MECHANIC FALLS — The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame will hold its annual Benefit Fundraiser Show, ‘EXTRAVAGANZA 2023′ on Sunday, Nov. 12 at The Silver Spur Dance Club in Mechanic Falls. The three-hour live show will feature a fabulous line-up of Maine Country Music Hall of Famers from all over the State of Maine. […]
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Guest Op/Ed: Maine cannot afford to not invest in its public university infrastructure
For decades, the University of Maine System has seriously underinvested in its statewide physical plant. More than half of academic spaces and three-quarters of residence halls have not undergone real renovation since students used slide rules. Classrooms are not conducive to 21st-century workforce preparation. Research labs lack the capacity to meet industry innovation needs. And […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
We are filled to the brim with wonderful cats and kittens. Here are two sweet kitties who are waiting to go home with you… Beautiful Melody came to us in late March from another rescue in Puerto Rico. Her name is very fitting since she often sings beautiful melodies while being petted. She is a […]
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Maine rattlesnakes?
To the Editor: Nicole Carter’s reporting on Michael Davis’s rattlesnake research in Maine (October 12) was especially interesting to those who may have wondered why, in supposedly rattler-free Maine, we have Rattlesnake Mountain and Rattlesnake Brook in parts of Oxford and Cumberland Counties, dating back to colonial maps. Several years ago, a man in the […]
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dirigo High School in Dixfield uses program to strengthen relationships, improve academic achievement
The Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) program got its start this fall at Dirigo, one of 71 schools in Maine to apply the model.
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Jay accepts bid from Wilton company to repair retaining wall, do earthwork at North Jay Fire Station
The police chief was successful in getting a risk prevention grant to buy approximately 130 traffic cones.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Bail set for Illinois man accused of attempting to strangle wife at Farmington motel
Cesar J. Vergara, 28, who is prohibited from having contact with the victim, could be released on either $15,000 bail or agree to pay $7,500 with a supervised release agreement, according the the court.
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Ghost legends a persistent phenomenon around Oxford Hills
GREENWOOD — During the time when Halloween punctures the fall season it is common for tales of ghosts, witches and other supernatural legends to be dusted off and retold. Oxford Hills is no different and one community history Facebook page, Greenwood as it Was, offers them up, along with other stories, ephemera and photos from […]
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Table to Farm? Local animals get a taste of local food
Several local businesses send food waste, or the by-product of the food they produce, back to the farm.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
A stellar season for Telstar Middle School Soccer teams
BETHEL — As they entered the playoffs on Thursday, Oct. 19, the Telstar Middle School Boys team was 9-0-1 and the Telstar Middle School Girls team was 8-1-1. Stellar seasons for both teams. At a parent-organized spaghetti dinner at the Telstar cafeteria the night before the playoffs, students ate 11 pounds of ziti. They had […]