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    August 28, 2018

    Work ongoing at Spruce Mountain Elementary School

    LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board Aug. 23 received construction and program updates, and approved a job description for a registrar at the high school. The renovation project at Spruce Mountain Elementary School is progressing, but work will continue into the school year. The kitchen equipment and cafeteria tables have not arrived, with delivery expected […]

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    August 24, 2018

    Spruce Mountain schools updates

    LIVERMORE FALLS – At the Regional School Unit 73 school board meeting Thursday construction and program updates were given and a job description approved for a registrar at the high school. The renovation project at the Elementary School is progressing, but work will continue into the school year. The kitchen equipment and cafeteria tables haven’t […]

  • Published
    August 23, 2018

    Mary Ryan named People’s Choice Award finalist

    AUGUSTA – Mary Ryan of Wilton is one of six finalists in the 2018 Natural Resources Council of Maine People’s Choice Award. Anyone may vote for the winner through noon, Sept. 10. Each person may vote only once by calling NRCM Public Affairs and eCommunications Manager Beth Comeau at 430-0106 or visiting https://www.nrcm.org/maine-environmental-news/2018-nrcm-peoples-choice-award-finalists/. Thirty nominations were […]

  • Published
    August 23, 2018

    Double B Equine Rescue to hold first 5K Sept. 3

    INDUSTRY – The first ever 5k and 1K Kids Races to support Double B Equine Rescue on the West Mills Road will be held Monday, Sept. 3, in Madison. Co-owner Brenda Green said one of the facility’s sponsors is Karen Rapallo a racer from Massachusetts. She suggested the fundraiser, helped organize it and hopes to […]

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    August 21, 2018

    Main-Land named a ‘Best Place to Work in Maine’

    STATE — Main-Land Development Inc. of Livermore Falls is the only local business winning the distinction of “Best Places to Work in Maine” this year. The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management (MESHRM) last week announced the winners in the 13th annual “Best Places to Work in Maine” program. Main-Land is […]

  • Published
    August 21, 2018

    Frantasia Festival Thursday through Friday

    LIVERMORE FALLS — The Frantasia Festival of Out Music and Arts returns to Fitness Stylz, 7 p.m. to midnight, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Aug. 23 – 25. Donations are suggested for each evening. Sixteen individuals or groups will perform during the festival. Six are new this year with several from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Asimina Chremos is […]

  • Published
    August 20, 2018

    Farmington postal carrier Rose Richards retiring Aug. 31

    FARMINGTON — Mail carrier Rose Richards will retire Friday, Aug. 31, after 32.5 years. The post office will be holding a party for her at 7:30 a.m. to which the public is invited. Wednesday afternoon Richards was caught in a torrential downpour and returned to the post office drenched. “I walked through water up to here,” […]

  • Published
    August 20, 2018

    Flooding Wednesday in Farmington

    FARMINGTON — Wednesday afternoon some flooding occurred along both sides of the Intervale near Gifford’s and Racing Mart after a thunderstorm moved through the area. At 1:55 p.m., the National Weather Service in Gray issued a special weather statement about a strong line of thunderstorms in southeastern Somerset and Franklin Counties. The statement read in […]

  • Published
    August 14, 2018

    A view of the past found at Jay open house

    JAY — The Holmes-Craft Homestead on Old Jay Hill Road was a popular destination Saturday as the Jay Historical Society held its annual open house. Several vendors displayed their wares on the large lawn. Inside the house itself guides were available to help visitors maneuver the narrow stairway to the second floor. Men and women were intrigued […]

  • Published
    August 14, 2018

    Summer Fest raises $5,000 for Spruce Mountain athletic fields

    JAY — Saturday the first Hollandstrong Summer Fest raised more than $5,000 for improvements at the Spruce Mountain High School athletic fields. The festival was held in memory of Michael Holland, 25, of Wilton, one of 33 crew members who died aboard the SS El Faro, a cargo ship that sank in the Bahamas on Oct. […]