NEW SHARON — Members of the Talkin’ Travelers, a Destination Imagination team, were given a send-off they probably will never forget as they readied to leave Cape Cod Hill School to compete at Global Finals in Tennessee. The school was rocking with applause and well wishes as the team of students, manager and assistants walked […]
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Runners stop in New Sharon during trek to fund cancer research
NEW SHARON — A team of four people running the perimeter of the United States to raise money for cancer research stopped in town Tuesday on the 14th day of their trek. “This year, we journey to run 10,000 miles around the USA counterclockwise … to raise $500,000 in partnership with Huntsman Cancer Institute,” Landon […]
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Topic: New Maine national park FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon Society will present its monthly program on “Creating Katahdin Woods and Waters National Park” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at UMF, C23, Roberts. There is no conservation topic more hotly controversial than the idea of a new Maine national park. Speaking at this program […]
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Man accused of using fake check to buy lawn mower in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Waterville man is accused of giving a fraudulent check to a local man to buy a riding lawn mower and then painting it “John Deere green” and adding stickers to disguise it, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Troy Eafrati, 31, was issued a summons Friday on misdemeanor charges […]
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Nature Club plans potluck dinner OXFORD — The Twin Town Nature Club will begin its 91st year with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the Congregational Church, 252 King St. Visitors are welcome. Bring a dish to share. For more information, call John Crumpton at 539-2902. Briar Path is opening for […]
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Well done – Student achievements announced
BIDDEFORD — Derrick Roy of Lewiston, a senior from Connecticut College, is conducting research in the lab of Bruce Branchini. Roy recently participated in the sixth annual Northeast Undergraduate Research Development Symposium. This National Science Foundation-supported conference provides a forum where undergraduate researchers share their research findings. NURDS 2014 was held on March 8-9 at […]
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Two charged in suspected heroin overdose in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — Two people are charged with possessing heroin following a suspected drug overdose at a home on Farmington Falls Road last week, Sgt. Mathew Casavant of the Maine State Police said in a release. Maine State Police Trooper Keith Barton met with Daniel Villacci, 27, of New Sharon and charged him Saturday with […]
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Police investigate apparent drug overdose in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A child called a family member at about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to report two unresponsive adults in the home at 545 Farmington Falls Road, police said Wednesday. The family member called Franklin County emergency dispatchers to report the situation, Sgt. Mathew Casavant of the Maine State Police said. One of the adults […]
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Presentation, social in Industry INDUSTRY — There will be a presentation by the Norlands from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in Industry Town Hall. The presentation follows the Community Kitchen social, which begins at 10 a.m. and includes lunch. There is no charge for either event. Chesterville Grange ‘souper’ supper CHESTERVILLE — The […]
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Rumford Seniors lunch, bus trip PERU — Rumford Seniors will have a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, at the old Peru School. Menu is meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables, drink and dessert for $4.50. The public is welcome. Take-out available. Call 562-7700. Rumford Seniors have a bus going to […]