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Carthage anti-wind power advocate appeals Canton wind project approval
CANTON — A Carthage woman has filed an administrative appeal with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection of the eight-turbine wind project on Canton Mountain. Alice McKay Barnett, an anti-wind power advocate, submitted seven documents of supplemental evidence on July 17 that mostly concerns turbine noise adversely affecting health. The DEP approved the nearly $50 […]
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Top Envirothon teams were Mt. Ararat, Spruce Mtn., Dirigo
BANGOR — As a result of the State Envirothon held on May 30 at Viles Arboretum in Augusta, Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham placed first in this Maine competition. The Maine Association of Conservation Districts awarded the three top-scoring high school Envirothon teams at the event. The second and third place winning teams respectively […]
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Ludden Memorial Library lists new materials
DIXFIELD — The following are the June new arrivals at Ludden Memorial Library. Adult fiction: The Painter, Heller; Death at the Door, Hart; Liberty: 1784, Conroy; Ghost Ship, Cussler; Sincerely Yours, Kirkpatrick; Undetected, Henderson; Murder in the Merino, Goldenbaum; The Forgotten Seamstress, Trenow; Midnight Crossroad, Harris; Half Moon Harbor, Kauffman; Resistant, Palmer; The Kill Switch, […]
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Community women offer advice to high school girls
RUMFORD — What do a state representative, a senior account manager for the world’s leading cattle genetics marketing organization, a town manager and clinical laboratory scientist have in common? Each took time from her busy life to talk to Mountain Valley High School’s Girls Talk. Girls Talk is a summer program to help freshmen girls […]
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Morin, Pepin to be inducted into Logger’s Hall of Fame
RANGELEY — Luc Morin and Leo Pepin will be inducted into the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum’s Logger’s Hall of Fame on Friday, July 25, during the 34th annual Logging Festival’s evening program which begins at 7 p.m. in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Main Street. Born in 1925 in Saint-Martin, Quebec, Morin began […]
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Not the first time Dixfield balloon let down by wind
Two passengers injured in a balloon accident over the weekend have been released from the hospital in an incident currently under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. According to the FAA, four of the seven passengers aboard suffered injuries when the balloon, owned by Damn Yankee Balloons in Dixfield, crashed into power lines while attempting […]
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Well done – Student achievements
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Anna C. Snook of Auburn received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude from Boston College at its 138th commencement on May 19. Snook, who majored in sociology and environmental studies, is the daughter of Cathy and Ed Snook, and a graduate of Cheverus High School. — NASHVILLE — Meghan […]
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Ludden Library to host arts and crafts day, magic show
DIXFIELD — The Ludden Memorial Library is hosting its last two summer reading programs at 2 p.m. July 22 and 29, librarian Peggy Malley said Thursday morning. Malley said that the library is planning to host an Arts and Crafts event July 22, where children will craft glowing firefly bug jars. “Every year, we do […]
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East Dixfield Post Office may be closed or its weekly hours reduced
EAST DIXFIELD — Depending on the results of a U.S. Postal Service survey, the service may close its East Dixfield Post Office or reduce the weekly office hours. Those results will be made public by Postal Service officials at the post office at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 22. Even if it remains open with limited hours, […]