Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association meeting SABATTUS — The Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association annual meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 22, at the Sabattus Town Office. All trustees and the public are encouraged to attend. Elections for new positions will be held. Cemetery association to meet WEST PARIS — The Finnish Cemetery […]
June 2020
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Community Cancellations
Waterford summer breakfasts canceled WATERFORD — For the first time in 67 years, Waterford will not host summer breakfasts at the Wilkins House. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for physical distancing, neither the volunteer staff nor the facility would be able to meet the necessary guidelines. Other events at the venue […]
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Androscoggin County organizations get funding
LEWISTON — United Way of Androscoggin County has announced that seven nonprofit agencies are receiving $79,384 in funding through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). Organizations received funding to help individuals and families in need of food, housing and utility assistance. Many families in Androscoggin County rely on these services to help alleviate the […]
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Enroll for 2020 safety-net programs for farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 must do so by Tuesday, June 30. Although program elections for the 2020 crop year remain the same as elections made for 2019, all producers need to contact their local USDA […]
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Virtual Teen Summer Library Program theme is ‘Once Upon A Time’
AUBURN — Auburn Public Library’s Teen Summer Library Program, “Once Upon A Time, Fantasies and Fairy Tales” will begin on Monday, June 22, and will continue through Sept. 1. The virtual program is for teens entering grades seven to 12. Registration is requested by calling the reference desk or emailing Donna Wallace. Activity sheets are […]
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The Latest: White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — President Trump has long been fond of crafting his own version of the facts. But when he said “if we stop testing right now we’d have very few cases” of coronavirus, he may have written a new line of attack […]
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The Latest: Senate Republicans to propose policing changes in ‘Justice Act’
The latest on protests around the world against racism and police brutality. WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are proposing changes to police procedures and accountability with an enhanced use-of-force database, restrictions on chokeholds and new commissions to study law enforcement and race, according to a draft obtained by The Associated Press. The JUSTICE Act — Just […]
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Police detain armed militia members after man is shot at Albuquerque protest
The gunshots have set off a cascade of public outcry denouncing the unregulated militia’s presence and the shooting.
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CEBE launches Nezinscot Food Collaborative, a community gardening project
BUCKFIELD — As part of its mission to foster a vibrant, local food movement, the Center for Ecology Based Economy (CEBE) has started a community garden program that it hopes will expand to communities throughout Oxford Hills. The first project is being developed in Buckfield at the Junior-Senior High School. “We’re calling it the Nezinscot […]
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On this date in Maine history: June 16
June 16, 1745: New England Colonial fighters under the command of William Pepperell (1696-1759), a wealthy Kittery merchant, seize control of the French fortress of Louisbourg after a six-week siege during King George’s War. One-third of the attacking Colonials are from Maine. The fortress stands on Cape Breton Island. The island remained under French control […]