BUCKFIELD — Earlier this year, the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine participated in two notable collaborative conservation projects in western and southern Maine. A varied group of properties known as the “Bear Paw” lands — six in Oxford County and one in Cumberland County — includes an important 173-acre parcel in Buckfield known as […]
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Military note – Anthony Caron
GREAT LAKES, Ill. — Navy Seaman Apprentice Anthony L. Caron, son of Cynthia D. and stepson of Jason L. Caron of Monmouth, Maine, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Caron completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval […]
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Wrong location
An article that ran Monday on Page B3 of the City edition should have reported that L-A’s Little Miss Independence pageant will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Leavitt Area High School in Turner. The information was incorrectly submitted to the Sun Journal.
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Helping children grow
Buckfield middle school teachers Gretchen Kimball and Annette Caldwell were honored last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture with a prestigious national award for Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture. The truly excellent part is that middle schoolers learn their lessons in agriculture the right way, by putting their hands in the soil, planting seeds […]
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Attempt to remove Buckfield manager fails
BUCKFIELD — Of the roughly 60 residents at Saturday’s five-hour town meeting, a majority managed to pare amounts in several articles. But an attempt to remove the position of Town Manager Glen Holmes failed, thanks in part to quick action from Holmes himself. Amid a flurry of amendment attempts, voters cut $42,750 from the proposed […]
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Buckfield teachers recognized for garden project
BUCKFIELD — Much of Western Maine and the state know about the large, educational, productive vegetable garden at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School. Now, the entire country does. Gretchen Kimball, a seventh-grade language arts teacher, and Annette Caldwell, an eight-grade math teacher, were recognized Wednesday morning at the State House in Augusta by the U.S. Department […]
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Softball: Richmond repeats
STANDISH — The Buckfield softball team has had to squeeze much of its season into the last couple of weeks. Between rainouts and schedule changes, the Bucks had to survive a frantic finish to the regular season just to get to Tuesday’s Western D final. Still, the Bucks were in position to avenge last year’s […]
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Softball: Telstar takes top spot
When Jim Lunney’s unbeaten Telstar team lost for the first time this season, he eased the Rebels frustration with a choice. “Which game do you want to lose?” he asked his team. “This one or one later on down the road?’” That proved to be the only loss for Telstar so far. According to the […]
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High School Baseball: Devils, Saints top seeds
The last time St. Dominic Academy didn’t appear in a Western Class C baseball championship game, current seniors Alex Parker, Kurt Johnson and Kyle Hargreaves were in third grade. Lewiston High School’s last Class A baseball title might as well have been won in the stone age, or however the current Blue Devils view 1950. […]