BUCKFIELD — A day-long burst of community magic on Friday transformed a high school gym into a Cinderella-esque ballroom, complete with a pumpkin-shaped carriage. That was the setting for Saturday night’s traditional Carnival Ball at Buckfield Junior/Senior High School. “It’s for our kids, that’s why we’re doing this,” said Darrin Martin, an electrician, as he […]
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Elizabeth (Buck) Hodgdon
1923 – 2013 WEST PARIS — Elizabeth (Buck) Hodgdon died Friday, Feb. 15. She was born at home in Buckfield on Oct. 10, 1923, the daughter of Gladys and Leroy Buck. She attended Buckfield school and married Frank R. Hodgdon Sr. on Sept. 30, 1940; they were married for 48 years. Elizabeth was always a […]
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Meet the author at BCC Feb. 14 BRIDGTON — Bridgton Community Center will host a “meet the author” event at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14. Walter W. Bannon, author of “The White Pocketbook,” will discuss this tale of World War II in Belgium. The book is “a true WWII survivor story. Andree Laure Florin, born […]
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Western Class D boys’ preliminary: Bucks’ late run falls just short
RICHMOND — Inside and outside. The Buckfield boys basketball team had it all working in the second half of Tuesday’s Western Maine Class D boys’ high school preliminary basketball game against East-West Conference rival Richmond. All the Bucks needed were a couple big stops on the defensive end, with Buckfield forward Keenan Stockdale owning the […]
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Legion supper info updated PARIS — A public supper and dance will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Foster-Carroll American Legion Hall. The Auxiliary will serve a ham dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. Music will be provided by the Jones Band from 7 to 10 p.m. Dinner is $8 for adults, $4 for […]
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C. Berg: Studying manufacturing makes sense
Four belated cheers for Gov. LePage for urging young adults to study manufacturing. One must learn this new field at the hands-on level, as the governor emphasized, and that is the mode for our excellent vocational/tech schools. Manufacturing is no longer the assembly line; it comprises all the arts of changing material into various useful […]
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Boys’ Basketball Tournament: EL, Dirigo in title hunt again
Next weekend marks the beginning of the eighth Eastern Class A basketball tournament since it moved from the old, reliable Bangor Auditorium to the more centrally located Augusta Civic Center. Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Speaking of merriment and cheer, it’s worth noting that the Edward Little boys have qualified for the quarterfinal […]
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W. Lowell: The uneducated are not the problem
Oh, look. Yet another bizarre, ranting letter from Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald attacking the people he is supposed to serve (Jan. 19). If he can’t bear being in the public eye, in both positive and negative lights, then he should not have sought elected office. The same goes for Gov. Paul LePage, with his distress […]
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RSU 10 board to tackle facility changes Monday
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board will take a look at several short-term proposed facility changes on Monday, as well as decide whether to offer a retirement incentive program for teachers in an effort to reduce district costs. The regular board meeting begins at 6:30 p.m., Monday, in the community room of Dirigo High School. […]
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Adult ed offering enrichment classes
PARIS — The Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education program is offering the following enrichment classes for the month of February. Wednesday, Feb. 13 Relationships, with Chris and Paula Easton, 6 to 8 p.m. One session. Tuition is $20. Thursday, Feb. 14 Intuition: Going beyond your sixth sense, with Chris and Paula Easton, 6 to 8:30 p.m. […]