LISBON — The Lisbon Community School Parent Teacher Organization has announced, in preparation for the Spring Auction Fundraiser, that they are now accepting donations. The auction, to be held May 4 at the school, will benefit special programs at the school. “The LCS PTO funds five to seven field trips per year for hundreds of […]
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Sugg Middle School honor roll
LISBON — The Philip W. Sugg Middle School has announced the first trimester honor roll. Grade six: Noah Austin, Vanessa Bussier, Valerie Doucette, Aarika Hallowell. Grade seven: Noah Buiniskas, Savannah Czechalski, Zoe Feehan, Mikaylia Harnden, Bradley Harriman, Benjamin LeClair, Steven Martin, Brendon Matchett, Brittany Norman, Patience Ottaviano, Junique Pagan, Cheyenne Pesce, Madison Porter, Mitchell Porter, […]
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New law makes marriage possible for Lisbon couple
LISBON — Lisa Ward and Mel Cloutier gave up on ever getting married. Sure, they could have had a commitment ceremony, but to Ward that felt fake, a pretend wedding for an imaginary marriage. They could have gone out of state, married in Vermont or New Hampshire, but the marriage wouldn’t have been honored in […]
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Historical soc. elects officers LISBON FALLS — The annual election of officers for the year 2013 took place at the Lisbon Historical Society at the November meeting. Alfred L. Smith was re-elected as president and archivist assistant. Merton Ricker was elected vice-president, replacing Karen Lemke who stepped down for personal reasons. Dorothy J. Smith was […]
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Lisbon halfway through revaluation process
LISBON — The town is about halfway through its four-year, townwide revaluation, its first since 1989. Although the town hasn’t fully revalued property in more than 20 years, Town Manager Stephen Eldridge said assessed home values aren’t far from expectations. “Residential properties seem to not be too much out of line,” he said. “(The assessor […]
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Girls’ basketball: Raiders top Greyhounds
WALES — Oak Hill began its season with four games of frustration. Three near-miss losses and a less-than-stellar effort in another defeat fueld the Raiders as they entered Thursday’s game against Lisbon with a little extra hunger and determination. “We took the Boothbay loss as a reality check,” Raiders’ senior guard Julie Morneault said of […]
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H.S. Basketball: Wiscasset sweeps Lisbon
WISCASSET — It was a lost night for the Lisbon High School basketball teams against Wiscasset, with the Greyhound boys falling in Tuesday’s Mountain Valley Conference opener to the Wolverines 67-42, while the Lisbon girls fell in a nail-biter, 45-43. The Lisbon boys have little time to recover, visiting Oak Hill Wednesday at 7 p.m., […]
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Lisbon writes off $165,000 in taxes for former Knight Celotex
Lisbon has written off $165,000 in taxes connected to the former Knight Celotex property. The town has given a tax abatement to the current owners, Swift Demolition Inc., of New Castle, Del., reducing outstanding tax connected to the property at 743 Lisbon St., Lisbon Falls, for 2008, 2009 and 2010. Town Manager Stephen Eldridge said the […]
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K. Kucera: A monstrous, senseless act
I came home from seeing the first screening of “The Hobbit,” wanting to write a review that countered much of the negative reviews I have read so far. Then I found out that during the showing, some 27 people, mostly children, were killed in yet another mass shooting spree. To think I recoiled at the […]
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Special service for Newtown TURNER — There will be a special candlelight/prayer service from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, to remember those who were killed on Friday in Connecticut. The public is invited to attend this special service at the North Turner Union Presbyterian Church, 58 Howes Corner Road. “The impact of Friday’s […]