LITCHFIELD — Bluegrass fans will gather Aug. 25-28 to hear banjos, fiddles and high, lonesome harmonies played by national and local bands at the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival. Hosting the three-day event at the Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Road, is Blistered Fingers, a Maine band known for its mix of original material, soulful ballads and […]
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Country Fest being held at the Litchfield Fairgrounds
LITCHFIELD — The second annual Country Fest Maine will be held Aug. 5 to 7 at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. The event is a weekend of country, bluegrass and folk music by some of Maine’s best musicians at a price people can afford. Headlining the Saturday night show will be David Frizzell from 8 to 10 […]
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Second Country Fest Maine will be held in early August
LITCHFIELD — “Country Fest Maine 2011,” featuring country, bluegrass and folk music by Maine artists, will be held at the Litchfield Fairgrounds on Aug. 5-7. Headlining the Saturday night show will be David Frizzell, with a two-hour show beginning at 8 p.m. Also scheduled to perform are The Roadrangers, featuring Tommy Thompson, The Higgins Family, […]
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Murder suspect has had rocky past
LEWISTON — In details gleaned from friends, family and Facebook, Bob Ryder’s history is rocky. He was taken from his mother at age 3 and raised in Maine’s foster-care system, where he was moved from home to home and separated from a beloved brother. In 2010 he became the father of a little girl, but […]
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Down East Country Music competitions slated
LITCHFIELD — The Down East Country Music Association will hold its 2011 competitions at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, at the Litchfield Sportsman Club. The contest is open to singers, musicians, bands and vocal groups and duos. Categories are country, gospel, bluegrass and folk in both youth and adult age groups. Admission for spectators […]
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Litchfield passes budget, lowers taxes
LITCHFIELD — The town’s mill rate will go down next year and the town manager kept his pay “adjustment,” despite a paper ballot challenge during the annual town meeting Saturday. Town Clerk Doris Parlin said about 50 people turned out to the Sportsmen’s Club, a slightly lower-than-average attendance. Voters passed the municipal budget as proposed […]
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Litchfield annual meeting Saturday
LITCHFIELD — Townspeople elected town officers Tuesday in preparation for the annual meeting Saturday, June 11. The town meeting will cover a variety of budgetary issues, including standard municipal operating costs as well as several ordinances allowing the town to participate in federal and state programs for floodplain insurance and affordable clean energy for homes […]
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Smithfield Plantation board to meet
LITCHFIELD — The Smithfield Plantation Board of Trustees meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Litchfield Town Office on Wednesday, March 30.
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Modern Woodmen raise funds for Litchfield Food Bank
LITCHFIELD — Members of the Maine Modern Woodmen of America Chapter 13000 recently helped raise $5,000 for the Litchfield Food Bank by hosting a raffle at the Litchfield Fair. Proceeds from the event, held in September, included $2,500 matched by Modern Woodmen’s home office through the organization’s Matching Fund program. The money will be used […]