Golden Age Club meets June 11 AUBURN — Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish – Golden Age Club’s next meeting is Tuesday, June 11, at Sacred Heart Church. Bring in a nice used item or two for the yearly Auction Swap. Lunch will be shepherd’s pie with ice cream sundaes for dessert. Cost is $5 per […]
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Bat Ecology Program June 6 MANCHESTER — A Bat Ecology Program will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at KLT’s Hutchinson Pond Conservation Area. Aaron Svedlow and Trevor Peterson of The Maine Chapter of The Wildlife Society will lead a brief field trip to show how bats fit into the ecology […]
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Widow sues Wales hunter
AUBURN — The widow of a hunter shot to death in his yard last fall has filed a civil lawsuit against Christopher Austin of Wales, seeking claim to $500,000 worth of real estate in compensation for her husband’s wrongful death. Austin shot and killed Gerard Parent on Nov. 20 after following two deer into the […]
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Puzzle-maker sees work as a challenge
It all started with a downed maple tree in the Wales yard of Paul and Linda Casacci. An avid woodworker, Paul Casacci decided he would try his hand at turning the pieces of maple. His wife had built him a wood shop in 2008 for his birthday, and he purchased a couple of Shopsmiths that […]
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Oak Hill Middle School honor roll
WALES — Oak Hill Middle School has announced the honor roll for the third quarter. First honors Sixth grade: Ethan Barnett, Catherine Daigle, Alexis Faucher, Rachel Gilbert, Adam Lapointe, Alani Lindsay, Dominique Michaud, Taylor Moore, Noah Moring, Katie Shedd, Jade Sturtevant and Sadie Waterman. Seventh grade: Benjamin Bossie, Jared Chase, Emma Christman, Sydney Drew, Alexis […]
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RSU 4 weighs iPads, laptops for all
WALES — Through a combination of reshuffled machines and new lease contracts, RSU 4 is looking to become one of the first school districts in the state to give computers to every student in grades kindergarten to 12. “Typically, being cutting edge is pretty cool; this is not intended to be a cutting-edge decision,” RSU […]
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RSU 4 sets budget, forums, braces residents for ‘dramatic’ tax increase
WALES — The RSU 4 School Board has picked a number. Now it’s time for the community to weigh in. Directors have proposed a $17,749,537.98 budget for the next fiscal year. It’s an 0.85 percent increase over the current year, but has what Superintendent Jim Hodgkin called a “dramatic” effect on property taxes in Sabattus, […]
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Anthem audition winners announced
LEWISTON — The Maine Games held its seventh annual National Anthem Audition at the Kora Shrine Temple on April 13. Following an afternoon filled with patriotism, musical talent and a lot of frayed nerves, 15 year-old Megan Ward, a Bangor High School sophomore, stood alone at the top, earning the title of Maine Games National […]