FARMINGTON — The Old South First Congregational Church will serve its monthly free community luncheon at noon Saturday, Jan. 12. The menu includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, biscuits and cake. Delivery service will be available in Farmington. Call the church office at 207-778-0424 during the week or the church kitchen at 207-778-4438 on the morning […]
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Paris Fire Hall to host show PARIS — The Maine Country Music Association Show & Dance will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Paris Fire Hall, 137 Western Ave., South Paris. Admission is $6 for nonmembers, $5 for members and $2.50 for children under 12. Children must be supervised […]
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Crossbows could be in play for Maine’s deer hunters
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s deer hunters would be able to harvest the animals with crossbows if a proposal from a state legislator is approved. Republican Rep. Tim Theriault of China has submitted a bill that would allow the use of crossbows during the annual deer hunt. The bill specifies that crossbows could be used during […]
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Moose wanders into Alaska hospital building
ANCHORAGE, Ala. (AP) — A moose wandered into a hospital building in Alaska’s largest city Monday — and Stephanie Hupton was ready to capture the visit with her phone camera. Hupton works in billing at a physical therapy office inside a building attached to Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage. When a patient mentioned security staffers were […]
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Community sale
LOVELL — There will be a $2 per bag sale from Jan. 19-Feb. 2, at the thrift shop of the United Church of Christ, Route 5, Center Lovell. Hours are 10 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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New Hampshire sees surge in conflicts between bears and humans
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire saw a surge in conflicts between bears and humans this past year, as a shortage of food drove the animals to raid bird feeders and garbage dumps more frequently. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Bear Project Leader Andrew Timmins said Monday that there were around 800 reports […]
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Paris Fire Hall to host show PARIS — The Maine Country Music Association Show & Dance will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Paris Fire Hall, 137 Western Ave., South Paris. Admission is $6 for nonmembers, $5 for members and $2.50 for children under 12. Children must be supervised […]
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MBVS announces Maine Women Veterans Memorial challenge
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services is partnering with Joy Asuncion, Maine’s Ambassador for the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation (Women’s Memorial) for the first Maine Women Veterans Memorial Challenge. The challenge is a statewide, community-led drive to register all eligible women veterans from the state of Maine, past and present, […]
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Maine corn growers stand out in national contest
WALDO — Maine corn grain growers saw their highest yields in the 2018 National Corn Growers Association yield contest, according to University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Rick Kersbergen, who supervises the contest with UMaine Extension associate professor Caragh Fitzgerald. “2018 proved to be an exceptional year for corn growers,” Kersbergen says. “With a long, warm […]
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Grange to host contradance FARMINGTON — There will be a contradance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Farmington Grange, 124 Bridge St. John McIntire will be the caller, Dromore Bay will provide live music. Cost is $6 per person, $5 for students and $15 for families. No partners necessary; beginners welcome. For more information, […]