Couple renovating a Buckfield landmark discover secrets left by the town’s founder. For some, the bundle of bones might have been too much. Wrapped tightly in a small cocoon of tattered cloth, the random fragments were discovered deep within the walls of the Abijah Buck House on Buckfield Road. By the time those old bones […]
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Crowds filled 'lower church' opening in 1906
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Of the many dates in the chronology of the basilica, 1905 and 1906 represent the death of the old church and the birth of the new. The grand structure, conceived as early as 1890, would not open to the public until Christmas Eve 1906. Like the Basilica, […]
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Town agrees with selectmen to revaluate properties
ANDOVER — Residents at the annual town meeting Saturday backed a townwide property valuation by approving $17,000 to add to a $63,000 account. Resident Wayne Delano’s article to use the money saved in the revaluation account to offset town taxes did not pass. He said his concern was that the town did not know what […]
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Lewiston places second, Lisbon 10th at New England cheer competition
Lewiston High School punctuated its 2016-17 competitive cheering season Saturday with a second-place finish at the New England cheerleading championships in Providence, R.I. Lewiston, which won the Maine Class A state title this season and was the defending New England champion, finished behind last year’s New England runner up, Fairhaven High School of Fairhaven, Conn. Bangor […]
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Oxford students get geared up at Engineering Expo
OXFORD — From a LEGO Starburst to lava lamps, bridge-building and slime-making, the Maine Engineering Expo allowed 38 Oxford Elementary School students to learn about engineering and what engineers do. The school was one of 16 to receive a transportation grant from the Maine Engineering Promotional Council so students could attend the Expo at the University […]
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Lewiston’s Jeromey Rancourt: A quiet leader
LEWISTON — Placing one blade and then the other carefully on the ice, Jeromey Rancourt tested his balance on the thin slivers of metal between him and the wet, glistening surface. Down he went. His father, Dave, picked him up. He moved forward — 5 feet this time. Down he went again. Top Dog clinic […]
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Funeral notices for Saturday, March 18, 2017
BOWEN — Robert P. Sr., 83, of Auburn died Thursday, March 16. Visitation will be held Monday, March 20 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the East Auburn Baptist Church, immediately followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. Interment in the spring, Pine Street Cemetery, Auburn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made […]
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On Skiing: U.S. Nationals returns to a familiar place
There is a saying around Sugarloaf: “The road to the U.S. Ski Team runs down Narrow Gauge.” That can be taken in two ways. One is the many championships that have been held at Sugarloaf. The very origins of the resort can be found in the desire for the Maine ski council to find a […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Fishing for mackerel with Capt'n Neat
My tackle box is a neat person’s nightmare. It is a tangle of treble hooks, rusted lures and rat’s nests of used monofilament. My wife says that my tackle box is disgusting. Each year about this time, at least three of our fishing writers for the Northwoods Sporting Journal write an article about how important […]