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Regional agenda

Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Jay: Selectmen, executive session with unions, 3 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Tuesday Buckfield: Economic Development Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., […]

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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen

Buckfield Board of Selectmen Feb. 14, 2017 Buckfield Municipal Building Retirement plan What happened: Selectmen set the employee and town contributions for each employee’s IRA. What it means: The town and employees will each contribute 3 percent, as has been done in years past. Since Town Manager Cindy Dunn will not recommend employee raises this […]

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State cheering championships: Lewiston claims third straight Class A crown — WITH VIDEO

The Lewiston Cheerleading team during one of the final moves of their routine which won them the Class A title on Saturday in Augusta.5 AUGUSTA — The winner had been announced, the award had been received and the team photos had been taken. That left one thing for the Class A state cheering champions to […]

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Buckfield Junior/Senior High School lists first trimester honor roll

BUCKFIELD — Buckfield Junior/Senior High School has announced the honor roll for the first trimester of the 2016-2017 school year.  High Honors Grade 12: Simon Burch, Hunter Foss, Mae Kolln and Elaine Randolph. Grade 11: Seneca Jacobs and Madison Porter. Honor Roll Grade 12: Matthew Beaucage, Kyle Charest, Katherine Darling, Abigail Fogg, Shawn Henderson Jr., Dylan […]

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Buckfield OKs ban on marijuana clubs, establishments

BUCKFIELD — On the same day possession of recreational marijuana became legal in Maine, voters in Buckfield passed a 180-day moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and social clubs in town.  Nine residents, including selectmen, cast votes in favor of the moratorium ordinance at Monday’s special town meeting. There was no discussion on it. Terry Hayes […]

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H.S. roundup: Winthrop cruises to 86-57 victory over Telstar

BETHEL —  After sprinting out to a 12-point advantage in the first frame, Winthrop stayed in high gear and raced away to a 86-57 win over Telstar in a boys’ basketball tilt Thursday.  Jacob Hickey led the undefeated Ramblers (13-0) with a game-high 27 points, while Garrett Tsouprake tallied 16 and Cam Wood added 14.  […]

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And One: Pazdziorko setting the defensive tone for unbeaten Winthrop boys

Furbush said the Ramblers are by far the toughest defensive team they’ve played this year, and Padziorko is one of the reasons why. “He’s a very good ball defender. He may be the best on-ball defender in the league,” Furbush said.  As complimentary as Furbush was to Winthrop’s defense, Ramblers’ coach Todd MacArthur sees plenty […]

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Girls’ basketball: Rangeley beats physical Buckfield

BUCKFIELD — Rangeley held Buckfield to five first-half points, but didn’t exactly cruise to its 57-23 girls’ basketball win Friday. The Bucks struggled to score, but they made the Lakers work hard for every point they put up on the scoreboard. “I take my hat off to Buckfield,” Rangeley coach Heidi Deery said. “They’re physical, […]

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Boys’ basketball: Buckfield defense stuffs Rangeley

BUCKFIELD — The Buckfield boys’ basketball team controlled the third quarter and then held on to beat Rangeley, 53-40, on Friday night. The Bucks opened the third with a 14-3 run and outscored the Lakers 16-5 in the period to turn a four-point halftime lead into a 40-25 advantage. “We defended really well,” Buckfield coach […]