FARMINGTON — The crowds in Farmington on Saturday were excited for the Farmington Rotary Fourth of July parade, and so was Rotary President Martha Wing. “It’s gone great,” said Wing, who added that organizing the event as the new Rotary president was challenging but fun. “I had lots of help.” This year’s parade theme was “Children,” and […]
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Starting the July 4 party early with a fun civics lesson for youngsters
AUBURN — There was a lot of noise in Auburn Public Library on Thursday as children sang, marched and ate cake during an early “Happy Birthday, America” party. The annual celebration is put on by the Wallace family of Auburn, headed by matriarch and retired teacher Pat Masonheimer. As children sat around her for a […]
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Kiddo’s Playground to open April 1
AUBURN — Owner Meghan Levesque announces that Kiddo’s Indoor Playground for Children at 945 Center St. will open Wednesday, April 1. Kiddo’s is a new play center for children up to 6 years old and their guardians to have fun in a clean and safe space. The facility will offer diverse children’s activities ranging from […]
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Canaan sex offender convicted again of sexual abuse of children in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A convicted sex offender was found guilty Friday of sexually abusing two more children younger than 14 in Franklin County. Lloyd N. Gilbert, 67, of Canaan pleaded guilty in a Farmington court to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual touching. He was sentenced to 10 […]
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Children’s snowmobiles stolen in Rangeley had special meaning to Mass. family
RANGELEY — Dan and Jennifer Smith of Pembroke, Mass., had hoped to hold onto their young sons’ snowmobiles forever. And maybe, one day, pass them on to their grandchildren. As of now, that won’t happen. The two children’s Polaris 120cc snowmobiles, one orange and black and the other blue and red, were stolen over the […]
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Franklin County women indicted in child abuse cases
FARMINGTON — Two women accused in August 2014 of hurting children were indicted Friday by a Franklin County grand jury. Jessica LaPlante, 40, of Eustis was indicted on a felony charge of assault. She is accused of burning her 4-year-old daughter on the legs with an electric wood-burning engraving tool because she was “being bad,” […]
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Board learns about outdoor opportunities for students, discusses emergency evacuation plan
STRONG — Young people are spending more time in front of the computer, television and other entertainment media and less time learning about their environment, RSU 58 directors were told Thursday night. Directors, who met at the Strong Elementary School, learned about opportunities for students to learn about wildlife, to master survival skills and to […]