WATERFORD — Waterford World’s Fair will unveil The Storyteller’s Cottage for Agriculture History on Friday, July 20, at the fairgrounds on Green Road off Route 35. It’s a new exhibit at this year’s fair, which runs Friday to Sunday, July 20 to 22. The cottage is part of Agriculture & Conservation Family Day from 9:30 […]
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Chainsaw artists at Maine Wildlife Park GRAY — Local chainsaw carvers will create eagles, bears and more at the Maine Wildlife, turning a a block of wood into a work of art. Ron Carlson, Tim Pickett, Dan Burns and Greg Waters will have a variety of chainsaw wildlife carvings on exhibit Saturday, July 21, on Route 26. […]
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Scholarship winner
Victoria Girardin won the New Auburn Seniors’ $500 scholarship and will attend the University of New England to become a dental hygienist. She is the granddaughter of Roger and Pauline Lehoulier. From left are Seniors President Conrad Vaillancourt, Treasurer Helen Marsh, Girardin and her grandfather.
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Helping veterans
Dan Perreault, center, is presented with a Certificate of Appreciation by the Marine Corps League Central Maine Detachment 810 for his support to Central Maine’s Marines helping veterans programs. This is the third year Perreault, with the support from the community, has supported the Marines. Central Maine Detachment 810 supports Maine Veterans Home in South […]
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Jay, Farmington parishes helping Haitian church
FARMINGTON — Parishioners at St. Joseph Parish in Farmington and St. Rose of Lima Parish in Jay are inviting people to assist with their work on behalf of St. Laurent Parish in the Diocese of Les Cayes, Haiti. The Parish Twinning Program began in 2004. “The Parish Twinning Program of the Americas ‘twinned’ us with […]
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Scholarship available for Livermore residents
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons were told Monday that applications for the $1,000 Pollard Scholarship are available at the Town Office, 10 Crash Road. Completed applications must be returned to the Town Office by 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7. Each year the scholarship is presented to a Livermore resident pursuing an academic or trade education degree. The […]
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Buckfield teacher receives McCarthy Education Innovation Award
PORTLAND — The Gulf of Maine Research Institute honored Buckfield Junior-Senior High School teacher Gretchen Kimball with the fifth annual McCarthy Education Innovation Award. GMRI education staff presented the award during a ceremony at the Maine Science Teachers Association conference held recently. Each year, GMRI presents the McCarthy award to the Maine teacher who best […]
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Rotarians host LifeFlight director
RUMFORD — Tom Judge, executive director of LifeFlight of Maine, addressed the June 18 meeting of the River Valley Rotary Club at HOPE Association. Judge, of Port Clyde, said 2,400 patients have been served this year. The helicopter team includes a pilot, a nurse and paramedics. A team of eight mechanics check the helicopters daily. […]
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River Valley Rotarians welcome guests
The River Valley Rotary Club welcomed two guests to its recent Fellowship Luncheon: Victoria Forkus of Bryant Pond who is interning with Rotarian and Rumford Town Manager Linda J. Briggs, and Realtor Brenda James of BG Realty, who has applied for membership and was a guest of Rotarian Catherine Johnson-Lavorgnia. From left are Briggs, Forkus, […]
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Farwell student awarded scholarship
Barbara Bush Scholarship winner and Farwell Elementary School fifth-grader Ella Penley is welcomed by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ to her office in Washington, D.C. Collins announced the four inaugural scholarship winners in a video played to students, faculty and family at Farwell recently. President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush visited Farwell Elementary […]