Potluck supper at Buckfield High BUCKFIELD — A potluck supper will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Buckfield High School. Cost is $5 for adults; $3 for children. Proceeds benefit Paul Jordan who lost everything in a fire. Youth Orchestra at Auburn Library AUBURN — A spring concert will be […]
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New Gloucester water project outlined
NEW GLOUCESTER — An update on the engineering and design plan for the public water system for Upper Gloucester drew roughly two dozen residents Tuesday. The plan is to provide water to 50 households and business establishments, of which 21 have private wells that contain benzene and salt contamination or are at risk. The system […]
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Boxberry School open house OXFORD — An open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at The Boxberry School, 301 Webber Brook Road. The school offers an alternative approach to elementary education. Discover the Oxford Hills’ most creative, independent school, where learning is an adventure. For information call 743-9700 or […]
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Petitions seek to halt New Gloucester public water system
NEW GLOUCESTER — The $2.4 million public water system approved by voters in February for Upper Gloucester now has two valid petitions seeking to repeal voters’ approvals. Selectmen will hold a special board meeting at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Building, joined by the New Gloucester Water District trustees and attorneys representing the joint […]
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Elizabeth P. Foley
1930 – 2013 BUXTON — Elizabeth Pauline Foley, 82, formerly of Buxton, more recently of New Gloucester, passed away on April 18, at the home of her daughter, Mary, in New Gloucester. She was born in Plainfield, N.J., on April 28, 1930, the oldest daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Coyne) Vesey. After graduating […]
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Cumberland County jail inmate escapes briefly
PORTLAND (AP) — An inmate serving out the final days of his sentence at the Cumberland County pre-release center has been charged with escape. Authorities say 35-year-old Jamie Allen Irish, whose last known address is New Gloucester, reported to a work site in Freeport on Wednesday. After Irish completed work, a co-worker dropped him off […]
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E. Brakey: Looking forward to prosperous future
Calling ourselves “Team Andronauts,” I recently spent two weeks with four other Lewiston/Auburn-area young professionals exploring the many opportunities available in Androscoggin County for recreation and civic involvement. We were participating in the “Y-Not? Challenge,” a civic involvement scavenger hunt hosted by the Young Professionals of the Lewiston/Auburn Area, a branch of the Androscoggin County […]
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Correction: Rabasco scored winning run
POLAND — A story on Page C1 Tuesday should have listed Matt Rabasco scoring the winning run for Poland Regional High School as a pinch runner. It was a reporting error.
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N.G. Historical Society meeting NEW GLOUCESTER — The monthly meeting of the New Gloucester Historical Society will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Road, Route 231, next to the Town Hall. The speaker will be Roland Jordan, Maine Old Cemetery Association, who will talk about the […]