I will be supporting Colleen Quint in her bid for the Maine State Senate seat representing the towns of Mechanic Falls, Minot , Turner, Leeds, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Greene, Wales and Lisbon. I first met Quint as a member of the RSU 16 consolidation committee for the towns of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland. Her […]
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Spring adult ed courses to be offered in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS — RSU 16 Adult Education has announced its 2012 spring courses. Registration may be completed in person at 129 Elm St. or by mail: PO Box 129, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256. Registration forms are available for download at [email protected]. Credit card payments cannot be accepted. ATV education: Learn how to properly operate and […]
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Texas hold ’em MECHANIC FALLS — American Legion Post 150 will hold a Texas Hold ’em Tournament at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. $30 buy-in. Senior chair yoga LEWISTON — The YWCA will offer a new program, “Chair Yoga for Seniors.” Two different sessions will be offered for six weeks each, beginning Saturday, Feb. 25, […]
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J.D. Salmons: Legislation needs support
Adoption is becoming more and more commonplace in the United States. According to statistics from the National Council for Adoption, there were 133,737 domestic and 19,471 international adoptions in the U. S. alone in 2007. But while it is becoming more common, it is still a costly undertaking. For example, the cost to adopt a […]
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Song, worship AUBURN — An evening of worship in song with Dianne Hirsch and special guest Krystal Bibeau will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Court Street Baptist Church, 129 Court St. A love offering will be taken. History Barn NEW GLOUCESTER — The next monthly New Gloucester History Barn Open House […]
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Quint running for state Senate
MINOT — Colleen Quint has launched a campaign to represent state Senate District 17, which comprises Mechanic Falls, Minot, Turner, Leeds, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Greene, Wales, Sabattus and Lisbon. Quint is the former executive director of the Sen. George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute. She has been a member of the Minot School Committee and […]
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RSU 16 seeks towns to plow school grounds
POLAND — RSU 16 Superintendent Dennis Duquette asked selectmen Tuesday if the town would assume responsibility for plowing school facilities. Duquette suggested an exchange. The town would plow the School Department’s three lots in exchange for the free use by the town — primarily the Recreation Department — of school facilities. Duquette noted that prior […]
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O’Neill announces candidacy for House District 100
OXFORD — Colin O’Neill of Oxford has announced his candidacy for House District 100, representing Oxford, Otisfield and Mechanic Falls. That seat is presently held by Rep. James Hamper, R-Oxford. In his news release announcement, O’Neill said, “The state of Maine has a problem: too many Mainers leaving the state for education, for jobs, for […]
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L. McCarthy: Remove toll barrier
Mr. LePage, tear down this wall. That’s what Ronald Reagan would say about the Maine Turnpike’s New Gloucester toll barrier. It is an unfair barrier to the Lewiston-Auburn area’s economic development and employment opportunities. It would be the perfect middle-class tax cut. Warehousing, manufacturing, trucking, housing and tourism are all hurt by this regressive tax […]
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Sidney A. Hall Sr.
TOGUS — Sidney A. Hall Sr., 77, of Norway died Monday, Feb. 13, in hospice care at the VA Maine Healthcare Center. He was born in Norway, March 2, 1934, the son of Clayton S. and Ruth Kenney Hall. He attended the Hackett Mills school to sixth-grade, then Mechanic Falls schools, graduating from Mechanic Falls […]