Knights to hold supper July 14 JAY — This month’s supper will be held Saturday, July 14, at the Knights of Columbus hall on Main Street. Doors open at noon, serving will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Menu will be pulled pork sandwiches, fruit salad, macaroni salad, vegetables, strawberry shortcake and drinks. The friend […]
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Norlands open Tuesdays, Thursdays LIVERMORE — Throughout July and August, the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center will be open every Tuesday and Thursday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. for “Living History Tours.” The last full tour starts at 3 p.m. Visitors to the site are engaged by people who portray a local person, someone you […]
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Fireworks show a fundraiser for Industry Fire and Rescue
INDUSTRY — Volunteers for Industry Fire and Rescue offer their annual Independence Day Celebration fireworks as a fundraiser to help purchase rescue equipment. Gates for the fireworks open at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 7, in Wing’s field off Route 148. There is a $10 gate admission fee per vehicle. New this year, an open-air concert […]
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Fundraiser to benefit horse rescue
FARMINGTON — Robin’s Flower Pot, Greenhouses and Landscape Nursery will host a Ladies’ Night Out fundraiser for Double B Equine Rescue from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, on the Webster Road. Double B Equine Rescue in Industry, owned by Brenda and Linwood Green, needs help. According to Mrs. Green, much of the rescue’s […]
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Independence Day celebrations in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — Parades, fireworks, barbecues and more are all set for Independence Day celebrations in Franklin County. Some July 4 celebrations taking place Tuesday and Wednesday include: * Carrabassett Valley: July 4 Celebration in Town Park, 1001 Carriage Road (behind the town office) starts at noon on Wednesday, July 4, with opening of pool and […]
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Industry fireworks set for July 7
INDUSTRY — Industry Fire and Rescue will hold its annual Independence Day fireworks July 7 at Wing’s Field on Route 148. New this year is an open-air concert featuring three local bands. Jason McClure starts the show at 4 p.m., Country Choir follows at 6 p.m. and Project 19 will finish the evening after the […]
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Extension group to meet INDUSTRY — The Industry Extension will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at Betty Wing’s camp. A picnic and the election of officers will be held. Everyone is invited. For more information contact Barbara Titcomb at 778-6780. College planning workshop WILTON — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host a […]
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Voters approve RSU 9 budget
FARMINGTON — Ten towns in the Mt. Blue Regional School District voted by a solid margin on Thursday to approve the 2012-13 budget. After a lengthy and confrontational hearing on Monday night, voters approved a slate of warrant articles that sent the proposed $28.9 million budget to voters in each town. The school board reassured […]
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A Cappella concert AUGUSTA — Maine-ly Harmony Chorus and the Kennebec Valley YMCA Youth Chorus will present Spring Into A Cappella Sound at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the Vile’s Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. This musical program of barbershop-style four-part harmony will delight young and old alike, as the women’s chorus performs old favorites […]
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Industry man pleads not guilty to sexual assault
PARIS — An Industry man pleaded not guilty to gross sexual assault Friday in Oxford County Superior Court. Christian Richards, 18, was transported from the Franklin County jail in Farmington on Thursday to the Oxford County Jail for his arraignment. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in February in a vacant building […]