PHILLIPS — NorthStar, with its AmeriCorps partnership, recently installed its 100th house number sign, NorthStar’s David Robie announced. Heather Rhinhart, formerly an AmeriCorps volunteer and now a NorthStar EMT, began the house number project in the summer of 2011. When house numbers are clearly displayed and visible from the road, time is saved in an […]
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Fish chowder luncheon FARMINGTON — The Fairbanks Union Church will hold a fish chowder luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 20. The luncheon includes chowder, biscuit, pickles, cheese, dessert and coffee/tea beverage. For local delivery, within five miles of the church, call the church at 778-4705. The donation for the luncheon is […]
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Burglary reported at Phillips business
PHILLIPS — Franklin County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday were investigating a break-in at Ron’s Texaco on Route 4 that occurred between Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Entrance was gained by force through a secondary entrance door, Lt. Niles Yeaton said. The office was rummaged, but it appeared nothing was taken, he said. [email protected]
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Phillips ice out winner PHILLIPS — The 2012 ice out contest winner has been announced. Toothaker Pond was ice-free as of 3:53 p.m. Saturday, March 24. Tim Bowen of Avon had the closest prediction, making him the winner of the $360 pot. Bowen gets to keep $180 of that for himself. He has chosen to […]
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SAD 58 sets budget sessions as contingency
SALEM TOWNSHIP — SAD 58 board members have prepared a tentative schedule of budget sessions in case voters don’t pass their recommended spending plan next month. At a recent meeting, directors adjusted their calendar to move the 2012-13 budget reviews and hearings toward a May 22 vote. The schedule includes a public hearing at 6:30 […]
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Estate planning and property FARMINGTON — What will happen to your woodland/farmland when you are gone? The Upper Kennebec Valley Chapter of the Small Woodlands Owners Association of Maine and the Maine Forest Service will host a program on estate planning from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, at Farmington Town Office (back door). […]
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Irene M. Varney
PHILLIPS — Irene Margaret (Hodsdon) Varney, 86, of Phillips died peacefully at her home surrounded by her daughters, on April 1, after battling cancer.She was born May 4, 1925, in New York City, to Clarence L.C. And Edna Eva (Demers) Hodsdon. She graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn in 1944. She was a […]
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Geraldine F. Coolong
FARMINGTON — Geraldine F. Coolong, 78, of Phillips, died March 23, at Edgewood Rehab and Living Center. She was born Feb. 22, 1934, to R. Keith Murphy and Jessima Ellis of Rangeley. Gerry attended Rangeley schools and married Eugene M. Coolong. They resided in Phillips and raised seven children. She is survived by daughters, Dawn […]
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Easter week PHILLIPS — The Phillips Community Church-UCC will hold Easter week services as follows: A Palm Sunday service with communion will take place at 11 a.m Sunday, April 1, at the church. On Thursday, April 5, a Maundy Thursday service will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Shadagee, with a light meal and communion. […]
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Phillips school honor roll
PHILLIPS — Phillips Elementary School has announced the second trimester honor roll: High honors Grade eight: Caitlin Arms, Brook James. Grade seven: Senna Reid, Kaelie Ricker. Grade six: Ashley Burnham, Alexander Ryan, Sam Storer. Grade five: Ben Butterfield. Honors Grade eight: Tristan Huntoon, Lilly Reed, Kacie Toothaker. Grade seven: Marya Beedy, Nathan Boyce, Ingrid Silver, […]