Coach: Kyle Rines (first year) Conference: EWC Class: D Last years record: 11-5, lost in Class D West final Returning players: Seniors — Tyler Vallee (P/SS/3B), Jared Eastman (C/1B); Juniors — Ralph Dunn (1B/3B), Jon Randolph (CF/2B), Gerry Gagne (OF); Sophomores — Jake Kraske (C/P/3B), Matt Beaucage (2B/SS). Key losses: Jonah Williams (P/1B), Owen Bennett (3B), Keenan […]
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RSU 10 budget gets board review
RUMFORD — The Regional School Unit 10 board took a first look Monday night at the proposed $36.7 million budget that would increase assessments to two of 12 towns. The budget is 1.5 percent more than this fiscal year. “We’ve been very, very frugal for the past two years,” Superintendent Craig King said. “We will […]
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Buckfield selectmen send library acquisition to voters
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen opted to ask voters at town meeting to accept something many thought always belonged to the town: the Zadoc Long Free Library. At their Tuesday night meeting, selectmen received answers to most of their questions regarding whether the library was a town-run department or a separate nonprofit entity. Town Manager Cindy Dunn said […]
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Alice C. Chamberlain
1928 – 2015 LEWISTON — Alice C. Chamberlain, 86, of Buckfield, passed away early Friday morning, March 27, at Montello Manor. She was born in Buckfield on Oct. 1, 1928, the daughter of Ralph and Gladys (MacKay) Cooper. The family lived in Buckfield and Alice graduated from Buckfield High School in 1947. Alice attended Farmington […]
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DAR Good Citizens to be honored
AUBURN — Outstanding area high school seniors will be honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution Mary Dillingham Chapter of Lewiston/Auburn at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Auburn United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. The students are winners of the annual DAR Good Citizens Award and the DAR National Defense Good Citizenship Medal […]
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This week’s agenda
Franklin Tuesday Farmington: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Joint Selectmen and Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Livermore Elementary School cafeteria Phillips: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Livermore Falls: Budget Committee, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Thursday Farmington: Transportation Advisory Committee, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen’s budget workshop, 5 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: RSU […]
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Buckfield science class to join Maine Maple Sunday
BUCKFIELD — The sun reflected off the snowy, white field next to Buckfield Junior-Senior High School, where the sugar shack and surrounding area was a flurry of activity late Monday morning in preparation for Maine Maple Sunday. Juniors and seniors in Caleb McNaughton’s TECH science class were busy chopping, sawing and stacking wood for the boiler, […]
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Clarkson University names Presidential Scholars
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The following local students have been named Presidential Scholars for the fall 2014 semester at Clarkson University. McKenna LaChapelle of Buckfield, a freshman majoring in engineering studies. Jared Lapierre of Poland, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering. Benjamin Lowit of Lewiston, a freshman majoring in computer engineering. Samantha Rideout of New Gloucester, […]
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Buckfield selectmen debate town ownership of library
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen decided to table making a decision on acquiring the Zadoc Long Free Library from its Board of Trustees after questions arose about the library founder’s intent when they examined the original trust deed that established the library in 1901. At Tuesday’s selectmen’s meeting, Buckfield Town Manager Cindy Dunn and Selectmen Chairwoman Martha Catevenis […]
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Buckfield fire, rescue personnel invested in new station
BUCKFIELD — Even with low morale, fire and rescue personnel and their associations have volunteered hundreds of hours and donated money to help complete the town’s roughly $1 million Fire and Rescue Station. “We’re approaching close to 500 hours people have donated, and between the two associations, spent close to $2,000 for paint and other stuff,” […]