STRONG — A Franklin County deputy is investigating a report of shots fired at a camp on Sweets Pond Lane sometime since October. The owner from Massachusetts discovered a front window had been shattered and siding had been damaged with what appears to be a .22-caliber slug, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. A stove […]
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Damon Haggan completes basic training
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army Pvt. Damon J. Haggan has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, […]
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With Kickstarter fundraising success, a community brewery for Sedgwick is born
SEDGWICK — Thanks to the patronage of more than 50 shareholders and donations from 155 backers, Sedgwick is set to become home to the state’s first community supported brewery. It’s been 13 years since Al and Mia Strong moved to Maine with the dream of opening a brewery. Al Strong has been honing his brewing […]
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Strong cafe owners seek permission to serve alcohol
STRONG — The owners of a local restaurant are asking voters to approve a license to serve beer and wine. Black Dog Café owners Eric and Barbara Heath have gathered registered voters’ signatures on a petition and presented it to selectmen. At last week’s meeting, selectmen scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April […]
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Educators to meet April 15 STRONG — The Franklin County Retired Educators will hold their first meeting of the spring at 11 a.m. Monday, April 15, at the White Elephant. The program will be a slide presentation of Schools in Honduras. Lunch will be either pot roast or roast turkey. All retired educators are invited […]
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Zumba prostitute’s alleged business partner gets early release from jail
ALFRED — The Thomaston businessman accused of being the business partner of a Kennebunk Zumba instructor who has admitted to engaging in prostitution was released early from York County Jail. A jail official confirmed that Mark Strong Sr. was released from jail on Friday, five days before the end of his 20-day sentence for conspiracy […]
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Springtime Storytime STRONG — Strong Public Library will offer a Springtime Storytime for children ages birth to 5 years on Thursdays from 12:30 to 1 p.m. for four weeks beginning April 4. Participants will sing songs, have a snack, listen to a story and complete a craft. Volunteer trainings LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice […]
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Strong School honor roll
STRONG — The Trimester 2 honor roll for the Strong School is as follows. Grade five High honors: Evan Allen, Mila Long-Frost, Denny Marble, Ethan Powell, Hailey Walker. Honors: Isaiah Finn, Jon Luce, Baylie McLaughlin, Jake McLaughlin, Jacob ODonal, Alexis Robbins. Honorable mention: Tyson Hill, Jed Zelie. Grade six High honors: Jack Deming, Rowan Jellison. Honors: […]
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Ernestine Hood Wallace
FARMINGTON — Ernestine Hood Wallace, 93, formerly of Strong, died Tuesday, March 19, at Orchard Park Nursing Care Center, with her family at her side. She was born March 2, 1920, in Lancaster, N.H., a daughter of Charles (Burnham) and Dorsey (Stone) Hood. In 1949, she married Roland Wallace and moved to Strong. Mrs. Wallace […]
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Notorious Maine Zumba studio to reopen as new one
KENNEBUNK — A year after a Zumba studio shut down following allegations the instructor was using it as a prostitution front, the space is reopening — as another Zumba studio. Joyce Bagshaw is opening Danceworks in space that used to house Pura Vida, a fitness studio operated by Alexis Wright. Wright faces numerous prostitution and […]