ROME — Stephan Bunker joined the kitchen dinner crew, volunteering to help prepare and serve the evening meal to recalibrating veterans who are enjoying the great facility at the Travis Mills Foundation retreat located in Rome, Maine. For those not familiar with the Travis Mills Foundation and its founder, Retired Staff Sgt. Travis Mills of […]
2023
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Hearts Of Love
WILTON — Wilton artist Barbara Hathaway, Painter of Sunsets, is making Hearts Of Love again this year. The hearts will go out in February, just to encourage everyone and let them know they are cared about. Hearts Of Love are just to let others know they are special. It lights up their eyes and makes […]
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Phillips: DMRMS leadership team always has ‘something going on’
STRONG — At MSAD 58’s Day Mountain Regional Middle School, community service has been at the top of the list of projects for the Student Leadership Team. This team organized a Food Drive which netted 529.4 pounds of canned goods and/or dried food for donation to Faith Works Community Outreach. The donations were delivered recently […]
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Archies upsets Hotel in MVRBL
RUMFORD — Archies, Inc (5-3) knocked Hotel Rumford (7-1) from the unbeaten ranks on a last second shot by Ownen Jones, 69-66. In a defensive type game the winners got 19 points from Kindell Bonsall, Nate Carson 13 and Jones 11 (three threes). The Hotel top scorers were JT Taylor 16 points (4 threes), Scot […]
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Hannaford Supermarkets installing AEDs at all stores
SCARBOROUGH – In recognition of the heart health of its customers and associates and in conjunction with American Heart Month, Hannaford Supermarkets today announced that all 185 stores throughout New England and New York will have available automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Installation of the devices is currently underway. Recognized as a critical life-saving device during […]
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Briefly
Warming FARMINGTON — With the inclement weather forecast for this weekend, St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, located at 133 Middle Street in Farmington, will be opening around the clock beginning Thursday, February 2 at 1 p.m. and closing on Saturday, February 4, at 1 p.m. The Warming Center will be open to provide people with the […]
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report January 21 – 27, 2023
All persons charged are considered innocent until proven guilty. 01/21/2023 0048hrs, Sgt. Bean responded to a report of a vehicle stuck in the complainant’s driveway on the Vienna Road in Chesterville. 1000hrs, Deputy Sholan assisted CVPD with the transport of a prisoner from Kennebec County SO jail to Franklin County Jail. 1116hrs, Sgt. Richards received […]
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Fly Rod Crosby Carving Event At IF&W Building Augusta Maine
An exciting, new, life-sized carving of Fly Rod Crosby, a 2017 inductee to the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame, has found a home in Maine’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife building in Augusta. Thanks to the High Peaks Alliance of Franklin County and two generous donors, this six-foot, one- of-a-kind likeness by artist Brian Stockman of […]
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The Written Word
Of course, everyone has heard the phrase “The pen is mightier than the sword”. I sit here and wonder how much more might I have accomplished if I had only used the sword instead. I also realize if I was walking around town scantily dressed, swinging a sword, the funny farm would be my next […]
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Snapshots in Time: Rangeley Recollections 1897
What follows has been redacted from a column entitled “Rangeley Recollections” found on page one of the January 28, 1897 edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. Just as we do here in the faithful old HIGHLANDER, the ‘LAKES shared stories of earlier times in the region. The following harkens back to the 1840- 50’s! Please […]