BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 Superintendent David Murphy said all four towns passed the $10.6 million budget Tuesday. Murphy said the spending plan for 2015-16, which is $97,097 more than 2014-15, was approved by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. The result was a 271-137 vote. Bethel’s vote was 167-89; Greenwood’s, 23-8; Newry’s, 37-26; and Woodstock’s, […]
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All natural: Making soap from snow
GREENWOOD — Mary Harrington is all in on all-natural. The labels for her Mountainess Handmade line of lip balms, candles, detergent and soaps are on brown, unbleached kraft paper decorated with whimsical birds, flowers and cursive. The pumpkin in her pumpkin soap is from her garden. The maple in her maple soap is from her […]
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Woodstock’s boat access option falls through
A plan by Woodstock, and possibly Greenwood, to purchase property next to Route 26 on North Pond has fallen through because of a “paperwork issue,” Town Manager Vern Maxfield said Tuesday. The town officials had said they had a purchase and sale agreement for $75,000 for a lot near the current boat access, which MDOT […]
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Androscoggin County commissioners want smoother process with Budget Committee
AUBURN — Androscoggin County commissioners discussed guidelines that they hope will improve and streamline the process on the 2016 county budget. The goal of Wednesday night’s workshop was to start thinking about a protocol that would lead to a harmonious working relationship between the commissioners and the Budget Committee. “We want to do our job,” […]
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A life preserved in pictures: Nettie Cummings Maxim
More than a century ago, a Bethel farm girl who rarely traveled more than a few miles from her home acquired a camera, found her artistic calling and created an exceptional body of work. Her photography survives today as a testament to her creativity and talent and as an invaluable historic record of her life […]
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Fannie E. Polvinen
1923 – 2015 RUMFORD — Fannie E. Polvinen, formerly of Norway, died Sunday, March 29, at Rumford Community Hospital. She was born in Greenwood in 1923, the daughter of Peter and Esteri (Heikkinen) Kuvaja. Fannie married Kaarlo Veikko Polvinen in 1948, and they raised three children in Greenwood. They later moved to Norway, where Fannie […]
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Wayne E. Hakala
1944 – 2015 GREENWOOD — Wayne E. Hakala, 70, of Greenwood passed away on Thursday, March 26, after a two-year battle with cancer. Wayne was born in Norway Dec. 20, 1944, a son of Stanley E. Hakala and Katherine E. (Morey). He attended Greenwood City School, graduated from West Paris High School and earned a […]
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Greenwood Fire Department awarded $10,000 from Stephen and Tabitha King
GREENWOOD — The Greenwood Fire Department has received a $10,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, town officials announced last week. Town Manager Kim Sparks said at the March 17 selectmen meeting the funds will be used to replace old equipment. She said fire Chief Al Curtis applied for the grant. In 2008, […]
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Patricia Hamel
1941 – 2015 GREENWOOD, S.C.—Patricia Hamel, 74, of Abbeville, S.C., passed away on Wednesday, March 11, at the Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood, Ariz. She was born on June 9, 1941, in New York, N.Y., the daughter of Elizabeth LaFrance and Joseph Cody. She owned Patricia’s Restaurant of Winthrop until she retired in the 1990s. […]