POTSDAM, N.Y. — The following local students will attend Clarkson University as members of the Class of 2018. Tommaso Levi of Carrabassett Valley, a graduate of Carrabassett Valley Academy, will be majoring in mechanical engineering. Ashley Ann Wissmann of Lovell, a graduate of Fryeburg Academy, will be majoring in mechanical engineering. Benjamin Paul Lowit of […]
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CMMC nursing, radiography students graduate
LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions recently graduated 32 nursing and 19 radiography students. Local graduates receiving awards are as follows. CMMC Medical Staff Awards for Excellence in Nursing: Jamie Berube of South Paris for medical nursing; Shannon Leydon of Bridgton, surgical nursing; Hashim Abdinasir of Auburn, obstetrical […]
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Turkey dinner at Masonic Hall LISBON — A roast turkey dinner will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 11, at the Masonic Hall, Oak Street. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children 12 and under and free for preschoolers. The meal is hosted by Pioneer Chapter 11. Tripp Lake Assoc. annual […]
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Rumford Library to host owner of Lisbon Falls insect museum July 9
RUMFORD — The Rumford Library will host the owner of a Lisbon Falls insect museum on Wednesday, Librarian Susan Marshall said Monday afternoon. Jim Nutting, owner of the Butterfly and Insect Museum, will be at the library at 2 p.m. July 9 as part of the summer reading program. “We invite Jim to our library […]
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Sights unseen: Inside ‘The Moxie Store’ (Kennebec Fruit Company)
In 1913, Lamberto (Joe) Anicetti opened the Kennebec Fruit Company in Lisbon Falls. For the past three generations, the Anicetti family has continued to run the store. Currently, Frank Anicetti is the main fixture associated with the iconic store, located on the corner of Main Street and busy Route 126. The only fruits and […]
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Got Moxie? This town does.
Why Moxie? Why Lisbon Falls? And why Japan? The sweet oddities behind a town that fell for a ‘distinctively different’ drink. When it comes to Moxie and Lisbon, I thought I had it figured out. I’m a native of the town, have served on several Moxie Festival committees and have written two books about the […]
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Face time: Moxie parademeister Gina Mason
To an outsider, the annual Moxie Festival parade, held on the second Saturday of July, appears to be orchestrated by a large group of paid professionals. Considered one of the largest summer parades in Maine, if not the largest, the logistics of this 90-minute-plus tour de force is handled primarily by one person, Gina Mason. […]
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Lisbon police search for robbery suspect
LISBON — The Police Department continues to investigate an armed robbery at the Five County Credit Union that occurred Thursday afternoon. The department said in a news release that initial reports were that a person entered the credit union, immediately displayed a handgun and demanded cash from the tellers and a customer. The suspect was […]
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Food preservation workshops in Paris, Lisbon Falls
FALMOUTH — UMaine Extension is offering hands-on food preservation workshops this month in Paris, Lisbon Falls, Falmouth and Kennebunk. Techniques for hot water bath and pressure canning, fermentation, drying of herbs, fruits and vegetables will be taught. The cost is $15 for materials. July 8, 2 to 4 p.m.: Refrigerator Pickling and Drying Fruits, Vegetables […]
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UU reviving ringing tradition AUBURN — The First Universalist Church of Auburn will ring its bells at noon Friday, July 4, to revive a 50-year-old tradition started by President John F. Kennedy. Usher John Davison will perform this ritual on behalf of the church. The impetus came from the First Church of Weymouth, in Massachusetts, […]