RCAM residence open house LEEDS — The Rural Community Action Ministry has recently completed work on its new Senior Residence at 87 Church Hill Road in Leeds. The public is invited to an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Take a tour of the building and learn more about what the […]
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Florence and Norman Waite Sr.
Florence Waite 1927-2005 Norman Waite, Sr. 1918-2013 A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 18, at 11 a.m. for Florence Waite and Norman Waite Sr. at Leeds Center Cemetery, Leeds. A light lunch will follow at Leeds Community Church. In case of rain, the service will be held at the church. […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
FORT KENT – Peru resident Hannah J. Mikkonen was one of 29 current University of Maine at Fort Kent nursing students inducted into the UMFK Nursing Honor Society at a special ceremony held April 18. All students have excelled in the four-year Bachelor of Science in nursing program at UMFK and are very active in […]
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Power service to Leeds should improve
AUGUSTA (AP) — Central Maine Power Company says it’s completed work on a $1.74 million power grid project that will improve service to homes and businesses in the northern Androscoggin County town of Leeds. It’s the second major project to be completed in the area in two years. Last spring, CMP energized a new substation […]
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Nellie J. Hood
LEWISTON — Nellie J. Hood, 72, a resident of River Road, Leeds, died Sunday, April 14, at Central Maine Medical Center, with her family by her side. She was born June 21, 1940, in Lewiston, the daughter of Charles R. Edwards Sr. and Nina Mae (Searles) Edwards Smith. Nellie attended school in New Gloucester. On […]
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Leavitt Area High School honor roll
TURNER — Leavitt Area High School has announced the honor roll for the third quarter. High honors Grade 12: Kristen Amanda Anderson, Nicole Ashley Barry, Justin Andrew Chaney Bean, Jenna Cote, Olivia Paige Dam, Joshua Mark Dunham, Justin Richard Fontaine, Ellayna Marie Fowler, Jennifer Elizabeth Fusco, Carter James Hathaway, David Lawrence Hersom, Mark Andreas Hite, […]
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Pork supper to benefit Leeds Food Pantry
LEEDS — The Deacons of the Leeds Community Church will host their annual pork supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at 123 Church Hill Road. Free-will donations will be accepted at the door and all proceeds from the supper will benefit the Leeds Food Pantry. Good Shepherd Food-Bank has pledged to match […]
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Leeds to hold North Leeds Neighborhood Conversation
LEEDS — The Leeds Historical Society will hold its third neighborhood conversation from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Leeds Community Church, 123 Church Hill Road. Previous conversations have featured the southern and western parts of town, and now community members are invited to turn north and share their memories and stories of […]
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Ice out contest is now open PHILLIPS — The third annual Toothaker Pond Ice Out Contest is officially open. Predictions can be registered for $2 a ticket. Tickets are available at Phillips Hardware, 5K Pizza and Camden National Bank. Dora Dill and her daughter, Celeste Reid, are also selling tickets. They may be contacted at […]
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RCAM Auction for Action is April 6
LEEDS — Plans are well under way for the Rural Community Action Ministry’s annual fund raiser, the Auction for Action to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Leeds Community Church, 123 Church Hill Road. This will be a fun evening featuring both a silent and live auction called by […]