Today is Good Friday and Easter is this Sunday which I believe we will all be celebrating at home this year and probably without aunts, uncles, cousins or grandparents. So, make the Easter Egg hunt special for your children at home this year, and remember to jot down where you hid the eggs (especially if […]
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Former president of State Medical Association dies in New Sharon (in 1902)
Former president of State Medical Association dies in New Sharon after contracting contagious virus in New York City! (In 1902, that is.)
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Energy Matters: Turning down the heat – is it worthwhile?
We’ve heard people say that it does no good to turn your heat down at night because it takes more energy to bring the house back up to temperature in the morning than you save by turning the heat down. One person even quoted her heating contractor making this assertion. It’s simply not true, and […]
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Wandering: Lonesome
March 15. The day it all started. The day I was directed to work from home. The day I began to limit my contact with others in an effort to keep myself, my family, my friends and my community healthy. My contact with the outside world was, and continues to be, limited to picking up […]
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Pets of the Week
In these uncertain times, The Franklin County Animal Shelter is taking extra precautions. They feel it is in the best interest of our community to close to the public through Monday, March 30, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. If you are interested in adopting an animal, we are able to do adoptions by appointment. You can view our […]
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Phillips/ News from our schools
KINGFIELD, PHILLIPS, STRONG – Following is the latest COVID – 19 update from MSAD 58’s Superintendent Todd Sanders, posted on March 20 at https://www.msad58.org/covid-19: Dear M.S.A.D. #58 Community, As you are aware, on March 15, 2020, Governor Mills provided a recommendation that Maine schools cease classroom-based instruction for the duration of the State of Civil […]
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Energy Matters / Payback: Water heaters
What do they mean by “payback period” when it comes to deciding on energy-saving measures or purchases? Payback period is the time it will take for your energy savings to pay for the cost of the energy-saving thing you bought. Say you spend $2 on switching to a 9 watt LED light bulb from a […]
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Wandering: Spring
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn,” wrote nature author Hal Borland. I start hearing those nine words in my head about mid-February. They repeat with growing intensity with every winter day. By the time mid-March rolls around they are repeated over and over like a broken record. Last winter certainly seemed to last forever. We […]
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Pets of the Week
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: While the environment around us is uncertain, we feel it is in the best interest of our community to close to the public through Monday, March 30, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. We will communicate any changes to our reopening date with the public on our Facebook page as well as https://fcanimalshelter.org. If you are interested […]