clean up! Shish kebab are actually a Turkish dish, “shish” refers to the stick and “kebab” is the meat.They have traveled around the world so many varieties of shish kebab exist. Meats such as […]
New Head Start classroom opening in Jay
New Head Start classrooms opening in South Paris and Jay
SAD 17 off to a ‘great start’
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 administrators told directors Tuesday night, Sept. 3, the school year had started with a focus on connectedness among students and staff. School started last week for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Prekindergarten pupils began the school year Tuesday. D.J. Thorne, principal of Hebron Station School, said last year […]
Senator Collins and the DFA
“Did you see the news, John? Cook Political Report just changed the Senate race in Maine from lean Republican to TOSS-UP. We’ve never been closer to flipping Maine blue.” I received that excited message from Yvette Simpson, Chief Executive Officer of Democracy for America (DFA) a few days ago. The DFA it’s a gang of […]
Some are well-fed while others go hungry
column on food sovereignty
Catholic Rural Life Festival set for Sept. 13-14
Catholic Rural Life Festival et for Farmington and Jay on Sept. 13-14