Loaves & Fishes closed Tuesday SABATTUS — Due to the storm, Loaves & Fishes food pantry in Sabattus will be closed Tuesday afternoon. It will be reopen Wednesday at 9 a.m. For more information, call Faye at 754-1229. Training for required pesticide license LISBON FALLS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering growers a […]
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Well Done – Student achievements
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Melanie Joy of Greensboro, N.C. has graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on Dec. 11 with a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies, concentrating in humanities. Joy is the daughter of Timothy and Anita Joy of New Gloucester. She graduated from Gray-New Gloucester High School in 2004 and Central […]
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Lewiston teen receives Teens Who Care Award
LEWISTON — Christopher Hodgkins of Lewiston was recently selected as an award recipient of the Channel 6 Teens Who Care Award for his volunteer work at Central Maine Medical Center. The award honors teens who give of their time and talent to volunteer in their communities and is widely recognized to be the only program […]
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Senior Citizens Cribbage League LEWISTON — The Lewiston Senior Citizens Cribbage League winners at the Lewiston Memorial Armory on Dec. 11 were: first place, Ron Maheux and Roger Labbe; second, Monique Nadeau and Norm Bissonnette; third, Anna Faucher and Betty Ames; fourth, Fran St. Pierre and Val Asselin; fifth, Ed Hinkley and Bob Cielinski. The […]
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Desjardins ending four decades of public service with retirement
SABATTUS — After nearly 40 years in law enforcement — as a patrol officer, police chief, investigator, chief deputy and sheriff — Guy Desjardins wants the freedom to ease his pace and ignore the telephone. He wants to rid himself of pressure-filled emails and late-night phone calls. On Dec. 31, when he concludes his second […]
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Jim Wood retires in Sabattus after nearly 70 years of public service
SABATTUS — At age 14, Jim Wood got a job with the town road crew digging ditches and doing other grunt work for 38 cents an hour. He joined Sabattus’ volunteer fire department soon after. In the decades since, he’s been road commissioner. A reserve police officer. Fire warden. Three years ago, Wood ran for […]
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Sabattus condemns county commissioners for restoring their pay
SABATTUS — Selectmen have sent Androscoggin County commissioners a letter taking them to task for overturning the county Budget Committee’s recommendation to knock back commissioners’ pay. In a meeting last month, two of the three commissioners voted to restore most of their own pay and benefits that had been cut by the Budget Committee. In […]