MERCER — Kaitlyn Cherkassky, a sophomore at Snow Pond Arts Academy of Mercer, will be a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, Massachusetts, June 25 to 27. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose is […]
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Foraging for health and nutrition MERCER — The Upper Kennebec Valley Chapter of the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine will hold an informative field session of foraging with forage experts Lizzy Hayes and Geoff Nosach of Mercer at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at 122 Corson Road in Mercer, off the Rome Road. Not […]
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Maine poet laureate writes poetry collection about the Ozarks of Missouri
FARMINGTON — Sometimes sad, sometimes humorous, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair’s latest poetry collection, “The Lost Child: Ozark Poems,” has an understory — one of grief and reconciliation with his mother. McNair, a resident of Mercer, will share poems from the piece during a local launch of the book at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at […]
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Masonic supper is Saturday WILTON — On Saturday, Aug. 16, there will be a public Masonic supper at the Harland M. Harnden Masonic Hall at 70 Bryant Road in East Wilton, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., to benefit the building fund. The menu will be roast pork with gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, homemade bread, assorted […]
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Animals perish in Mercer barn fire
MERCER — A Mercer farmer lost a horse, three goats and most of his farming equipment in a barn fire. Jason Hilton said his dog Lucy alerted him to the fire when she started barking at around 2 a.m. Monday He saw flames coming out of the barn, built by his grandfather. He tells the […]
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Farmington police issue summons to Mercer man on sex charges
FARMINGTON — Police issued summonses this week to a Mercer man on misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact, indecent conduct and unlawful sexual touching, Farmington police Detective Marc Bowering said. Gary Mosher, 54, was charged after two females reported to police last month an incident that occurred in Farmington last year, he said. The charges […]