BANGOR — The following students have been named to the dean’s list at Husson University for the fall semester 2012. Auburn: Christie L. Bernier, David Brown, Renee A. Dufresne-Dixon, Diana A. Kruszewski, Stephen J. McDonough and Cassandra Webster. Bethel: Lyndsay T. Merrill, Andrew Whitney and Daniel Whitney. Bridgton: Ashley R. Albert, Theresa L. Butler, Allison […]
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Automotive tech students prepare for ‘adult world’
MEXICO — An investment in buying a car – be it a clunker or a new model – is one of those rights of passage as most high school students get ready to enter the adult world. However, as most seasoned car owners can attest, buying the car is just the tip of the iceberg […]
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Well done
BRUNSWICK — The following students of the Brunswick Maine Center for Continuing Education of Southern New Hampshire University have been recognized for academic achievement for terms in fall 2012. President’s list: Chamberlin Baerd, Lewiston; Marilyn Brinnick, New Gloucester; Cynthia Brown, Oxford; Dale Erdmann, Topsham; Nickole Leveille, Topsham; Kevin O’Banyel, Monmouth; Jeffrey Parent, Lisbon; Nissa Spaulding, […]
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Rosamond C. Haley
1931 – 2013 FARMINGTON — Rosamond C. Haley, 81, of Third Street, Dixfield, formerly of Skowhegan, went to be with her Lord Friday, Feb, 8, 2013 at the Sandy River Nursing Home. She was born Oct, 19, 1931, in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada, the daughter of J. Stanley and Hattie (Barteaux) Crockett. She graduated from […]
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Selectmen appoint interim town manager to former positions
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 Monday evening to appoint interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky to all of the positions he held before he retired. Skibitsky submitted his resignation Sept. 10, 2012, effective Jan. 3, after more than four years in the post. However, Chairman Mac Gill explained during the Jan. 28 selectmen’s […]
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A. McKay Barnett: Dixfield needs wind moratorium
Canton, Carthage and Dixfield, along with Roxbury, are going to be a discredit to our “scenic” River Valley. Governors Baldacci and King saw money made before our wilderness is saved. If anybody could get inside this commercial wind industry and uncover the scams of government mandates and subsidies, people would be red-faced in shame. Carthage […]
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McLaughlin lecture series PARIS — The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead 2013 winter lecture series continues on Wednesday, Feb. 13, when Eli Goodwin of Goodwin Nursery will discuss “Underused Landscape Plants and Undervalued Landscaping Techniques.” Goodwin, an Oxford Hills native and Cornell University graduate, has reopened the former Goodschmidt’s Nursery on Route 26 in Oxford. He […]
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J. Albrecht: Too high a price to pay
People in blogs, letters to the editor, and public statements have argued that they have a right to own any weapon so they can resist the government. Samuel Adams answered them 227 years ago: “In monarchies, the crime of treason and rebellion may admit of being pardoned or lightly punished, but the man who dares […]
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Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice: Windham, Sabattus residents join board of directors
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice has announced that two new members have joined the agency’s board of directors. Joining the board are Christine Bosse of Sabattus, vice president retail management, Bangor Savings Banks; and Chris Gagnon of Windham, financial adviser, Gooley, Nisbet, Henchel & Gagnon, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Other members include Rene […]
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Dixfield police log
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Police Department responded to 40 complaints over the last two weeks. Among the complaints were the following: * On Feb. 4, a Dixfield resident reported an attempted scam. According to Sgt. Jeff Howe of the Dixfield Police Department, many residents are falling victim to a scam that involves an unknown person […]