Is it still considered “normal” to eat freshwater fish caught in Maine? That’s the incorrect assumption that one might draw from the photo and caption on page B1 of the Saturday, June 30, paper that showed four young women being taught to fish on the Androscoggin River thanks to a program put on by St. […]
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Peter Chabot Jr.
LEWISTON — Peter Chabot Jr. of Greene passed Tuesday, June 26. Peter fought a courageous fight battling cancer, never giving up hope, to enjoy life with family and friends. He loved watching birds and movies, hockey games, music, sun and sand at OOB and quality time spent with his buddies and family: Randy, Ed, Paul, Geno, […]
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Morse Library honors longtime trustee
Greene’s Morse Memorial Library recently installed a new plaque honoring library volunteer Evelyn Hodgdon, left, who served on the library’s board of trustees for more than 20 years, including during the library’s building expansion project. She is pictured with library staff member Lynn Busch. Both retired teachers, Hodgdon and Busch were colleagues for many years […]
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Sawyer Memorial presenting 'Hot Fiddle'
GREENE — Violinist Ashley Liberty and pianist Daniel Strange will present “Hot Fiddle” at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, June 22, at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Liberty and Strange have been performing together professionally since their marriage in 2007. As a composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Liberty creates new music for the […]
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Morning meetings, positive postcards come to Turner Elementary School
GREENE — School Administrative District 52 directors voted Thursday night to keep Betsy Bullard as chairwoman. They also heard from Superintendent Kimberly Brandt, who shared some of the great happenings at Turner Elementary School, including new school-wide Responsive Classroom morning meetings. “I was able to join several morning meetings this year and I saw students […]
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Youth Lifetime License Program established
GREENE — The Brandon S. Bubier Memorial Foundation of Greene has announced a new memorial Youth Lifetime License Program. Family members have created this program to commemorate Brandon S. Bubier, who was killed in an automobile accident at the young age of 21. Bubier was an avid hunter and fisherman and he loved to ride anything […]
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New door for an old barn
Don Rose stains boards for the new barn door he is building on his hay farm in Greene on Thursday. Rose had the barn moved four years ago and once it was put on a new foundation, the twin sliding doors were a foot short. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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SAD 52 chief touts students' accomplishments
TURNER — By the numbers, students at Leavitt Area High School had a very busy year. For last week’s School Administrative District 52 board meeting, Superintendent Kimberly Brandt assembled a list of their accomplishments: • Juniors and seniors completed more than 106 college/dual enrollment courses; • The school administered 136 AP exams; • 11 students […]
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Donald L. Petruska
GREENE — Donald L. Petruska, 43, of Greene passed away at home on Wednesday, May 23, with his family and loving wife Angela by his side. Don was born in Lewiston on March 27, 1975, to Joseph J. Petruska I and Lauretta J. Petruska. He worked for the town of Greene. He is survived by his […]
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Turner, Leeds voters say yes, Greene says no; MSAD 52 budget passes
TURNER — SAD 52 residents passed the 2018-19 school budget on a 264-167 vote Friday night, according to Superintendent Kimberly Brandt. Voters in Turner and Leeds both passed the budget. Voters in Greene turned it down, but since the vote is cumulative among the three towns, the $27.36 million budget passed. “I am grateful that […]