FORT KENT — The TRIO Student Support Services Program at the University of Maine at Fort Kent held its sixth annual recognition banquet on April 17 to honor students involved in the TRIO program. TRIO Student Support Services is funded through the Department of Education under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 […]
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Mount Blue State Park amphitheater WELD — Mount Blue State Park will hold two events this weekend at the amphitheater. The movie “Turner and Hooch” will be shown at 8 p.m. Friday, June 27. A program on Saturday, June 28, “Who’s Outside Your Tent,” will explain the different calls and noises made by the creatures of […]
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Dixfield selectmen vote to place time constraints on Jake brake usage
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to prohibit the use of Jake brakes on Holman Corner on Route 2 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Discussion on the issue began at the June 9 selectmen meeting when police Chief Richard Pickett said he had heard complaints from residents about the excessive […]
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G-NG Class of 1984 reunion GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester High School Class of 1984 will hold its reunion on Saturday, July 12, at Cole Farms, upstairs banquet room. The official reunion time is from 4 to 9 p.m., but guests can stay until 11. Dinner will be served at 7. Music and a microphone will […]
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Maine Audubon seeks volunteers to monitor roads
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon seeks volunteers to survey roads in western Maine for signs of wildlife road crossings. Information collected by volunteers about where, when and how many animals cross our roads is the critical first step in identifying ways to reduce wildlife road mortality. The western mountains region of Maine has been identified by […]
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Karen Dawn Schwartz
1992 – 2014 AUGUSTA — Karen Dawn Schwartz, 21, of Weld, died unexpectedly on Sunday morning, May 18, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Augusta. She was born on July 4, 1992, in Goshen, Ind., a daughter of Mary Fern (Yoder) Webster. Karen attended Topeka Elementary School in Indiana and […]
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Weld woman dies in Augusta car crash
AUGUSTA — A 21-year-old Weld woman was killed and her boyfriend suffered a broken neck in a car crash early Sunday morning. Karen Schwartz was heading east on Route 17, also known as Eastern Avenue, just before 3 a.m. Sunday when the 2006 Pontiac G6 she was driving went off the road and struck a […]
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Weld woman hurt in Wilton collision
WILTON — A Weld woman was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital on Wednesday after a vehicle hit the motorcycle she was riding on at the intersection of routes 2 and 4 and Route 156. Christie Paine, 54, complained of lower back pain, Wilton police officer Andrew Hardy said. Her husband, Robert Paine, 55, was driving […]
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Weld Town Office to close for workshop
WELD — The Town Office will be closed on Tuesday, April 29, to allow staff to attend a budget workshop in Orono.
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Paula Dawn Buchanan
1956 – 2014 FARMINGTON – Paula Dawn Buchanan, 57, of Farmington, died early Tuesday afternoon, March 25, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Farmington on April 18, 1956, a daughter of Donald “Bucky” and Helen (Adams) Buchanan and grew up in East Wilton. She attended local schools and […]