BUCKFIELD — Girl Scouts of Maine will offer the Babysitting 101 training program for girls in grades five to nine in the Buckfield area on Tuesday, April 23 and 30, from 2:30 to 4:45 p.m. The cost of the program is $6. There is an additional $12 membership fee for non-Girl Scouts. Membership assistance is […]
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Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Dinner, dance to benefit toddler
JAY — The family and friends of Camryn “Cami” Sue Allen are holding a benefit spaghetti dinner and dance on Saturday, April 20, at the Amvets Hall. All proceeds will go toward assisting her family with insurance co-pays, deductibles and other expenses. The dinner will be from 5 to 7 p.m. and the dance is […]
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Colby College names dean’s list students
WATERVILLE — Area students were named to the dean’s list at Colby College for their outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2012-13 year. Brittney N. Bell, a senior, is the daughter of Nancy Bell of Poland, and attended Poland Regional High School. Harper R. Burke, a senior, is the daughter of Michael […]
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Area students honored
LEWISTON — A recent graduate of the Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions Nuclear Medicine Technology Program has achieved the top percentile in a professional certification examination. Shawna Nowinski-Healy of Gray, who graduated from the program late last year, earned a pass with highest distinction and the 100th percentile in her […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Bus garage, new school on RSU 10 facilities plan
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board Tuesday night discussed its 10-year school facilities plan, which includes possibly building a new elementary school and having a centralized bus garage. No action was taken, but the plan will likely come up for approval within the next few weeks. The plan assures that each of the three regions […]
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Collins to visit Buckfield wood business Monday
BUCKFIELD — Sen. Susan Collins is planning a visit to the Maine company that supplies wooden keepsake Easter eggs that are featured at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Wells Wood Turning & Finishing Inc., a wood products company in the central Maine town of Buckfield, is manufacturing the eggs for the seventh straight […]
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The captain is no pirate, and Captain Bly’s is no place to sail past.
Meet the Captain! Open just two months, Captain Bly’s Tavern could very well be the new place “where everybody knows your name.” Located a few minutes past the Buckfield town line with Turner on Route 117, it’s a family-friendly pub-style restaurant with evening entertainment, welcoming waitstaff and an affordable menu featuring a variety of burgers […]
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Ellis ‘Doc’ Pratt McKeen
TOGUS — Ellis “Doc” Pratt McKeen of West Gardiner, died peacefully on March 19, at the VA Medical Center with his wife, Mary and other loved ones by his side. Ellis was born July 24, 1940, in South Portland, the youngest son of Bernice (Pratt) and Linwood James McKeen. He spent most of his young […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Buckfield board accepts RSU 10 withdrawal petition
BUCKFIELD — A petition to initiate the town’s withdrawal from RSU 10 was accepted by the Board of Selectmen at its meeting Monday. Town Clerk Cindy Dunn said organizers received 137 signatures for their petition and only needed 91 to bring it to the board. The board scheduled a public hearing on withdrawing from RSU […]
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Buckfield man loses home to fire
BUCKFIELD — A Back Bryant Road man lost his mobile home in a late-night fire Saturday. Fire Chief Tim Brooks said the call came in to 911 at 11:18 p.m. Saturday with homeowner Paul Jordan reporting an overheated wood stove. “He tried to use a fire extinguisher on it” to no avail, Brooks said. “When […]