MINOT — Selectmen voted Monday evening to eliminate collecting future impact fees on new home construction and recreation developments because there are no opportunities or need for them now. Selectman Lisa Cesare said the town’s Land Use Code, which follows state guidelines, still allows selectmen the authority to reinstate impact fees if development warrants it. […]
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Public hearings in Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland next week
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council on Monday, Sept. 10, will hold a special session at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office to review items that were tabled from Monday’s meeting. These items include approving the wording of a $724,311 bond for the relocation of the Town Office, the Police Department and library, and paying […]
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Olivia Mayo of Minot represents Maine in Miss America 2.0
MINOT — After being in the children’s ensemble choir at age 5 for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Community Little Theatre, Olivia Mayo was hooked on dancing and performing, according to her mother. The 21-year-old Minot native, competing in only her third pageant, will represent Maine on Sunday in Miss America 2.0, the Miss America […]
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Bessie L. Bryant
WEST MINOT — Bessie L. Bryant, 92, of West Minot passed away at her home Monday, Aug. 27. She was born in Minot on Aug. 26, 1926, the daughter of Leonard and Grace Leach Lawrence. She received an associate degree in nursing from Central Maine General Hospital, graduating in 1948. She worked for many years as […]
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Minot board considers farmland easement program
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday evening agreed with Town Administrator Danielle Loring to look into allowing conservation easements on farmland in exchange for full or partial property tax reimbursement. They agreed to set up a meeting with the Planning Board and a representative of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The purpose is […]
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Kannegieser squeezes in the U.S. Amateur during a busy summer
Will Kannegeiser pauses for a photo before playing a round of golf at Martindale Country Club recently. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, the term sick day means, “a day for which an employee receives pay while absent from work because of illness.” Minot native Will Kannegieser’s definition of a […]
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Charlotte M. Kimball
EAST BETHEL — Charlotte Mary Kimball of East Bethel passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday morning, Aug. 6. Charlotte was born June 4, 1941, the third child of 10 siblings born to Jonathan Crockett and Nannette Foster Crockett. She was born in Bethel, but some of her favorite childhood memories were from her time spent […]
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Minot Historical Society, Maine 4×4 hosting Offroad Bash
MINOT — Maine 4×4 and Minot Historical Society are teaming up next month to host a weekend bash. The second annual Hemond’s Offroad Bash – Show, Mud & Grub will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18 and 19, at Hemond’s Moto-X and Offroad Park on Route 119. Gates open at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, […]
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Learning from the past: Civil War re-enactors camp in Minot
MINOT — Never stop learning, says the surgeon for the 3rd Maine Regiment. “That’s why we’re doing this, we’re fascinated — so much to read and learn,” said Maj. Scott Scroggins of Lisbon Falls. He was among the Civil War re-enactors massed under canvas tents as the rain fell on the encampment on the field surrounding […]
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Civil War re-enactment in Minot this weekend
Tom Bassford, a civil war re-enactor, walks away from his tent during the second annual Civil War Encampment hosted by the Minot Historical Society on Saturday morning. The encampment continues through Sunday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)