WALES — Local donors raised more than $1,100 to give the Oak Hill High School football team an upgraded ride to Saturday’s state championship game in Portland aboard motor coaches. However, the team will be riding in standard school buses after all. RSU 4 Superintendent James Hodgkin applauded donors’ willingness to help the team Tuesday, […]
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Knights plan blood drive LEWISTON — Knights of Columbus Rev. Louis J. Fortier Council 106 will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Holy Family Church Hall, 607 Sabattus St. Entrance to the hall is in the back of the church and there is plenty […]
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Smithfield Plantation board LITCHFIELD — Smithfield Plantation board of directors meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Litchfield Town Office. Monmouth Garden Club MONMOUTH — “Five Secrets of Making a Pumpkin Arrangement” will be presented by Valerie Dawes, master flower designer, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Cumston Hall’s […]
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March against biotech foods PORTLAND — On National Food Day, Saturday, Oct. 12, a peaceful march against biotech GMO foods will be held at 2 p.m. in Market Square. There will be a GMO-free picnic before the rally. For more information locate March Against Monsanto-World Food Day Portland ME on Facebook. To coordinate car-pool help, […]
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CLT costume, fabric sale AUBURN — L/A Community Little Theatre will hold a Halloween Costume and Fabric Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Boxes of costumes available for kids and adults ranging from $5 to $10. Costume rental is also available for $25 with a $10 deposit. For more information, call […]
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With two towns reporting, RSU 4 appears to have passed school budget
WALES — The third attempt at passing a 2013-14 school budget appears to have succeeded. Sabattus voted 175-152 in favor and Litchfield 120-61 in favor in a referendum Tuesday, according to a clerk in each town. Results for Wales weren’t available Tuesday night. The budget narrowly passed in Wales during the first vote and was […]
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RSU 4 voters pass third school budget in meeting, referendum next
WALES — Voters have given another tentative yes to the RSU 4 school budget. About 70 people showed up Wednesday night for the public budget vote, a required precursor to the full school budget referendum. The meeting took about an hour and, by the end of it, voters had approved a $17.6 million budget for […]
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Andy County GOP to meet in Wales
WALES — The Androscoggin County Republican Committee monthly meeting will be held on Monday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m., at the Wales Town Office meeting room located at 175 Centre Road. The Bylaws Committee will continue to present proposed bylaw revisions and the County Committee will vote on them.
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NORFOLK, Va. — Navy Seaman Michaela M. Laplante, daughter of Shari Laplante of Greenville, Ill. and Guy C. Laplante of Lisbon, Maine, along with other sailors stationed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman departed Naval Station Norfolk, Va., marking the start of the ship’s eight- to nine-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf. […]