NEW GLOUCESTER — Taylor’s Grove, aka veteran country music performer Mac McHale and old-time gospel singer Carolyn Hutton, will bring a bit of the North and South together at a show Saturday, June 2, at the New Gloucester Village Coffee House. Taking the duo’s name from the little North Carolina church where she grew up […]
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Post to note original Memorial Day LEWISTON — The George Armstrong Custer Post 7, Grand Army of the Republic Association, will celebrate the original Memorial Day, as set after the Civil War, at noon Wednesday, May 30, at the grave of Stephen Marriner, Riverside Cemetery, Main Street. Marriner died in 1864 in a Confederate Prison […]
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Joshua Edward Campbell
LEWISTON — Joshua Edward Campbell, 31, died May 26. Born March 9, 1981, the son of Betty and Tim Sommer, and the late Anthony Campbell. He is survived by his two sons: Robert and Dominic; a sister, Bethany and her husband, Larry Lizotte; brothers, Tony Campbell and his fiancé, Nancy Brown, Matthew Campbell and his […]
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New Gloucester celebrates with Memorial Day parade
NEW GLOUCESTER — The community paid tribute Monday to the men and women who died serving in America’s Armed Forces. The Memorial Day observance included a parade from the AMVETS Post 6 hall to Memorial School, a wreath-laying ceremony and a military flyby. Observers waved flags and applauded as the procession moved along a 2-mile […]
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Motorcyclist crashes into utility pole in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — A New Gloucester man was taken to an area hospital after crashing his motorcycle into a utility pole. Trooper Joseph Bureau of the Maine State Police said the crash occurred about 2:45 p.m. on Town Farm Road in New Gloucester. Bureau said Gregory Steinbrecher, 20, was driving his motorcycle at an unsafe […]
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Local students inducted to nursing honor society at Saint Joseph’s
STANDISH — The following students were inducted to the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The society honors undergraduate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing. Lauren Cartmel of Lewiston, a senior nursing student. Cameo Larrivee of […]
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Dog obedience class LEWISTON — Great Falls Dog Obedience Club will begin a six-week dog obedience class starting Wednesday, May 30. Dogs and puppies must be at least 3 1/2 months old and vaccinated. Beginners’ class is at 6:30 and advanced at 7:30. There will be no class on July 4. For more information and […]
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SAD 15 voters make quick work of budget warrants
GRAY — Voters approved 17 warrant articles in 40 minutes Thursday to fund the school district at $21,151,976. Moderator Donald Libby of New Gloucester led 56 Gray and New Gloucester voters through each 2012-13 budget warrant article that brought only two comments for clarification from the public. Several articles required ballot clerks to count the voting […]
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Youth Field Day set for June 9
NEW GLOUCESTER — A Maine Youth Field Day will be held on Saturday, June 9, at the Royal River Rod and Gun Club, Fish Hatchery Road. Rain date is Sunday, June 10. The Youth Field Days gives children ages 15 and younger the chance to learn outdoor skills in a safe, structured, fun-filled environment. Recommended […]
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New Gloucester moves drainage project forward
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Maine Department of Transportation will begin a drainage improvement project starting in mid-June from the Cobb’s Bridge Road/Gloucester Hill Road intersection northerly on Route 231 for a distance of 525 feet to the town’s municipal library. MDOT Construction Manager Ryan Hodgman told the board Monday that a closed drainage system will […]