MEXICO — Girl Scouts of Maine will host a Girl Scout Daisy information meeting at noon Saturday, May 21, at the Mexico Congregational Church (Green Church). Girls entering kindergarten and first grade in the fall and adults from the Rumford/Mexico/Canton/Peru/Dixfield and surrounding areas are invited to attend to learn about the different and fun ways […]
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Half-year budget enacted in Canton
CANTON — In one of the shortest meetings in the history of the town, Canton citizens passed 26 articles in less than an hour. Before the meeting, Selectman Donald Hutchins reminded the residents that at the last annual town meeting, they had voted to go to a six-month budget so they could get to a […]
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World Day of Prayer CANTON — Friday, March 4, is World Day of Prayer 2011. The day is an ecumenical celebration of informed prayer and provides an opportunity for communities to join together for prayer and fellowship. All are invited to join in the prayer service, written by the women of Chile for families in […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
Canton dog owner charged in attack against llama
A Canton man who owns two pit bulls faces multiple charges in connection with an attack on a llama last Friday in Monmouth. Following two days of searching by police, sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers, Corey LaMontagne, 33, of Route 108 was charged Tuesday with two counts each of owning a dangerous dog, having unlicensed dogs […]
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Canton to review ordinances that could apply to wind projects
CANTON — Planning Board members Thursday night began discussions on ordinances they should review and meetings they should call regarding a tentatively planned wind turbine project for Canton Mountain. The discussion was triggered by a plan by Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., to build a substation in the west section of town that would […]
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Man pleads guilty to drug charge, sentenced to time served
FARMINGTON — A Canton man pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court onTuesday to a misdemeanor charge of growing more than five marijuana plants. Vance Billings, 34, formerly of Carthage also pleaded no contest to violating conditions of release in a separate case. Billings was scheduled for a jury trial Wednesday but he and his […]
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Allanach family gathers for 20th reunion
CANTON — The 20th annual Allanach family reunion was held recently at the home of Betty York. The gathering included the descendants of Christopher and Eva Allanach. Travelling the farthest distance was Earle and Jean Carlton from St. Petersburg, Fla.; youngest, Benson Farrar; eldest, Edith LeBlanc. There was one wedding, two births and one death […]