Wild rice, fiddleheads, acorns, berries, sunchoke and groundnuts are just some of the many edibles — when prepared properly — available in Maine to anyone willing to look for them. And advocates say the benefits go beyond good health and your pocketbook.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
National POW/MIA Recognition Day observed with changes
Changes were made to the planned observance due to weather conditions and the recent fire on Maui, Hawaii.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Photos: National POW/MIA Recognition Day observed in Jay
The local observance was held in two parts this year due to Hurricane Lee with wreaths placed at the POW/MIA monument next to Riley Road in Jay, with the remainder of the program held at VFW Post 3335, 64 Jewell St. in Jay.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
First day of school in Peru
The RSU 56 school has approximately 355 students enrolled this fall, Principal Charlie Swan said.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, River Valley
North Carolina woman dies from her injuries in Canton crash
Jill Larocque of Greenville, North Carolina, was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a head-on collision Friday on Route 108 in Canton.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Canton selectmen authorize money for Canton Mountain Road repairs
Money to pay for flood damage road repairs will come from the town’s undesignated fund balance.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Canton man sentenced for asking minor for sexually explicit image
Dale Carr sent a photo of his penis to an uncover agent who was posing as a 13-year-old in a chatroom designed for children.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Canton selectmen choose new website designer, approve test wells
CANTON — The Select Board on Thursday approved hiring a software company to design a new town website that will be easier for staff to manage and allow more options for posting information. The current website is “pretty much useless,” Selectwoman Kristi Carrier said. Selectmen chose CivicPlus, a Manhattan, Kansas, software applications company that designs […]
Posted inConnections
Canton Lake Days celebration set for Aug. 12
CANTON — The Lake Anasagunticook Association plans to hold its annual Lake Days celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Canton Boat Launch, 7 Staples Hill Road. Additionally, kayak races and “blindfold” canoe races will be held on the Canton Beach beginning at 10 a.m. The general public is invited […]