Auburn Rec Basketball Men’s Division (1/18) A Division The Aebli Group 63, Emerson Chevy 49 Cam Leary 17; Dave St. Germain 16 Lewiston Pawn Shop 82, SPC/Gritty McDuffs 66 Jared Kuvaja 19; Matt Donar 24 Shooters 75, TJ’s Place 72 Zach O’Brien 33; Tyler Smithgaul 28 B Division Chapter 11 Furniture 66, Discount Dave’s 57 […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Pickleball passion on the rise
FARMINGTON — It’s fun, addictive and a sport that Wilton dentist Dr. Milad Bozorgnia is passionate about. He thinks about it, even dreams about it … pickleball, a cross between tennis, badminton and ping pong, according to the USA Pickleball Association’s website. The thought of playing helps get him through the stress of the day, […]
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Paris recreation and conservation committees merge
PARIS — Citing declining participation and an overlapping purpose, selectmen Monday approved merging the conservation and recreation departments. The move reorganizes the Conversation Committee as a recreation subcommittee. Volunteer participation in the Conservation Committee, which traditionally preserves trail conditions at Cornwall Nature Preserve on Paris Hill and Billings Dam Park, has fallen to just a […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, The Franklin Journal
Board to consider buy-out offer on lease of Jay land
JAY — Selectpersons on Monday will discuss a buyout offer of a lease from SBA Communications Corp. for its communication tower on the town recreation land off Water Tower Lane. The Board of Selectpersons meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. SBA’s buyout offer is for $141,000 for a perpetual easement or a […]
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Strong voters spend on recreation, say no to fewer streetlights
STRONG — Voters approved a 2014 budget that raised and appropriated a total amount lower than the previous year. The Saturday meeting drew 51 voters to the Forster Memorial Building to mull over the 61-article warrant. Selectmen and the Budget Committee calculated initial requests for $565,059, down from a 2013 total of $565,182. After a […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford tourism promoter gets new FM radio station
RUMFORD — A River Valley tourism promoter announced Wednesday that it received approval from the Federal Communication Commission to operate a noncommercial, low-power FM radio station at 91.1. Run by the River Valley Community Association of Rumford, the 100-watt River Valley Community Radio station is part of an overall marketing push, association Director Kevin Saisi […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford pursues year-round recreation director
OXFORD — The town intends to hire a part-time recreation director to oversee the activities of the volunteer-driven Oxford Recreation Department year-round. Selectmen approved the creation of the new position at their meeting on Oct. 17. With year-round programming, the department’s hardworking volunteers can use help from a regular employee, Town Manager Michael Chammings told selectmen. […]
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Buyer found for former SAD 43 central office building
MEXICO — Selectmen have entered a purchase and sale agreement with a Massachusetts man for the former SAD 43 central office building. Town Manager John Madigan said Daniel Pfaff is expected to pay the $100,000 asking price. The two-story, 60- by 90-foot building next to the Mexico Recreation Center has been owned by the town […]
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Auburn councilors like new Public Works, recreation model
AUBURN — Combining the Public Works, Engineering, Parks and Recreation departments and city arborist under one department may not save money for the city, but it would make the operation work more efficiently, the city manager told councilors Monday. “In my opinion, the biggest efficiency you will see is that you have better leveraged resources,” […]
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Maine outdoor recreationists surveyed
AUGUSTA (AP) — Outdoor recreationists in Maine are being asked to share their attitudes and opinions about public use of private land. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife — in collaboration with the Maine Professional Guides Association, the Maine Snowmobile Association and the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine — is sending surveys to […]