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Santa to visit at Thanksgiving dinner Sunday in Rangeley
RANGELEY — St. Nicholas will arrive here Sunday for the annual Senior Thanksgiving Dinner sponsored by the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. The free dinner will be served to seniors from noon until the food is gone. Community donations supply the traditional feast, which is designed as a time of ecumenical sharing and socializing. […]
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Masons offer free Thanksgiving meal FARMINGTON — For the 10th year the Augusta Valley Scottish Rite Masons will be furnishing a free traditional Thanksgiving dinner to the Franklin County Area on Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Mt. Blue High School Cafeteria from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The group will also be […]
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Meeting for Women in Construction WATERVILLE — The Maine Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction will tour the Colby College Museum of Art at 5:30 p.m. prior to their monthly dinner meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 14. Matt Hossfeld, project engineer for Consigli Construction, will provide a site tour of the museum, including the […]
Rangeley board votes to authorize settlement
RANGELEY — Selectmen voted unanimously Nov. 8 to authorize Board of Selectmen Chairman Gary Shaffer to sign a settlement agreement between the town and Everett Quimby, according to minutes of the meeting. The town’s share of the agreement, $145,000, will come out of the town’s legal account. The town and former Town Manager Perry Ellsworth […]
Rangeley school committee discusses ideas from state group
RANGELEY — Members of the School Committee who attended the Maine School Management Association’s fall conference last month shared news and ideas with the committee at its meeting Tuesday. Chairwoman Pam Ellis reported on an inspiring speaker, who said that boards and teachers have to stand up for what they’re doing in their schools. She […]
Town, former town manager to pay $175,000 to fired foreman
RANGELEY — The town and former Town Manager Perry Ellsworth have agreed to pay $175,000 to former Public Works foreman Everett Quimby to settle a lawsuit over his firing in 2008. The civil case was scheduled to be heard Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court, but ended when both sides reached a settlement Thursday. Quimby […]
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Audubon monthly program FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon Monthly Program at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, will discuss “The Role of Climate and Carbon Cycling in Shaping Western Maine’s Landscape.” It will be held in 23 Roberts Learning Center at University of Maine, Farmington, and is free and open to the public. Professor Doug […]
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Celebration of Veterans Dance FARMINGTON — The Farmington Elks Lodge will presents the Celebration of Veterans Dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Nov. 10, with music by Temple Rocks. Cost is $10 per person, veterans free. Tickets available at Madore’s Market or at the Elks Lodge Lounge, downstairs. Walking tour of farm fields JAY […]
Rangeley board maintains current wages, benefits
RANGELEY — Selectmen on Monday renewed the town’s financial policies, maintaining employee wages and benefits. The town manager was given the go-ahead to dispose of surplus equipment by sale. The surplus includes the Fire Department’s engines 2 and 3 as well as salvaged items from the property at 3 School St., which was demolished as […]