NEW SHARON — The Talkin’ Travelers, a Destination Imagination team of seven students, learned lessons recently about art, history, creativity, imagination and teamwork. They also learned to never give up hope, they said. Most of the Cape Cod Hill School’s Talkin’ Travelers members who participated in the state Destination Imagination Tournament in March had nearly […]
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Well done – Students honored
MEDFORD, Mass. — Ben Armstrong, a graduate of Edward Little High School, was placed on the dean’s list for the fall 2013 term at Tufts University School of Engineering. He is a junior studying mechanical engineering and will be working for Sensata Technologies, a sensors and controls company in Attleboro, Mass., in May 2014. He […]
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Plow truck takes down utility poles in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A plow truck struck a support pole on Starks Road near the Somerset County line Thursday, taking down two utility poles and a transformer. It also ripped down the wires from a transformer to a house, Franklin County Deputy Sandy Burke said. Travis Pond, 31, of New Sharon was driving the truck […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
BALTIMORE, Md. — Emily M. Pakulski, formerly of Mechanic Falls, has received her Bachelor of Arts from Goucher College in May of 2013 majoring in communications with a concentration in studio art, with a final GPA of 3.45. Emily is a 2009 graduate of Poland Regional High School, and has recently moved to New York […]
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Ditzler Library changes hours NEW SHARON — The Jim Ditzler Memorial Library has new hours starting the week of March 9 to serve the needs of the community. The library will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays and Saturdays. Wiltona meeting […]
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Free community luncheon March 8 FARMINGTON — A free community luncheon will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Old South First Congregational Church, 227 Main St. The menu consists of meat loaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and cookies. For delivery in the Farmington area, call the church office during […]
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New Sharon to keep 5% tax discount
NEW SHARON — Following considerable discussion on most town meeting warrant articles, 125 residents approved a $768,767 budget on Saturday, Selectman Forrest Bonney said early Saturday evening. Social service agencies that didn’t send a representative to the 9 a.m. meeting in Cape Cod Hill School were not funded, he said. Those were Maine Public Broadcasting, […]
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Steel secured to abutment made demo of New Sharon bridge difficult
NEW SHARON — A day after the old iron bridge crossing the Sandy River failed to fall after dynamite charges went off, a project manager explained what happened. Steel on the 1916 iron bridge was cast into the concrete abutment closest to the Farmington end, which prevented the bridge from initially dropping into the Sandy […]
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New Sharon bridge comes down with dynamite and jackhammer
NEW SHARON – The dynamite charges went off but the old iron bridge didn’t budge Thursday. It took more than three hours of an excavator with a jackhammer attached to bring it down shortly before 5:30 p.m., Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Deputies will provide security at the site overnight, he said. People […]