Martin Royle was born and raised in England and served 23-and-a-half years in the British Army. Along the way, he married a Mainer. In 2009, they bought a camp here as a seasonal retreat. “Every year we would come over in the summer, whenever we could really, it got harder and harder for me to […]
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Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Western Maine candidate forum on public education Sept. 25
LEWISTON — A legislative candidates’ forum focused on K-12 education is being held Thursday, Sept. 25, in Lewiston, bringing together those running for the Maine House and Senate in Western Maine and the school boards and superintendents from the districts they serve. The forum is scheduled to run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the […]
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Mud season declared over; Roxbury ATV trail system open
ROXBURY — Despite days of rain, mud season officially ended for Roxbury all-terrain vehicle trails early Friday morning. The ATV motoring public can now drive about Roxbury trails. Michael Worthley, president of the Roxbury ATV Riders Club, said the club opened the extensive and popular trail system at 5 a.m. Friday. On May 7, Worthley […]
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Pothole season underway in Lewiston-Auburn, but not farther north
RUMFORD — Many westbound drivers negotiating Route 2 at the intersection with Lincoln Avenue on Tuesday couldn’t avoid a cluster of potholes. But between gaps in traffic, drivers swung into the opposite lane to avoid the mess, trying to save nasty yanks on their shock absorbers and suspensions, and scrapes on their undercarriages. Maine’s pothole […]
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Too risky, too young
New survey highlights troubling trends among western Maine teens, tweens One in five western Maine middle school students has seriously thought about committing suicide. The same students were more likely than peers across the state to admit to having huffed paint, smoked marijuana, had sex, gambled or driven with someone drunk or high. In Oxford […]
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Oxford County Special Olympics brings 110 athletes to Black Mountain for training
RUMFORD — More than 100 Special Olympics Maine athletes from 11 Western Maine teams participated in the Oxford County Special Olympics Winter Games training day at Black Mountain Ski Resort on Friday. They competed in snowshoe, and Alpine and Nordic skiing at the Rumford ski hill. The speedskating competition took place at the Hosmer Field […]
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Rumford tourism promoter gets new FM radio station
RUMFORD — A River Valley tourism promoter announced Wednesday that it received approval from the Federal Communication Commission to operate a noncommercial, low-power FM radio station at 91.1. Run by the River Valley Community Association of Rumford, the 100-watt River Valley Community Radio station is part of an overall marketing push, association Director Kevin Saisi […]
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Extreme cold not affecting skiers, but causing headaches for road crews
RUMFORD — Sub-zero temperatures this week and an ice storm two weeks ago have hampered Black Mountain Ski Resort’s ability to get underway for the season. But it isn’t stopping the public from getting out and enjoying the slopes. The local ski hill opened for the season Dec. 21, right in the middle of an […]