Litchfield
Military notes
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The following area residents graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Ryan M. Blouin is the husband of Lynn Blouin. He is also the son of Annette Stralow of Pella, Iowa, and Paul Lauze Lauze of Auburn, Maine, stepson of Tara Lauze […]
Well Done – Student achievements
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Melanie Joy of Greensboro, N.C. has graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on Dec. 11 with a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies, concentrating in humanities. Joy is the daughter of Timothy and Anita Joy of New Gloucester. She graduated from Gray-New Gloucester High School in 2004 and Central […]
Sumner meeting gets heated over icy roads
SUMNER — Tempers flared at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting as members defended the town’s winter road maintenance program. The spirited defense was in response to a letter read by Planning Board member Thomas Standard, who called the roads “unreasonably dangerous.” He further accused selectmen of “wanton failure to perform the duties of office.” Selectman Walter Litchfield […]
Briefly
Great Falls Forum reflects on election LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum lecture series will present Bates College politics professor John Baughman speaking on “The 2014 Election: What did we Learn and What can we Expect,” from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library on Friday, Nov. 21. A Q-&-A […]
Litchfield teen injured when car rolls over on Huntington Hill Road
LITCHFIELD — A local teen was injured Monday morning when she lost control of her car and it rolled over on Huntington Hill Road. State police said Allison Dumais, 18, was taken by ambulance to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with minor injuries. Trooper Seth Allen said Dumais’ car skidded across the road, overturned […]
RSU 4 joins Poland, Gray-New Gloucester for joint hockey team
WALES — After a several-year hiatus, hockey is back. Regional School Unit 4 students will play with the 26ers out of Poland and Gray-New Gloucester on a cooperative, Class A team after the school board approved the proposal earlier this month. There’s no cost to the local district for the first two years, according to […]
‘There is just something in a horse that touches you’
The look on their faces were total opposites. One was relaxed, calm, smiling and totally at ease while the other was tense, working hard and focused on the task at hand. Jane Gray has been competing in draft cart events for several decades now; her granddaughter, Libby, is just starting out. The two sat side […]
Games, rides and sheep riders at the Litchfield Fair
LITCHFIELD — The sun shone brightly with seasonable temperatures around 75 degrees for the third and final day of the Litchfield Fair on Sunday. Parking lots were crowded by midday as cheerful volunteers dotted green marker on the wrists of eager fair-goers. It was a family atmosphere as adults congregated behind the metal fences of […]