Church activities SUMNER — Pastor Howard MacMullen invites the neighbors of the Congregational Church of East Sumner to join in the upcoming activities: Senior lunch and bingo take place every third Wednesday of the month at noon. Knitting group also takes place on third Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. Bible Study is held at […]
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Sumner wind ordinance going to board March 13
SUMNER — Industrial Wind Ordinance Committee Chairman Kathy Emery told selectmen Tuesday night they can expect a draft March 13. She said the document is about 30 pages and is based on Rumford’s ordinance. There will be a public hearing April 4 to receive comments from residents. The committee will make changes recommended at the […]
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Beatrice L. McCarthy
WEST PARIS — Beatrice L. McCarthy, 87, of Sumner, died Thursday, Feb. 23, at Ledgeview Living Center. She was born in Brockton, Mass., March 17, 1924, the daughter of Albert and Louise Marten Vallee. She married Charles McCarthy on Aug. 15, 1948. They lived in Abington, Mass., for 41 years before moving to Maine. She […]
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Mountain Valley school district learns of possible state aid boost
DIXFIELD — Superintendent Tom Ward and the RSU 10 board kicked off the 2012-13 budget development process Monday with news of a possible increase in state aid. Ward explained that valuations in the 12 district towns have remained essentially flat, unlike last year when the overall values increased by $45 million. With more value, state […]
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Sumner making progress on wind ordinance
SUMNER — A committee working to create an ordinance to regulate wind development agreed Saturday that only one application at a time should come before the town’s Planning Board. Members of the Wind Ordinance Committee liked member Larry O’Rourke’s suggestion to allow such applications on a first-come, first-served basis. “I can’t imagine getting three or […]
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RSU 10 gets word of state aid hike
DIXFIELD — Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 has received preliminary state aid figures that show a significant increase in funding from 2011-12. It’s still not enough to offset the built-in increases, Superintendent Tom Ward said, but the amount is going in the right direction. Last year, the region’s state aid was reduced by a […]
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Peru committee considers wind turbine noise levels
PERU — The town Wind Ordinance Committee discussed the issue of turbine sound at its Wednesday night meeting. The committee voted to have a safety setback from property lines, roadways and public areas that is three times the height of a turbine, which would most likely amount to 1,500 feet, Chairman Bill Hine said. When […]
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Evening Star BUCKFIELD — Evening Star 147 Masonic Lodge of Buckfield will hold a fellowship night at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Any Masons are invited to attend and bring a friend that may be interested in joining. There will be a short program explaining the lodge and questions answered. Ladies are welcome to accompany […]
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Congregational Church invites community to join February activities
SUMNER — Pastor Howard MacMullen invites the community to join the members of the Congregational Church of East Sumner in February activities. There will be two suppers, a winter barbecue on Saturday, Feb. 4, with grilled dogs, burgers and chicken, salads and shortcake, and summer raffle items. Donations are requested. On Monday, Feb. 13, the […]