NAPLES — Four local groups are collaborating to put a fully accessible ice shed on Long Lake so local veterans can “do some ice fishing on the lake and enjoy the winter.” The American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 in Windham, Naples Memorial Post 155, Sebago Lake Anglers Association and Veterans on the Water collaborated on […]
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Norway board recognizes first responders who served in military
NORWAY — Police Chief Rob Federico and Fire Chief Dennis Yates presented certificates of special recognition at Thursday evening’s Board of Selectmen meeting to several officers with the police and fire departments who have served in the military. Federico said that the certificates, which were given to the departments by Sen. Angus King, included a […]
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Wreaths Across America honors Lewiston-Auburn veterans
Bethel Shields, left, and Charlie Paul present a large wreath to participants in the Wreaths Across America service Monday morning at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston before placing the wreath at the base of the large memorial on Main Street. Far right is Nate Lewis, general transportation manager who represented Wreaths Across America. Later, smaller […]
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Veterans Monument dedicated in Greenwood
The Veterans Monument at Jackson-Silver Post 68 of the American Legion in Greenwood is dedicated Nov. 11, the centennial of the Armistice of World War I. From left, front, are Delwin Wilson, Elden Bartlett, Richard Melville, Owen Melville, Harry Orcutt, Al Lake, Commander Kelly Bickford, Leroy Patten, Richard Wakefield, Joseph Hebert and William Bickford; back, from […]
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Scam alert: Verify requests to help veterans
This year is the 100th anniversary of the Nov. 11 signing of the treaty that ended World War I. Nov. 11 eventually became Veterans Day. In what AARP’s Fraud Watch Network calls “a shameful twist,” crooks are pretending to represent charities benefiting our nation’s heroes. Scammers often use sound-alike names or invent authentic “organizations” to […]
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Veterans honored at Peru school assembly
Veteran Scotty Kilbreth of Canton attends the Veterans Day breakfast and assembly at Dirigo Elementary School in Peru on Friday morning. (Marianne Hutchinson/Rumford Falls Times) PERU — More than 50 military veterans were honored by students and staff at Dirigo Elementary School on Friday morning. Principal Charlie Swan called the men and women — most […]
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Disabled veterans sled hockey team to play, hold clinic
AUBURN — The New England Warriors, the Lewiston-based disabled veterans’ sled hockey team, will be playing two games on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Norway Savings Bank Arena at 985 Turner St. The first game starts at 8:10 a.m. and the second at 9:40 a.m. Following the second game, from noon to 1 p.m., they […]
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31st memorial monument needs more names
LEWISTON — A new granite marker with 216 names of local veterans is dedicated every Memorial Day at Veterans Memorial Park at the base of the Great Falls on the Androscoggin River. Memorial stone No. 31 may not be ready for the 2019 ceremony. Names have slowly trickled in for the 31st marker, according to […]
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Ground broken for Maine Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
LEWISTON — Seven golden shovels stood upright in a mound of dirt Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park. As a crowd of about 80 watched, Gold Star parents, veterans and politicians shoveled dirt, breaking ground for the planned Maine Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. Gold Star flags symbolize a family member who died serving in […]
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Face Time: Claire Starnes and the untold stories of women veterans
Claire Starnes, a Vietnam War veteran and New Hampshire woman who was born and raised in Maine and went to the Twin Cities’ St. Dominic High School, is wrapping up a statewide tour behind a book she helped write with other female veterans. The book, “Women Vietnam Veterans: Our Untold Stories,” recounts the experiences of […]