Sherri Chagnon is retiring after 20 years at Elm Street School .
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Mechanic Falls voters pass budget, elect Emery as selectman
Mary Martin won reelection to the RSU 16 board; Gary Purington and Michael Baird won seats on the Sanitary District board.
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Town manager: Valuation up despite loss of mill buildings
MECHANIC FALLS — Town Manager Zakk Maher wants to reassure residents that despite the October fire which leveled the former Marcal Paper mill complex, the town’s valuation is healthy. Maher said he understands “the larger questions on residents’ minds is how the loss of such a great building, and the property taxes it once contributed, […]
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Mechanic Falls to consider 2% increase in budget Tuesday
MECHANIC FALLS — Voters will consider 26 warrant articles and the proposed municipal budget for the coming year at the polls Tuesday. Voting will be held downstairs at the Municipal Building from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The $2.73 million budget is 2% higher than the current year’s $2.54 million. For the most part, town […]
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Mechanic Falls: Future of municipal complex still uncertain
MECHANIC FALLS — It is back to the drawing board for the municipal complex. In November 2017, residents voted to buy the former medical building on 22 Pleasant St. as part of $724,000 bond. The plan was to renovate the building as the new home of the municipal offices, public library and Police Department. At […]
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Speaks volumes: Mechanic Falls students create Little Free Libraries for the community
MECHANIC FALLS — Artist Vincent van Gogh said, “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” The sixth-grade class at Elm Street School worked on that notion Thursday when it proceeded to set up four Little Free Libraries throughout Mechanic Falls. The book-sharing sites will be the […]
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Zander Waisanen wins Youth Award in photo contest
MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society recently held its first photo contest. Taking first place in the Youth Award category was Zander Waisanen for his photo, Stone in Water behind Elm Street School. Zander’s photo scored high not only in the Youth category, but overall when compared with entries in all categories. He […]
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Norway man denies charges from Mechanic Falls crash
Police said Eric Campbell fled the accident in February, leaving his critically injured passenger behind.
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Mechanic Falls Historical Society announces photo contest winners
The theme of the society’s first-ever photo contest was “Mechanic Falls: Here, There and Everywhere,” and all entries had to depict an image somewhere in Mechanic Falls.