This is in response to a recent article that claimed Maine is the least religious state (May 19). The definition of the word “religious,” as defined in Word Finder thesaurus is, in part: “. . . spiritual-minded, faithful, conscientious, staunch, wholehearted, ardent, God-fearing . . . “ Sounds like a “Mainer” to me. Jean Grover, […]
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SAD 44 proposed budget moves to vote
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board signed the 2012-13 budget warrant Monday night and set the first of two votes for 7 p.m. May 29 at the Helen C. Berry Auditorium at Telstar High School. Superintendent David Murphy said residents of the five district towns will vote on 16 articles that comprise the proposed $9,989,269 […]
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Dixfield PD receives grants for safety belt, ATV enforcement
DIXFIELD — Extra police patrols will be out at random times and places thanks to two grants the Police Department recently received. Chief Richard Pickett said the department received a $1,940 grant that will allow additional patrols to focus on enforcing the safety-belt law. Funds for these patrols have come from the Bureau of Highway […]
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Local post offices may have to cut hours
PARIS — Scores of area post offices, including some under consideration for closure, may have their hours cut under a plan to reduce the U. S. Postal Service deficit by nearly $500 million annually. The plan will keep post offices in Paris Hill, North Waterford, Danville in Auburn, Stoneham and East Livermore open, but cut […]
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SAD 44 board adopts a $10 million school budget proposal
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board unanimously adopted proposed 2012-13 operating budgets of $9,989,269 for general education and $157,866 for adult and a community education Monday night. There will be a district-wide town-meeting-style vote on the budgets at 7 p.m., May 29, at the Helen C. Berry Auditorium of Telstar High School. Superintendent David Murphy […]
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Proposed SAD 44 budget up 2.69 percent
BETHEL — The SAD 44 Finance Committee presented the full board Monday with a proposed $9.98 million budget that is $261,969 more than this fiscal year. The 2012-13 spending plan is 2.69 percent higher than this year, Superintendent David Murphy said. There is addition state aid, $325,000 carried over because of a mild winter and […]
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Wild West passport dinner WILTON — Wilson Grange will hold the final Passport Dinner of the season, with the theme Wild Wild West, at 6 p.m. Friday, April 27, at Wilson Grange in East Wilton. The dinner will be a wonderful opportunity to learn about Native Americans through drum and dance. The group will welcome […]
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Gilead residents approve $229,931 school budget
GILEAD — A handful of residents unanimously approved a school budget of $229,931 for its 30 or so pupils at a special town meeting last week. Town Clerk Lin Chapman said the town, which is not a member of a school district, holds a contract with SAD 44 to send its elementary and secondary students […]
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S. Dunham: Protect the environment
Rachel Carson’s Washington Post letter to the editor in 1953, nearly 60 years ago, challenged us and our leaders to protect, not destroy, our natural environment, writing: “ … The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth — soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife. To utilize them for present needs […]