FARMINGTON — The following divorces were granted recently in Farmington. Joshua D. Spratling of Cowinn, Mich., and Jennifer A. Spratling of Weld, married Jan. 21, 2008, in Pensacola, Fla., sole parental rights of one child to mother. Rockey D. Bachelder of Kingfield and Karen Bachelder of Kingfield, married June 16, 2006, in North Anson. Edward […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The Maine Elks Association held its 81st annual State Convention at Sugarloaf USA from April 30 to May 2. The convention was attended by more than 300 members and guests, who honored lodges and individual members at their awards banquets. Opening the convention this year was State President Michael Powers of the […]

POLAND SPRING — Poland Spring hosted 100 high school students and 30 volunteers at the 2010 Southwestern Maine Envirothon competition recently. The event was planned and coordinated by a team of partners from Androscoggin Valley, Cumberland, Franklin, Oxford and York County Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Participants included 17 teams of young people from the […]

Births CMMC Kieran Jaxon Stanley, a boy to Michaela and Kyle Stanley of Litchfield, April 23. Grandparents, Brian and Lois Lunn, Sabattus, Rick and Sandy Wakefield, Cherryfield, Walter and Linda Stanley, Bangor; great-grandparents, Kenneth and Judy Lunn, Mars Hill, Guy and Barbara Hands, Westfield, Ursula Knust, Cranston, R.I., Wolfgang Knust, Bristol, R.I., Eva Hanson, Columbia […]

PORTLAND — Local towns recently won eco-Excellence Awards for their contributions to preserving local ecology. The awards are given annually by ecomaine, a municipally-owned nonprofit organization, which owns and operates the only single-sort recycling facility in Maine, a landfill/ashfill site and a waste-to-energy plant that produces electricity.  The following were honored:  Readfield/Wayne Solid Waste and […]

HALLOWELL — The Maine Beverage Company will once again partner with the Maine Grocers Association to allow the MGA Scholarship Program to award five $1,000 scholarships in 2010. High school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are children of full-time employees of firms which are members of MGA or part-time student employees of firms […]

Births CMMC Liam Patrick Bowen, a boy to Misty Bowen of Mexico, April 24. Grandparents, Dale and Ann Bowen; great-grandparents, Terrance and Carolyn Frost. Thomas Joseph Pelletier, a boy to Bonnie Bouchard and Thomas Pelletier of Rumford, April 27. Siblings, Logan, Ariana; grandparents, Roland and Judy Pelletier, John and Donna Merchant Sr., Ronals Spaulding; great-grandparents, […]

Blueberry queen UNION — Applications are open for the title of 2010 Maine Wild Blueberry Queen. The last date to apply is June 30. The queen will receive a $1,500 award. The crown princess will receive $500 and Miss Congeniality will receive $200. Judges will evaluate each individual in three categories: written essay, oral presentation […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Commission for Community Service announced recently a $35,000 donation from Time Warner Cable that will support STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Service Learning projects in Maine schools. “This generous donation will allow us to leverage federal dollars coming into the state dollar for dollar, making the impact of this contribution […]