OXFORD — County Administrator Scott Cole said “significant” heating, plumbing and roof problems must be addressed as the county prepares its plan to re-utilize the Oxford County Regional Airport. “The building itself needs major rehabilitation following the Oxford Aviation years,” Cole said last week of the facility that was constructed from 1969-70. Oxford Aviation, founded in […]
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American Cancer Society Encourages Healthy Eating & Activity During Holiday Travels
December brings travel plans for many of us – whether we’re visiting family this season or vacationing during time off from work. But with a little planning and organization, you don’t have to take a vacation from eating right and exercising. Pack healthy snacks. Take a cooler on family car trips, and include healthy […]
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Weekly Report – December 2 nd – 9 th 2016
12/2/2016 Sgt. Brann responded to a car vs. deer accident on the Rangeley Rd in Phillips. 12/2/2016 Lt. Rackliffe assisted Deputies with a search for drugs in Rangeley. 12/3/2016 Deputy Burke investigated a theft from Edmunds Market in Phillips. 12/3/2016 Deputy Morgan responded to a car vs. deer accident on the […]
An Evening of Holiday Music in Rangeley
Rangeley Community Chorus (RCC) will present their annual Holiday Concert on December 16 at 7:00 PM at Church of the Good Shepherd, 2614 Main St. in Rangeley. Also performing will be the RLRS MS/HS Chorus, the Rangeley Ringers handbell choir, the PEPS a cappella group, and featured soloists. The audience will enjoy classics like Have […]
Festival of Trees December 10th!
Festival of Trees Saturday December 10th 5pm at Saddleback Mountain Mark your calendars for the annual Festival of Trees Auction and Community Holiday Party! Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Proceeds from the event benefit the Rangeley Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce Your local Rotary is dedicated to supporting children […]
Secretary Dunlap announces recounts for referendum questions 1, 2
AUGUSTA — Recounts have been scheduled for referendum Question 1 and Question 2, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced Tuesday. The Question 2 recount is scheduled to begin on Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Florian Room of the Maine Department of Public Safety Building, 45 Commerce Drive in Augusta. It will then be conducted […]
Stale Milk & Sour Cookies: Improv Comedy to Benefit United Way of Tri-Valley Area
FARMINGTON — We have it on good authority that Mother Nature is looking to make a Winter 2016 comeback the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the ’04 Sox. That’s why western Maine improv comedians Teachers Lounge Mafia want to prepare audiences to laugh their way through the snowfall and the mixed precip with […]
Your award-winning dog
Every year, the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving Day fails to pick your dog as Best in Show. Grrrrrr. Despite — obviously — your furry friend being not only the best “in show,” but the best in universe. We feel your pain, and the Sun Journal’s going to do something about it. Tell us what […]
Paterniti is next visiting writer at UMF
FARMINGTON — New York Times bestselling author Michael Paterniti will read from his work at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. The event will be held at the Landing at the UMF Olsen Student Center. He will sign books afterwards. Paterniti is the author of “The Telling […]