CANTON — About 60 people from five towns attended Thursday night’s hearing by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on an application for developing a wind farm on Canton Mountain. A number of them posed questions about the impact of the $44 million project on the environment, wildlife and who was going to buy the […]
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Canton wind hearing postponed
CANTON — A public informational meeting on a plan by Patriot Renewables LLC to build eight wind turbines on Canton Mountain has been postponed until March 22. The hearing, sponsored by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, had been scheduled for 6 p.m. March 1. Because of the anticipated snowstorm, the DEP decided to postpone […]
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Masons meeting CANTON — Whitney Lodge 167 of Canton will hold a stated meeting on Thursday, March 1. There will be a casserole supper at 6:30 p.m. and the Lodge opening at 7:30 p.m. Girl Scout tea BETHEL — The Telstar Service Unit Girl Scouts are joining in the nationwide celebration of Girl Scout’s 100th […]
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Masons meeting CANTON — Whitney Lodge 167 of Canton will hold a stated meeting on Thursday, March 1. There will be a casserole supper at 6:30 p.m. and the Lodge opening at 7:30 p.m. Stories, songs FARMINGTON — The Old South First Congregational Church, Main Street, will present the family-friendly “Tantalizing Tale and Treats: A […]
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Campbell benefit CANTON — A benefit potluck supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Canton Municipal Building. Cost is $5 per person. The supper is a benefit for the Campbell family who lost their son and their home in a fire recently. Food items and monetary donation are […]
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Family struggles with loss while salvaging keepsakes
CANTON — As embers from a house fire still burned Wednesday, a family struggled with the loss of their loved one and tried to recover keepsakes from the rubble. Mark Blanchette and his daughter Brianna spent the morning digging through debris at the home of Brianna’s grandparents, Norma and Sheldon “Chickie” Campbell. The fire broke […]
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Canton man dies in fire trying to rescue dogs
CANTON — A man was killed in a burning building at 9 Old School Road late this afternoon, fire officials said. Investigator Danny Young of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said on the scene shortly before 7 p.m. that officials had not recovered a body because the building was still burning. However, he said a […]
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Canton man perishes trying to save dogs from house fire
CANTON — A local man was believed to have perished while trying to save his dogs from a house fire Tuesday night. Neighbor and relative Mark Blanchette said Sherwood Campbell, 64, ran to Blanchette’s house at about 5 p.m., yelling that there was a fire. Blanchette said they both went back to the house at […]
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Well done – Kimberly Ellis
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Kimberly Ellis has completed her final class en route to receiving her bachelor’s degree in information technology from South University. She decided four years ago to start taking college courses nights while working a full-time job. Although busy with work and family, she managed to stay on the dean’s list each semester […]
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Livermore fire caused by faulty wood stove installation, official says
LIVERMORE — The cause of a fire that heavily damaged a house attached to the closed Carriage House Cafe on Route 4 Tuesday night was caused by a faulty wood stove installation, Chris Stanford, an investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, said Wednesday. The fire started in the wall behind the wood stove in […]