Apple expert to speak PHILLIPS — John Bunker Jr., an expert on heritage apples, will be at the Phillips Area Community Center on Depot Street at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5. Admission is free. Donations are welcome. Snacks will be available. The event is hosted by the Sandy River Business Association. Book sale, boutique, breakfast […]
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Nezinscot-area residents offer thoughts on RSU 10 education
SUMNER — Among the many comments voiced Tuesday night, both positive and negative, came one that pretty much summed up how residents of the Nezinscot area of RSU 10 feel about their schools. And that is that they are safe and they receive community support; and teachers, parents and students all know one another. That […]
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DAR to honor students as good citizens
LEWISTON — The Many Dillingham Chapter, National Daughters of the American Revolution, Lewiston-Auburn, will honor six area high school seniors at a meeting to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the United Methodist Church in Auburn. The students are winners of the annual DAR Good Citizens Award and the DAR National Defense […]
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Sumner board accepts three-year plow bid
SUMNER — Selectmen have accepted a bid for a three-year snowplowing contract that is $1,300 more than the last contract they signed. At their meeting Monday, selectmen unanimously approved a $4,800 bid from David Bragg Excavation for snow removal services at the Town Office complex, helipad and the town’s fire hydrants. Bragg will bill the town […]
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Sumner takes steps toward fixing bridges
SUMNER — After being made aware of hazardous bridges in town last year, the Sumner Selectboard is moving forward with fixing them. At their March 25 meeting, the board discussed taking out a bond for the bridges. A bridge on Tuell Hill Road and a bridge on Redding Road have been acknowledged as not being […]
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Buckfield school withdrawal hearing rescheduled for April
BUCKFIELD — A public hearing on the town’s possible withdrawal from RSU 10 has been rescheduled for April 16, after a winter storm canceled an earlier one. Members of the Withdrawal Committee voted Wednesday to hold the hearing at 6 p.m., before its regularly scheduled meeting, according to member Judy Berg. The purpose of the hearing […]
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African Adventure night at elementary school
The Nezinscot Valley Music Boosters and the Hartford-Sumner Elementary Allied Arts team are sponsoring an “African Adventure” night at the Hartford-Sumner Elementary School on Friday, March 14. Students have been learning about Africa, and will be sharing their work at an open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Scholastic Book Fair will be open […]
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Sumner will tackle rough roads
SUMNER— The selectboard acknowledged a letter of complaint at their Feb. 25 meeting, from an individual complaining about two roads in town that are in bad shape. The two roads cited, Redding road and Black Mountain Road, have been in rough condition with large ice pot holes. Although Black Mountain Road has improved, according to […]
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Buckfield voters will get second chance to decide on RSU 10 withdrawal
BUCKFIELD — Voters will be given a second chance to vote on the town’s withdrawal from the RSU 10 school district at a ballot election that may be held earlier than municipal elections in June. A petition requesting the reconsideration of the withdrawal measure approved by voters last June was submitted to the Town Office with […]
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Lewiston Bridge Club winners LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club winners at the Lewiston Armory on Feb. 18 were as follows: first, Claire Lyons and Priscilla Rooth; second, Larry Fortier and Roger Labbe; third, Jan and Vern Arey; fourth, Jeanine Kivus and Luke Merry; first in B, Claire Lyons and Priscilla Rooth; second, Larry Fortier […]