Buckfield Board of Selectmen Buckfield Town Office May 16, 2017 Consultant What happened: Selectmen voted 2-1 to call back their top candidate for a consultant position, who will help with the town manager search and town structure analysis, so they can negotiate a fee. Chairman Warren Wright and Maida DeMers-Dobson approved the measure and Michael Iveson voted […]
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HS Baseball: Bucks keep hitting in 11-8 win over Lakers
Rangeley’s Nolan Boone is tagged out by Buckfield’s Matt Beaucage after Boone tried to advance from second abd ended the inning during Tuesday’s game in Buckfield. BUCKFIELD — The 11 runs Buckfield scored on Rangeley Tuesday seems small compared the 63 it had put up over its three previous games against Forest Hills and Valley. […]
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H.S. Softball: Buckfield rallies past Rangeley in a big way
Buckfield firstbaseman Mackenzie Richardson catches Rangeley’s Olivia Pye off first base to record an out during Tuesday’s softball game in Buckfield. BUCKFIELD — Buckfield had one pitcher knocked out over the weekend, and another got knocked out in the first inning Tuesday against Rangeley. So on came the Bucks’ third option, a player who hadn’t […]
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Local roundup: Gray-New Gloucester, St. Dom’s come up clutch in baseball wins
GRAY — Senior center fielder Jake Winchester crossed home plate on a failed pick-off attempt at third base in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Gray-New Gloucester edged Kennebunk 5-4 in baseball action Monday afternoon. Junior pitcher Cole Hoffman was effective through five innings for the Rams (2-9), striking out nine and stroking […]
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Robyn Rawle is CMCC Student of the Year
AUBURN — Robyn Rawle of Buckfield has been selected as Student of the Year at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). She and six other Maine community college students were honored recently for their academic success and campus and community involvement at a ceremony in Augusta hosted by the Maine Community College System (MCCS) board of […]
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Richmond softball stops Buckfield
RICHMOND — The high school softball rivalry between Buckfield and Richmond has taken a bit of a break over the past few seasons. Yes, the Bucks and Bobcats have played, but Richmond has become the powerhouse in the East-West Conference, and for that matter, in Class D. The Bobcats are the four-time defending state champions […]
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Buckfield gets $95K for new culvert bridge
BUCKFIELD — The town has been awarded a $95,000 grant from the Department of Environmental Protection to help pay for a new culvert bridge on Shedd Hollow Road to improve passage for fish. The DEP released the third and final round of grants from the Clean Water for Maine bond, which assists with stream crossing […]
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Literary club remembers
The Buckfield Literary Club held it’s annual dinner on April 17 at the home of Lita Perry, seated at right, in Buckfield. Club president Maida Demers-Dobson, standing, reads “Death in a Door” by Nancy Turner in memory of member Charlotte Bradeen, who passed recently. Club secretary Diana Tolman arranges roses that are in memory of all those who […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen April 18, 2017 Buckfield Town Office Liquor license What happened: After a four-month delay, selectmen approved a liquor license application and granted a special amusement permit for the Buck-It Grill & Pub at 371 Turner St. What it means: New property owner Lee Johnson’s request for the two items was tabled […]
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President Trump turns White House Easter Egg Roll devotee into political activist
He’s a force, a fundraiser like they’ve never seen before. In one weekend, President Donald Trump helped raise $24 million for the American Civil Liberties Union, right after it took a stand against his proposed travel ban in February. Other progressive nonprofits — Planned Parenthood, Human Rights Watch, the Natural Resources Defense Council, even the […]