TURNER — Fifty-one residents of Greene, Leeds and Turner took less than 40 minutes Tuesday night to endorse the revised budget proposed by the SAD 52 board. The $23,112,515 spending package is $85,195 less than the original proposal that was rejected May 8. Article 17 regarding local additional funds passed by written ballot, 47-4. The […]
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Bluegrass band to give ‘Another Great Evening of Music’
LEEDS — Leeds Community Church will present “Another Great Evening of Music,” featuring the Maranacook String Band, on Saturday, June 2. The bluegrass band, made up of current and former Maranacook area students, is led by nationally known bluegrass songwriter Stan Keach. Maine Country Music Hall of Famer Al Hawkes had this to say about the group: “Great playing […]
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D. McNally: Budget cuts mean job losses
In the wake of the recently passed budget, approved by the state Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage said the cuts were aimed at people who “take but never give.” Among those “takers” are the elderly who “gave” all their working lives and are often not able to re-enter the workforce, early education programs (which are aimed […]
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Old porcelain kitchen sink needs repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there anyone who repairs the porcelain on kitchen sinks? I have an older double-bowl sink that needs to be redone. Thank you for your help. — ram1@gwi.net ANSWER: The Bathtub Man (877-708-7400, www.thebathtubman.com) should be able to help you. A before-and-after photo on the website shows a bathroom sink after repairs. […]
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SAD 52 residents speak out about failed budget
GREENE — Residents told SAD 52 directors Thursday night that the 2012-13 budget was defeated last week, in part, because it was too high and positions were eliminated at the same time raises were handed out. Approximately 50 residents attended the school board meeting at Greene Central School Gym to discuss why the $23 million-plus […]
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Flagger dives as dump truck flips and slides in Leeds
LEEDS — A traffic flagger had to dive to safety Wednesday when a dump truck flipped and slid on its side into a construction site on Route 219. Timothy Keef of Winslow said he was directing traffic at about 1 p.m. when the dump truck approached with the bed in the upright position. The bed […]
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Local post offices may have to cut hours
PARIS — Scores of area post offices, including some under consideration for closure, may have their hours cut under a plan to reduce the U. S. Postal Service deficit by nearly $500 million annually. The plan will keep post offices in Paris Hill, North Waterford, Danville in Auburn, Stoneham and East Livermore open, but cut […]
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Send back the budget
I attended a public meeting May 1 to discuss the SAD 52 school budget. The turnout blew my mind — it was mostly people who worked for the district. Naturally, no one can blame them for protecting their bailiwick, but where were all the suffering taxpayers in this district? Probably they have felt as ineffectual […]
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R. Fochtmann: Opening the flood gates
Get ready for it. The tsunami is coming. Now that Mitt Romney is the presumed Republican presidential candidate, the money is being released. Money, money, money like you have never seen. Hundreds of millions of dollars. One man, David Koch, is giving $240 million out of his own pocket to defeat the president. But he […]
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Gailene J. Buckley
FAYETTE — Gailene J. Buckley, 65, a former resident of Knapp Street, Livermore Falls, died peacefully Wednesday, May 2, surrounded by her loving family and friends in Fayette, where she was staying with her longtime friend Mary Anne Davis. She was born Jan. 11, 1947, in Lewiston, the daughter of Russell and Rachel (Hammond) Buckley. […]