CARTHAGE — A 15-year-old boy died Sunday evening while driving a small, motorized, two-wheel dirt bike, a spokesman for the Maine Warden Service said in a news release Monday. The boy was carrying a coil of rope. While riding the bike, the rope became entangled in the rear wheel, and the boy became entangled in […]
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Summer adventure at Calvary church LEWISTON — This Sunday, July 28, will conclude Calvary United Methodist Church’s summer-long adventure of Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. Larry Peacock, leader and director of Rolling Ridge Retreat Center, will conduct the 10:30 a.m. service. Calvary is at 59 Sabattus St. All are invited to attend. First […]
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Dirigo graduate returns from international science camp
Dailey, who graduated from Dirigo High School in June as valedictorian, was one of only two students from Maine who received a prestigious grant to attend the annual science honors program from June 26 through July 20. The other student was Kelsey Burke, a graduate of John Bapst High School in Bangor. Dailey, who was […]
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United Way seeking applicants for emergency food, shelter program
FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area has announced participation in the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. EFSP is a federal program administered nationally by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. It is designed to supplement and expand ongoing efforts to provide shelter, food and supportive services for the nation’s […]
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Inaugural Celtic music festival in Franklin, Oxford counties targets cultural tourists
Phill McIntyre has been like a patient gardener cultivating the seed of an idea that came to him about a decade ago at the Celtic Colours International Festival on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He started going there in 2000 — initially, he says, as a fan of Celtic music and then as a cultural […]
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Student is science camp delegate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ryanne Dailey of Carthage, a 2013 graduate of Dirigo High School, was selected to represent Maine as a delegate to the 2013 National Youth Science Camp held in West Virginia from June 26 to July 20. Dailey is planning to study chemical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., this fall. […]
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Carthage Old Home Day is July 13
CARTHAGE — Carthage Old Home Day in memory of Kenny “Stump” Flagg will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13, rain or shine, at the Carthage Town Office area. Line up for parade is 9:30 a.m., with the parade at 10 a.m. The theme is firemen. A themed flower contest will […]
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Franklin County Arrest Log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: * Timothy Koehler, 30, Livermore Falls, violation of condition of release, June 14, no bail listed, Jay Police Department. * Sara L. Poisson, 29, Jay, driving after suspension, June 14, $3,000 unsecured, court appearance Aug. 7, Jay Police Department. * Alfred Clemens, […]
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Early returns show RSU 10 budget losing
DIXFIELD— With three of RSU 10’s 12 towns reporting midevening Tuesday, the proposed $36.18 million budget was losing. Carthage voted 10-8 in favor of it. Roxbury and Sumner voted against it by votes of 16-31 and 20-34, respectively. Carthage turned down continuing with the two-vote budget adoption process, 5-13. Roxbury and Sumner approved extending it […]