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Climate FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon presents: “Rising Seas and Warming Waters: Climate Stresses to Gulf of Maine Marine Species”–a free talk by Dr. Hannah Baranes and Ph.D. candidate Andrew Allyn on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at UMF. The talk will be recorded as usual with the recording made available on WMA’s website, within […]
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Meadow Lanes bowling
WILTON — Wednesday Night Ladies, Week of Sept. 20. Teams: Living on A Spare 18-6, Golden Oldies 16-8, Designs By Darlene 14-10, Wreckin Balls 14-10, Bowling Belles 12-12, Mines In The Gutters 10-14, Just One More 8-16, Full of 5 Pins 4-20. Games: Marley Stevens 177, Lynn Chellis 160, Jolene Luce 158, Melissa Malone 155, […]
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FMH adds pain medicine specialist
FARMINGTON — Ruslan Abdukalikov, DO, has joined the Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff as a physician of pain medicine at the hospital. Pain management helps ease pain and improve the quality of life for those suffering from chronic and acute pain. Pain is treated by a team and through a plan customized for each patient’s […]
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Henri Mccourt sets course record at XC Meet
NEWCASTLE — Mt. Blue High School Junior Henri McCourt set a course record of 17:16.10 edging out Lincoln Academy’s Eliot O’Mahoney by just under half a second leading Mt. Blue to a 2nd place finish in an 8 team race at Lincoln Academy on Tuesday. Camden Hills became the first team to defeat Mt. Blue […]
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Steve’s Market wins tournament
JAY – Four local men’s softball teams and their fans gathered Saturday at French’s Falls Field in Jay for the 3rd Annual ALS Skipper One-Pitch Tournament. The Steve’s Market team from Wilton took the championship, defeating all opponents, and claiming the trophy. Other teams competing Saturday were 207 from West Farmington, second place; Hotel from […]
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DDG celebrates Maine author Bob Kimber
FARMINGTON — Devaney Doak & Garrett (DDG) Booksellers is honored to host a book signing and celebration for local author Bob Kimber’s new book Lost But Found: An Upcountry Life on Wednesday, October 11 at 6 p.m. at DDG. Over the years, Kimber has generously shared his life insights through his writings; this evening will […]
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Kids’ Book Review: ‘The Baddies’
The Baddies By Julia Donaldson Illustrated by Axel Scheffler If you are a fan … or not … of ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘Room on a Broom’, you will likely like ‘The Baddies’, newly published in July of 2023, and written by the same author and illustrated by the same illustrator. The tale is written in […]
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Movie Review: ‘A Haunting in Venice’
‘A Haunting in Venice’ is director/star Kenneth Branagh’s third go-around as Agatha Christie-penned detective Hercule Poirot. The other two were 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” “A Haunting in Venice” comes barely a year and a half after the latter film, though the turnaround is less impressive when one […]
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Spruce Mountain Primary School food pantry is feeding more students
Good Shepherd Food Bank partners with the pantry in Jay that serves students.