1927 – 2014 AUBURN — Walter Lauri Heikkinen, of Paris, went home to be with his Savior and Lord on Wednesday, March 12, surrounded by his family, at the Hospice House following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 28, 1927, to the family of Anti Arvi and Esteri Heikkinen of Minot. The family moved […]
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RSU 16 launches mobile app
POLAND — RSU 16 has launched an official mobile app designed to enable parents, staff, students and the broader community to stay informed and up-to-date on important issues, information and activities underway within the school community. The free app, which proudly displays the RSU 16 logo, mascot, colors and content, can be downloaded for Apple […]
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Minot Historical Society to meet March 11
MINOT — At the January meeting of the Minot Historical Society the following officers were elected: Hester Gilpatric, president; George Buker, vice-president; Nicole Hastings, secretary; Eda Tripp, treasurer. A fundraising committee was formed. Co-chairmen are Whitney King-Buker and Nicole Hastings. The committee will meet at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Eda Tripp’s home. The […]
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Ada I. Gilman 1918 – 2014
AUBURN — Ada I. Gilman, 95, of Minot passed away on Sunday, March 2, at the Hospice House, with her daughter by her side. She was born on March 12, 1918, in Providence, R.I., the daughter of George and Helen Vattes of Belfast. She attended schools in Belfast and graduated from Crosby High School in […]
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Minot voters agree to spend $1.5M: ‘no shouting, no broken bones”
MINOT — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting approved warrant articles that call for spending about $1.5 million — and that includes paying an Androscoggin County tax bill of more than $187,000. “As near as I can figure it,” Selectman Eda Tripp said, “what we approved amounts to about $21,354 over last year, and I’d […]
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Minot fire station project rejected for third time
MINOT — Voters on Friday soundly rejected a proposal to renovate and expand the town’s Central Fire Station. The vote was 158 to 28. It was the third year in a row the project went down in defeat. The proposed 44- by 64-foot addition carried a $536,000 price tag which would have cost taxpayers an […]
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Little Androscoggin River watershed fish barrier inventory completed
A stream crossing and dam inventory to assess fish passage barriers in the Little Androscoggin River watershed has been completed. The work was partially funded by grants from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund and Corporate Wetland Restoration Partnership. Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund is funded by proceeds from a dedicated […]
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Vote on Minot fire station set for Friday
MINOT — The annual town meeting opens Friday with a referendum on the proposed $536,000 Central Fire Station addition and the election of municipal officers. The proposal for an expanded and improved fire station failed to gather support on the floor of the 2012 and 2013 town meetings. Presented with a request for a third […]
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Saint Joseph’s College Maine dean’s list
STANDISH — The following local residents were named to the dean’s list at Saint Joseph’s College Maine for the fall semester. Andover: Izaak Mills Auburn: James Philbrook Avon: Aaron Jalbert Bowdoin: Heather Reed Dixfield: Michelle Morrison, Jennifer Smith Durham: Ashley Beaulieu Fayette: Willie Brown Fryeburg: Meghan Bradley, Sophie-Mary Creegan, Payton Schwarz Gray: Elizabeth Allen, Christopher […]