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Bakers wanted, tickets available NORWAY — The Friends of Norway Memorial Library will host their third annual spring chocolate event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 5. This year the theme is “Ye Olde Chocolate Shoppe” and the public is invited to make a chocolate specialty for a chance to win a prize. Attendees […]
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Danville Grange meets March 28 AUBURN — Members of Danville Junction Grange will meet on Thursday, March 28, for a 6 p.m. supper with Excelsior Grange as guests. The program, beginning at 7 p.m., will feature Auburn Police Officer Tom Poulin, who will speak about the Auburn PAL Center on Chestnut Street, which recently opened. […]
Shirley E. Strickland
GARDINER — Shirley E. Strickland, 87, passed away March 7, at her family’s home in Gardiner. She was born in Lewiston, Nov. 19, 1925, to Arthur and Ruth Goss. She grew up in Mechanic Falls and graduated from Mechanic Falls High School, Class of 1944. After high school, she went to work for the FBI […]
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Cat show, adoptable pets AUGUSTA — A cat show this weekend at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave., will include local shelters and rescues that will have many cats that need to be adopted immediately. Donations are also desperately needed to assist the shelters and rescue groups in their ongoing efforts. The show is Friday, […]
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St. Patrick’s Day dinner at VFW AUBURN — The Capt. Frank W. Hulett VFW Post 1603 on 588 Minot Ave. will have a St. Patrick’s Day dinner at the Post Home on Friday, March 15, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The price is $8 per person for a complete corned beef and cabbage dinner with […]
Historical Society asks town for help with lead-paint abatement
MECHANIC FALLS — The council heard an appeal for help from the Historical Society on Monday. The Historical Society’s headquarters, the old Congregational Church on Elm Street, has a problem — peeling lead-based paint — and the town’s insurance company has issued an ultimatum: Fix it or we’ll drop coverage. Historical Society’s President Eriks Petersons […]
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Commercial Travelers meet MECHANIC FALLS — Members of Twin City Council 160 of the United Commercial Travelers of America will meet at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Bucknam Oaks. An installation of officers for the ensuing year will be held, after which a potluck dinner will be served. All members and guests are welcome […]
Fundraiser planned for Mechanic Falls family burned out of home
MECHANIC FALLS — Sue and Lou Goulet were visiting their son, Rusty, who was in the hospital after being run over by a snowmobile the day before, when they received a distressing phone call. Their house was on fire. The family lost everything. “This has kind of been a double-whammy for them,” said Jen Kyllonen, […]