CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Design your own Barn Quilt on Friday, Sept. 5. Space is limited, so please sign up soon! This event will be hosted by the Carrabassett Valley Public Library & Community Center. Saskia Reinholt leads a fun how-to where you can design your own Barn Quilt alongside others in the Begin Family Community […]
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Western Maine Community Chorus opens 40th season
FARMINGTON — The Western Maine Community Chorus (WMCC), formerly known as the UMF Community Chorus, is celebrating 40 seasons of joyful singing in the heart of Farmington. WMCC will continue the tradition of featuring a blend of traditional and contemporary choral music that reflects the spirit and diversity of our community. This non-auditioned, multi-generational chorus […]
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Otisfield Historical Society presents Historical Archeology program
The Otisfield Historical Society’s final program for 2025 will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, at the Otisfield Town House on Bell Hill Road. Our speaker will be archaeologist Dr. Barry Rodrigue. He will be talking about his work as a professional archaeologist and how his work helps historians understand missing parts of […]
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Steve Marston had ‘a little help from his friends’ installing Andover Cemetery sign
Matt Elliot, Fred McPherson, Steve Sessions, and Peter Poor showed up for their friend who has two children buried in the cemetery.
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Enrollment is up, again, at Mexico vocational school
Board Vice Chair Bruce Ross said, “It’s a good feeling, but it’s a scary feeling because we really have never seen this amount of numbers that’s going on at the school. So it’s going to be an exciting year at Region 9.”
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Barbershop conversation leads to scholarship effort in Mexico
‘We wanted to do something to honor Sally’s life, and since she had unforgettable interactions with folks at Region 9 (where she had worked), we hope to raise $500 for each of four students graduating in 2026, with a In Memory Award,’ Mitzi Sequoia said.
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Rumford school, library collaborate on book publishing project
Kindergarten teacher Jessica Curato said, ‘They did a great job. They were amazing… We chose teamwork as a theme. A dozen kids, over a period of six weeks. The kids did the illustration work as well.’
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Workers rally in Jay as part of national union bus tour
Workers, labor leaders and community members rallied in Jay as part of the AFL-CIO’s national bus tour to call for stronger union rights and protections.
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Greenwood man sentenced to 45 years in wife’s 2024 murder
When first police and rescue crews arrived at the scene of a crash in Peru on May 28, 2024, they discovered a blue Hyundai on the side of the road with 59-year-old Dale Gaudreau dead in the driver’s seat.
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Fayette weighs texting service, joins effort to fight invasive plants
Fayette Select Board members tabled action on a proposed universal texting service but voted to support a statewide coalition against invasive aquatic plants during their Aug. 19 meeting at Starling Hall.