Free lunch for seniors FARMINGTON — A free community senior citizen’s lunch will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Living Waters Assembly of God, 547 Wilton Road. For more information call 645-3120. Ladies/community breakfast RANGELEY — The next ladies/community breakfast with everyone invited to attend will be held from […]
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Rangeley selectmen discuss Safe Routes to School program
RANGELEY — Plans for a Safe Routes to School sidewalk project were presented at a public hearing Wednesday night. Jeff Preble and Amanda Bunker of the Wright-Pierce Engineering firm made a PowerPoint presentation of the project, which covers approximately 1,500 linear feet of sidewalk on Main Street between Allen Street and Loon Lake Road. The […]
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H.S. Softball: New team to watch in Rangeley
Without warning, a cheer went up in the cafeteria of Rangeley Lakes Regional School. Members of the softball team had been doing a little Internet surfing at lunch and were checking the most recent Western D standings. The Lakers were in second. “Pretty much the entire team was screaming in the cafeteria,” senior third baseman […]
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Friends yard sale LIVERMORE FALLS — Friends Together Peer Support is holding a benefit yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, at the new space at 31 Park St. There will be a large variety of items Fundswill be used for various activities during the year. View […]
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Minnie N. Bowker
AUBURN — Minnie N. Bowker, 83, of Auburn, passed away on Sunday, May 20, following a short illness, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice with her family at her side. She was born in North New Portland, Nov. 18, 1928, a daughter of the late Leslie Linn Dyer and Lora Agnes […]
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Public gives input on park plan in Rangeley
RANGELEY — The town’s Park Commission held a public input session May 17 after nearly two years of work on planning for the town park. The Commission requested the meeting with area residents before the drawings and documents are finalized. A small but lively crowd met in the Rangeley School’s all-purpose room for a detailed […]
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Brook Trout Pond Survey project expanding
RANGELEY — Three wild brook trout conservation partners are seeking volunteer anglers interested in adventure and fishing remote ponds for brookies. For this year, 297 new ponds were added to the list of Brook Trout Pond Survey ponds, which are spread from south of Rangeley in Franklin County to Caribou in Aroostook County, Amanda Moeser, […]
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Society topic: vets’ wreaths NEW VINEYARD — The New Vineyard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Historical room. Wreaths Across America will be presented by Joe Ross of Wilton. He will present a slideshow explaining about the Christmas Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery and other cemeteries that request wreaths. […]
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First Time Campers raffle offers free weekend of camping
For more information about the First Time Campers program or to get an application, call 688-4712, or visit www.take-it-outside.com. For more information about Maine state parks and historic sites, visit www.parksandlands.com. WELD — Forty-four lucky families will get a free weekend of camping this summer at one of 11 Maine state park campgrounds, such as […]
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Sky Program on May 14 RANGELEY — The Wilhelm Reich Museum’s monthly Sky Program will be on Monday, May 14, at the museum’s Conference Center on Dodge Pond Road at dusk. The program will be held only if the sky is clear and participants can get outside and view the planets and stars with the […]