No Thanksgiving baskets for food cupboard clients due to COVID-19

FARMINGTON — The Tri-Town Food Cupboard board met recently to discuss post-summer plans for food distribution. Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, some changes were made after deliberations. It was recommended that due to the many unknowns, this year there will be no traditional Thanksgiving baskets for the community. The logistics of spacing and keeping people […]

John Libby: Wife is a good fit for Augusta

An amazing woman is running for Maine State representative this November: my wife, Laurel Libby. Let me tell a little of what I’ve learned about her in our life together. Laurel has an incredible work ethic. I’ve never seen anything like it, and that’s saying something, considering I’m from Minot, Maine. She will continue to […]

Community briefs for Thursday, Oct. 8

Waterford Grange to host end of Season Sales WATERFORD — The Waterford Grange, located on Route 35 beside the North Waterford Post Office will be hosting a Craft and While elephant sale, Friday, October 9, from 10 a.m to 5 pm. and Saturday, October 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sewn, knit or crocheted items, […]

Christopher Brennick: Cole for Oxford County commissioner

I support Scott Cole because he is a knowledgeable public official who will serve the people of Oxford County well. I had the privilege of working with Scott for just under a year in town government. I was always thoroughly impressed with his in-depth knowledge on the issues and his ability to use that knowledge […]

Auburn PW continues Sand Buckets for Seniors program

AUBURN — For the seventh year Auburn Public Works will offer a Sand Buckets for Seniors program this winter. Through the campaign, APW employees provide and deliver a free bucket full of sand for senior citizens living in Auburn. Recipients can use the sand on their walkways, steps and driveways to make them safer during […]

Chris and Joline Beam: Stealing political signs a ‘cowardly act’

For the fourth time, a Biden/Harris yard sign has been stolen from our property. Although we don’t know the identity and motive of the perpetrator, we have a strong suspicion. The person in question should know that the missing signs have been replaced, and the incident reported to the police. If the reason for this […]

Rotary club selling crocus bulbs to raise funds for polio awareness

BRIDGTON — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club President Julie Forbes contracted polio at age 2. Although she dreamed of being a cheerleader as a youngster, academics would become her strength. Lengthy hospitalizations were normal in her early years. But she was one of the lucky ones, having found relief from, then studying, homeopathy and other natural […]

Cal Thomas: The Ultimate October Surprise

President Trump’s infection with COVID-19 adds to a year no fiction writer could have contrived. The image of Trump last Friday walking out of the White House wearing a mask and traveling by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was an optic we have not seen with this president, and it was sobering. […]

Cartoon for Thursday, Oct. 8

Susan Nadeau: Support for Sara Gideon

I am a registered independent, a veteran teacher, a mom, a Grammy and a Christian, raised in Auburn. Long ago when I was a young girl, my best friend’s mother was a Hungarian Jew who survived Auschwitz. I vividly remember the day I broke down in tears telling her, “I just can’t listen to another […]