Community Kitchen INDUSTRY — Industry Community Kitchen will hold the following events. Community socials will be held at 2 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 10 and 24, at Industry Town Hall. A harvest dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Industry Town Hall. Donations are gratefully accepted. For information call 320-5899. […]
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Snowshoes, snowflakes and caned chairs keep women busy
FARMINGTON — Working together, Georgia Tolman and her mother, Jane Tolman, slipped cane through the holes of a weathered chair Friday while tending Georgia’s display at the Farmington Fair. No sitting down watching people walk by for these two. When not talking to those who stopped to watch, the women worked away. Reeds, or maybe […]
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Dodge pickup parts stolen from New Sharon auto body shop
NEW SHARON — A Franklin County deputy is investigating a case of vehicle parts stolen from an auto body shop on Farmington Falls Road. The owner of the shop told Cpl. Chris Chase on Wednesday that a driver’s side front and rear doors, front bumper cover and tailgate were stolen from a 2005 dodge pickup, […]
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Anita F. O. Fitch
1921 – 2013 SKOWHEGAN — Anita Florence Oakes Fitch, 91, of Waterville, formerly of New Sharon, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, at Cedar Ridge Center. She was born Nov. 29, 1921, in Farmington, the daughter of Agis Oakes and Florence Elsworth Oakes. At the age of 1, she lived with her grandparents, Arthur and Ann […]
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BIDDEFORD — Brianna Bisesti was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of New England. She graduated May 18 with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training, cum laude. She’s the daughter of Jim and Nancy Bisesti of Greene. She received the American College of Sports Medicine Biomechanics Interest Group […]
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New Sharon mobile home destroyed by fire
NEW SHARON — Two local firefighters were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital after fighting a mobile home fire late Saturday afternoon on Glen Harris Road. The men were probably overcome by the heat, New Sharon Fire Chief Eric Webster said at the scene. They were treated at the hospital and released, Webster said. A mobile […]
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FMH Auxiliary donates $10,000 for children’s services
FARMINGTON — A donation to Franklin Memorial Hospital, scholarship announcements, committee reports and the installment of new officers were just a few of the actions taking place at the annual meeting of the Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary on June 5. Les Gatchell, Auxiliary president, presented Gerald Cayer, FMH executive vice president, with a gift of […]
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Library to offer computer classes
NEW SHARON — The Jim Ditzler Memorial Library will offer a computer class from 1 to 2 p.m. beginning Aug. 1. Preregistration is required as space is limited. There is no charge. The class on Gmail will take place on Aug. 1. Learn about accessing email, calendar, notes and contacts from any computer. Learn how […]
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Heritage Trust annual meeting OQUOSSOC — The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust annual meeting will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Rangeley Region Guides & Sportsmen’s Association clubhouse. Logging Museum Hall of Fame RANGELEY — Richard A. Hale will be inducted into the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum’s Logger’s Hall of […]