Underwood summer story hours FAYETTE — The summer story hours with Lady Elaine will begin on July 10 and continue to Aug. 21. They will be held at the Underwood Library on Thursdays at 10 a.m. There will be stories, crafts, door prizes and refreshments. For more information, call the library at 685-3778. Reading by […]
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July 13 history event features 96-year-old
CHESTERVILLE — An afternoon of reminiscing about day-to-day life in the 1940s in Franklin County will be co-hosted by the Chesterville Heritage Society and The Chesterville Center Meeting House, Inc. on Sunday, July 13 at 2:30 p.m. Marin Whittier, 96, will share her 1944 diary entries and photograph album in the form of a narrated […]
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Chesterville man accused of firing gun over woman’s head
CHESTERVILLE — A local man is accused of pointing a shotgun at a woman and firing it over her head when a verbal dispute escalated on Friday, Maine State Police Sgt. Mathew Casavant said Sunday in a release. State police arrested Scott Henry, 44, on a charge of domestic violence criminal threatening with a weapon […]
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Augusta area man sentenced in Chesterville burglary
FARMINGTON — An Augusta-area man accused of burglarizing a Chesterville home will serve nine months at the Department of Corrections, according to a plea agreement reached Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. James Dingus, 32, pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced to three years, with all but nine months suspended, and two years probation. […]
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UMF professor publishes book FARMINGTON — Anne Marie Wolf, associate professor of history at the University of Maine at Farmington, has published a new book titled “Juan De Segovia and the Fight for Peace: Christians and Muslims in the Fifteenth Century.” Juan de Segovia (d. 1458), theologian, translator of the Qur’an and lifelong advocate for […]
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Well done – Student achievements
BOSTON — Brittany Martin, daughter of Jeanne and Dan Martin of Lewiston, has been named to the dean’s list with distinction for the spring 2014 semester at Boston University. A 2011 graduate of Lewiston High School, Martin is majoring in graphic design. — NEWTON, Mass. — Brandyn Cloutier of Dixfield graduated with a Bachelor of […]
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Community Kitchen summer socials INDUSTRY — Industry Community Kitchen will hold Summer Socials on June 12, July 10, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11, meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Industry Town Hall. Lunch will be served and there is no charge for the meetings. Chesterville Grange ‘souper’ supper CHESTERVILLE — The Chesterville Grange […]
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Summer concerts at Mexico park MEXICO — Summer concerts at the Mexico Recreation Park will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evenings through Sept. 1. Bring a picnic supper, bug spray, blanket, folding chair and a friend or two and join your friends, neighbors and family for an evening of good ole traditional […]
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Historic Chesterville building awarded $10,000 grant
CHESTERVILLE — The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House Inc. board has announced receipt of a grant for $10,000 from the Davis Family Foundation, a private philanthropic fund based in Yarmouth. “We are thrilled to be a beneficiary of the generosity of the Davis Family Foundation,” said Carolyn Drugge, board president. “This grant allows us to […]
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Man sentenced to 4½ years in prison for Chesterville home invasion
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Hallowell man Friday to serve 4½ years in prison for a home invasion last year in Chesterville while a teenage girl was home alone. Stephen Dingus, 32, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of burglary in Franklin County Superior Court. In a plea agreement, state prosecutors dismissed […]