Grange is hosting ‘souper’ supper CHESTERVILLE — Chesterville Grange will have “souper” supper on Friday, May 24, serving between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Homemade soups, chowders, breads and dessert will be available. Cost is adults, $5; children, $2.50. For more information, call 778-2282 or 778-5845. History Night in downtown Livermore Falls LIVERMORE FALLS — History […]
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Chesterville man indicted in shooting incident
FARMINGTON — A Chesterville man was indicted Tuesday on charges he fired a shotgun loaded with buckshot at a truck pulling away from his house in January. Dennis Meaney, 26, was indicted by the Franklin County grand jury on one felony count of aggravated reckless conduct and one misdemeanor count each of domestic violence criminal […]
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Garments of Praise shop open PARIS — Garments of Praise, a thrift shop for gently used clothing, will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. every Tuesday at South Paris Baptist Church, 1 Park St. The shop carries men’s, women’s and children’s clothing for a suggestion donation. Gently used clothing is now being accepted for […]
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Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests recently were logged at Franklin County Detention Center: Simeon J. Roberts, 20, Industry, warrant for aggravated assault and burglary, May 4, no bail listed, Farmington Police Department. Evan Gordon, 29, Farmington, warrant for theft by unauthorized taking, transfer, May 4, $300 cash bail, court appearance July 10, Maine Warden Service. […]
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Farmington woman charged with assaulting officers as they search for her child
FARMINGTON — Police say a Chesterville woman faces charges, including assault of an officer, as area police and fire fighters searched for her child Saturday. A charge of unlawful possession of prescription drugs was added when police found she possessed prescription medication that didn’t belong to her when they took her to Franklin County Detention […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
FORT KENT – Peru resident Hannah J. Mikkonen was one of 29 current University of Maine at Fort Kent nursing students inducted into the UMFK Nursing Honor Society at a special ceremony held April 18. All students have excelled in the four-year Bachelor of Science in nursing program at UMFK and are very active in […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ian McLaughlin of Durham was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Southern Maine Community College. McLaughlin, the son of Jim and Patty McLaughlin, is a graduate of Brunswick High School Class of 2010. He is majoring in dietetics and nutrition. — ELMIRA, N.Y. — Elmira College held its […]
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Chesterville town clerk retiring; open house planned
CHESTERVILLE — For the past 31 years, Town Clerk Pat Gordon has lived by seasons: tax season, hunting season, town meeting season and others. Soon she will begin a new phase in her life, one that will free her for travel and, best of all, “the opportunity to get outdoors,” she said. Gordon, 66, looks […]
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North Chesterville Baptist Church gets some help from Tibbetts family
CHESTERVILLE — The floor sagged six inches. The walls and ceiling were cracked and ready to fall before the Tibbetts family spent April’s school vacation week working on the North Chesterville Baptist Church. For Caroline Tibbetts, letting the 200-year-old church, the church of the first European settlers and now the only church in Chesterville, deteriorate […]
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Hockey game helps burn center PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates and organizers of the annual Maine Event-Battle on Ice hockey tournament are teaming up Saturday, April 20, for a fundraiser for the Shriners Hospital in Boston. The $12 main deck seats ($7 savings on day-of-game price) will include a $3 donation to the hospital on […]