MECHANIC FALLS — The Anglican Church at 64 Elm St. will host a fair and quilt show Saturday, Nov. 3. Christmas at the Olde Country Store will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will feature baked goods, cheese by the pound, a raffle table, Christmas ornaments, white elephant items and articles sewn […]
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A community mourns its mill
MECHANIC FALLS — The day after fire ripped through a 19th-century mill complex in the heart of downtown Mechanic Falls, a young man stood downstream on the banks of the Little Androscoggin River in a steady rain, silently gazing up at the still smoldering ruins. “I grew up here,” he said quietly. It wasn’t necessary […]
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Mechanic Falls voters shoot down library-move proposal
MECHANIC FALLS — Voters narrowly struck down a proposal Tuesday night to move the town library to the former railroad depot building. The proposal failed 23-21. The Town Council scheduled Tuesday night’s special town meeting to ask if voters wanted to enter into a lease agreement with Depot Square LLC, which owns the former depot […]
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Mechanic Falls mill was uninsured at time of blaze
MECHANIC FALLS — The owner of the former Marcal Paper Mill said Tuesday he did not have insurance on the buildings that were destroyed by fire Sunday. Charles Starbird bought the mill about 10 years ago. He said he had insured the property when there was a mortgage on it, but he dropped his […]
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Volunteers help emergency workers at Mechanic Falls fire
MECHANIC FALLS — As flames destroyed an old mill in Mechanic Falls on Sunday afternoon, a group of volunteers and employees from local businesses worked to keep dozens of firefighters — some responding from as far away as Gilead — fed, hydrated and warm. At about 2 p.m. Sunday, as news spread of the fire’s […]
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Firefighters still working on hot spots from Mechanic Falls mill fire
MECHANIC FALLS — Firefighters from eight towns continue to try to extinguish a fire that engulfed an old Lewiston Street mill building Sunday. Town Manager Zakk Maher said Monday the fire continues to flare up as excavators open previously inaccessible hot spots. Fire crews are being cycled in and out for rest. He said the […]
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Special town meeting could decide library location
MECHANIC FALLS — More details about a proposal to move the library to the former Railroad Depot Building were outlined in a letter from Town Manager Zachary Maher to residents, posted last week on the town’s Facebook page. Voters will be asked Tuesday if they want town officials to enter into a lease agreement with […]
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Blaze destroys old mill in Mechanic Falls
UPDATE: Mechanic Falls mill still burning; investigation into cause begins MECHANIC FALLS — A fire that destroyed a large mill building on Lewiston Street was still burning at 11 p.m. Sunday. According to a Facebook post by the Town of Mechanic Falls, crews expected to battle the blaze well into Monday morning. The fire was reported […]
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Justin Starbird: Back and playing ball
MECHANIC FALLS — Justin Starbird left the state three days after playing in the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic football game for high school seniors vowing “never to return to Maine.” “You think you’ve got to fly the coop,” said Starbird, 36. “You’ve got to see what’s outside Maine.” He did. Then, seven years ago, […]
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Mill House Pub to host Continental Shakedown Saturday
Continental Shakedown will play at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Mill House Pub, 128 Lewiston St., Mechanic Falls. The power trio/jam band from central Maine includes Ken Goodman, guitars/vocals; Charlie Bradburry, bass/vocals; and Steve Kaulback, drums/vocals. There is no cover charge.