BELFAST — The Mt. Blue High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams both placed fourth in the Northern Maine Class A Cross Country Championships in Belfast on Saturday. By placing in the top five, each team has qualified for the Class A State Meet, which will be held in Belfast Saturday, Oct. 28. The […]
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Meadow Lanes bowling
Wednesday Night Ladies Week of Oct, 18. Teams: Living On A Spare 38-18, Wreckin Balls 36-20, Mines In The Gutters 34-22 ,Bowling Belles 28-28 , Just One More 26-30, Golden Oldies 24-32, Designs By Darlene 22-34, Full Of 5 Pins 16-40. Games: Melissa Malone 201, Marley Stevens 196, Vicky Kinsey 186, Dena Duguay 179, Beverly […]
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Dr. John Franson joins Franklin Health Primary Care
FARMINGTON — , has joined the medical staff of Franklin Health Primary Care, one of five primary care practices of Franklin Community Health Network. Dr. Franson most recently provided care for 21 years at Caribou Memorial Hospital in Soda Springs, Idaho. Besides primary care, his professional interests include upper and lower endoscopy, and dermatology procedures. […]
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Guest OP/Ed: The eventful history of public referenda confrontations with CMP
What the clues from 1914 to 2021 have to offer on the possible fate of Pine Tree Power. This fall’s elections are a full house: Four Constitutional amendments and as many Citizen Initiatives. Not since 1978 have we been offered so many of the former, not since 2016 the latter. The measure that’s the biggest […]
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Breakfast NEW SHARON — Saturday, Nov. 11 from 7 to 11 a.m., Messalunskit Chapter #170 OES and Franklin Lodge #123 on Rout 2 in New Sharon is having a Veteran’s Day Breakfast. Honored Veterans will be the guests, family member $5 and children under 5 are free. The menu will feature bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes […]
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New artist exhibition at CV Library
CARRABASSETT VALLEY— Carrabassett Valley Public Library will feature Andre Benoit, exhibiting amazing sculptures here at the library through January 9, 2024. There will be a Wine & Cheese Reception Friday, Dec. 15 from 4:30-6 p.m. Benoit says, “I am not entirely aware of the origin of my aesthetic curiosity, but I have long been deeply […]
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Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 6
To the Editor: Over 100 years ago, in 1875, the Maine Legislature voted to omit sections of the Maine Constitution from all printed versions. These were the sections that had governed the separation of Maine from Massachusetts, and these sections included language about Maine’s original treaty obligations to the Wabanaki. It is important to note […]
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Maine Author Ron Joseph to share wildlife adventures
FARMINGTON — Join us at the Farmington Public Library on November 8 at 6 p.m. for an engaging author talk by Maine native Ron Joseph. This event will feature stories from Joseph’s new memoir, Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermits: Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist, and accompanying pictures. Ron Joseph’s book transports people to the […]
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UMF announces new director of Sweatt-Winter Center
FARMINGTON —The University of Maine at Farmington is pleased to announce that Erica Thompson, UMF graduate of the Class of 2015, has been appointed as the director for the UMF Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center. Thompson started as director at the previous UMF campus Sweatt-Winter location on Monday, Sept. 18, and is very […]
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It Takes a Village: RLHT Headwaters Lake Protection Program
Since 1998, the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (RLHT) has coordinated the Headwaters Lake Protection Program, which oversees water quality within the region. Despite the weather, RLHT’s volunteers were able to survey ten waterbodies this August and September. This season, 63 volunteer Invasive Plant Patrollers surveyed Dodge, Gull, Haley, Quimby, and Round Ponds, along with Cupsuptic, […]