By Tony Blasi Staff Editor A courageous Jenna Winokur overcame mind-numbing grief and found a way to embrace life again after the death of her beloved brother, Jake Lord, a talented athlete who took his own life seven years ago after suffering several concussions playing sports. Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower got to the crux […]
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Veterans remembered with services
TRI-TOWN — Members of the three veterans’ organizations, along with their auxiliary members, held services throughout the area on November 11 to honor and recognize all veterans on Veterans Day. The first service was held at the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge at 8:45 a.m. Services were held at the Livermore monument, Union Park in Livermore Falls, the […]
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LEGO teams prepare for qualifier
JAY — Five Spruce Mountain Middle School teams are gearing up for the Western Maine FIRST LEGO League Qualifier on Saturday, Nov. 17. The qualifier is hosted by the Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team 3930 and will be held at Spruce Mountain High School. Community members are welcome to attend the robotic game challenge matches in […]
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Board hires teacher, makes safety recommendations
LIVERMORE FALLS — At the November 8 Regional School Unit 73 board meeting, directors received an update on the district’s safety committee and hired a Kindergarten teacher. Ashley Morneault was hired as a Kindergarten teacher for the Spruce Mountain Primary School in Livermore. Between June and September 13, Kindergarten enrollment had increased by 30 students. An […]
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Watershed survey of ponds deemed important
JAY — A survey of watersheds for two ponds that supply drinking water to Livermore Falls and Jay is meant to recognize potential problems and fix them, according to information at a public hearing October 23. “This is not to catch people doing something wrong,” said Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon adviser Rob Taylor, whose students have […]
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Maine Harvest: Funding for farmers
UNITY — Maine Harvest Credit Project recently announced it had reached a $2.4 million fundraising goal. The goal marked a critical milestone in becoming Maine’s 56th credit union. However, the concept behind the highly-specialized project is unlike any other credit union in the nation. The project is slated to be the country’s first-ever deposit-taking institution focused on lending exclusively […]
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Cooking matters teaches healthy kitchen skills
JAY — When Kristie Cooper of Livermore excitedly announced, “I made noodles,” her classmates applauded proudly. Cooper was making fresh pasta for soups while her classmates made other preparations. Cooper and about 25 others are taking a free 6-week Cooking Matters class offered by Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County. The course curriculum teaches […]
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General and Referendum elections
JAY — The Spruce Mountain Middle School music program has exciting things happening this year. Instructor Dianne Fenlason said she received a $2,500 grant from the Oak Grove School Foundation, which was formed following the sale of Oak Grove-Coburn, a high school in central Maine. With those grant moneys, a new public address system was purchased. It […]
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Primary school library volunteers are ‘incredible’
LIVERMORE — Spruce Mountain Primary School librarian Cheryl Mills has a volunteer crew that is consistent and committed. “I believe it takes a village to raise a child and a great community to have good schools. We have that here at SMPS. The volunteers are vital to the management here in the library world,” Mills said. When […]
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Livermore Falls voters to consider fire station study
LIVERMORE FALLS — Voters will consider on Tuesday, Nov. 6, a proposal to use up to $10,000 from the town’s surplus fund to conduct a feasibility study of property for a new fire station. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Town Office. Voters at the […]