Teacher, author via simulcast MANCHESTER — LifeWay Christian Resources will bring well-known Bible teacher and best-selling author Beth Moore to Hope Baptist Church via simulcast on Sept. 14. Hope Baptist Church is serving as a host location for the Central Maine area for the second time. The event,now in its 15th year, both challenges and […]
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Hartford road projects announced
HARTFORD — The five-member Road Committee on Tuesday announced plans to complete four projects before winter. Member Barry Langer shared a plan developed by Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson to finish replanking the Nezinscot River Bridge on Labrador Pond Road between Hartford and Sumner; ditch Church Street, Labrador Pond Road, Gurney Hill and Sam Annie roads; […]
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RSU 10 board to discuss vote consideration petition
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 Board will take up a petition Monday submitted last week that calls for another vote on the recently passed $36.5 million operating budget. Superintendent Craig King said on Friday that a state statute allows such a request, providing a sufficient number of valid signatures are on the petition. According to […]
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Pinpoint of Light Center to resume services
HARTFORD — The last class of the summer at Pinpoint of Light Camp will be on Monday, Aug. 26. Classes will resume on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Hartford Town Hall. The last summer service was Aug. 18 and Pinpoint of Light Center services will begin on Sept. 8. The schedule for for […]
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Hartford selectmen concerned about road issues
HARTFORD — At Thursday’s selectman’s meeting, Harley Swanson, Chairman of the Road Committee, said that the last Road Committee resigned because they worked hard on a priority list which went ignored and they felt their efforts were not taken seriously. “I realize we are only an advisory committee but we would like to be heard,” […]
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Peru bicyclist expected to recover after collision with rig
MEXICO — A Peru boy who was seriously injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer Monday afternoon is expected to make a full recovery, Lt. Roy Hodsdon of the Mexico Police Department said Tuesday. Hodsdon said that according to preliminary reports, Daren Vachon, 15, was riding his bike west on Route 2 around 3 p.m. […]
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Joel E. Theriault
1974 – 2013 BATH — Joel Edward Theriault, 39, died Sunday, Aug. 4, at his residence in Bath. He was formerly of Rumford. Born in Hartford, Conn., on March 11, 1974, he was a son of William and Mary Lou (Vanderhoff) Theriault. He was a graduate of Mountain Valley High School in Rumford with the […]
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Stewart-Reed family reunion HEBRON — The descendants of Mary Elizabeth Stewart and Charles Franklin Reed will hold their annual reunion on Sunday, Aug. 11, at the home of Rich and Jane Hatch. Arrival time is before noon with a potluck lunch at noon. After lunch the annual business meeting will take place along with the […]
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Hartford man builds cedar-strip canoes by hand for a hobby
HARTFORD — Dixfield native Tom Mawhinney can build most anything once he decides to do it. All it takes is some free time, Internet research and some books written by experts. The heavy equipment operator, who flies a seaplane and runs his own business, Mawhinney’s Excavation, built what he calls his “man cave.” It is […]
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John G. Dyke
1916 – 2013 HARTFORD — John Gordon Dyke, 96, of Hartford, died early Tuesday morning at the home he built for his wife and children in Hartford. He was born in Canton on Nov. 16, 1916, a son of Perley and Maude Dyke. He received his education in Jay and Livermore Falls schools. On Sept. […]