MECHANIC FALLS — Councilors signed a letter Monday asking the RSU 16 board for a formal review of the district’s school funding formula. “The current formula does not offer a whole lot of financial stability for the three towns,” Town Manager John Hawley said. He said that in each of the three years of the […]
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$2.4 million budget ready for Mechanic Falls voters
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council and Budget Committee voted Wednesday to recommend a $2.4 million budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Town Manager John Hawley said the budget, approved with no dissenting voices, calls for raising $1,303,776 from local property taxes. That’s almost $19,000 less than what voters approved for this […]
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Posted inObituaries
Virginia F. Jillson
SOUTH PARIS — Virginia F. Jillson, 94, passed away on Friday, April 27, at the Maine Veterans’ Home. She was born in Auburn, Nov. 14, 1917, daughter of Arthur E. Frost Sr. and Marion (Rand) Frost. As a child, she enjoyed spending time at her mother’s family home in Southport. She worked as a waitress […]
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Mechanic Falls Historical Society to host weekend events
MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society will host two events this weekend. Beginning with an open house from noon until 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, visitors can check out the the Society’s collection of Mechanic Falls memorabilia that has expanded to the upstairs portion of the Society building, the former First Congregational […]
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Road Trip: Groggy Harbor . . . er . . . Bog Falls . . . um . . . Mechanic Falls
What’s in a name? Bog Hoot. Jericho. McFalls. Mechanics Falls. Shakespeare said it best in his play about star-crossed lovers when Juliet says “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) And so Mechanic Falls, or Mechanics Falls, is […]
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Community Fair to help students get to Tennessee
Two teams of second- and third-grade students from Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls have won the right to represent their state, school and community in the Destination Imagination Global competition taking place May 23-26 in Knoxville, Tenn. A Community Day will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 27, at school gym. […]
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Drug disposal program set for April 28 across Maine
Maine residents will have the opportunity once again to participate in the third National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative on Saturday, April 28. This event, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and state and local agencies, will enable residents throughout the state, to safely and at no cost, dispose of unwanted or expired prescriptions […]
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Manufacturers gear up for Oxford housing show
OXFORD — The annual manufactured home show set to begin Friday will feature a slightly scaled back list of participants this year. “They’re just as enthusiastic as ever,” said John Williams, executive director of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce, of the show that runs 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. […]
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Ride, barbecue, music to benefit NAMI
LEWISTON — Well over 200 motorcyclists are expected to kick-off the first NAMI-Maine Ride for Mental Illness on Sunday, April 29. The event which includes barbecue, music and refreshments at the Greenwood Mountain Inn in Hebron will benefit NAMI-Maine’s work with the one-in-five Mainers suffering from some form of mental illness. Registration, set at a […]