CANTON — Board of Selectmen Chairman Donny Hutchins was ready to sign a permanent public access easement for the Whitney Brook boat launch Thursday night. Whitney Brook is an outlet of Lake Anasagunticook. Hutchins said he read the whole document and thought it was pretty straightforward. The only thing apparently wrong with it was that […]
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43 decorated Christmas wreaths donated to Canton’s second annual Festival of Wreaths
CANTON — Forty-three decorated Christmas wreaths were donated Saturday to the Canton Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary for its second annual Festival of Wreaths. The wreaths will be raffled off through Sunday, Dec. 7, to raise money for the auxiliary to help with local disasters and to support the Fire Department, auxiliary President Katie Gallant said […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
BRUNSWICK — Glen Johnson of Jay and Brenda Laplante of Lewiston were named to the Southern New Hampshire University — Maine Center president’s list for terms in spring 2014. — DAHLONEGA, Ga. — In ceremonies held Aug. 2 at the University of North Georgia, graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. […]
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A little bit of luck: WWII veteran reminisces on serving in Normandy
CANTON — Bernard Adams was 23 years old when he was drafted into the Army as an infantryman and sent to the European Theater of Operations, leaving behind his wife and daughter in Canton. Shortly after landing in England, he was shipped to Normandy in northern France on June 7, 1944, the day after D-Day. […]
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Canton votes to elect fire chief
CANTON — Residents voted 269-171 Tuesday to elect the fire chief by secret ballot every three years, Town Clerk Kathy Walker said Wednesday. Selectmen now appoint the chief, who serves until he or she retires, resigns or is no longer deemed fit to serve, Walker said. “The town will now need to draft an ordinance […]
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State board to consider Carthage woman’s appeal of Canton wind project
CANTON — The Board of Environmental Protection will consider a Carthage woman’s appeal of the Canton Mountain Wind Project at its meeting Thursday, Nov. 20. The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. at the Elks Lodge at 397 Civic Center Drive in Augusta. Alice McKay Barnett, a wind power opponent, and representatives of Canton Mountain […]
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Canton selectmen laud longtime resident
CANTON — Board of Selectmen Chairman Donald Hutchins asked for a moment of silence at Thursday night’s meeting in memory of longtime resident and postmaster Colby Davis, who died Saturday at the age of 90. Hutchins said Davis wanted to see the town go in a positive direction. He was responsible for American flags all […]
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Androscoggin Land Trust buys nearly 1,250 acres from Verso Paper Corp.
CANTON — A multiyear project to conserve about 1,250 acres of woodlands in Canton and Jay along the Androscoggin River was realized earlier this month in a deal between the Androscoggin Land Trust and Verso Paper Corp. The land was purchased to connect multiuse trails around the Franklin and Oxford counties region, enhance recreational opportunities, […]
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Morin and Pepin inducted into Rangeley Logger’s Hall of Fame
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum inducted Luc Morin of Weld and Leo Pepin, formerly of Stratton, into the Logger’s Hall of Fame on July 25 during the evening program of the Logging Festival. Begun in 1985, the Logger’s Hall of Fame honors people who have worked in the woods for a significant […]
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East Dixfield man finds long-lost Canton Mountain Cemetery
CANTON — Nelson Coolidge of East Dixfield may have finally found the final resting place of Simon Coolidge, his sixth great-grandfather, who was the first settler in Canton and Jay in the late 1700s. It’s a long-forgotten, stone-walled cemetery, measuring 20 by 30 feet on the northern side of Canton Mountain, which Nelson’s ancestors called The […]