LISBON — There will be a noticeable absence this year when the Moxie Festival parade rolls through town Saturday. Lisbon’s signature annual event is celebrating Gina Mason’s spirit by renaming the parade in her honor. The Gina Mason Memorial Parade will kick off at Capital Avenue at 10 a.m., follow Route 196 to Main Street, […]
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Vendors, music and fireworks kick-off the 38th Annual Moxie Festival Friday in Lisbon Falls
LISBON FALLS — The 36th Annual Moxie Festival kicks off Friday in Lisbon Falls with vendors, a turkey supper, music and a fireworks display. The vendor booths will be open from 4-10:00 p.m. at Lisbon High School. A turkey supper is planned at the Masonic Lodge on Oak St. starting at 5:00 p.m. And the […]
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Lisbon Recrecation needs new bus for seniors
LISBON — The Lisbon Recreation Department needs a new bus for its seniors program. After failing an inspection in June — in need of about $6,000 worth of repairs, including frame work — the 15-passenger bus has been taken off the road. In the interim, the department will rent buses. “It’s really not feasible to […]
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Murals adding color to Moxie Festival
LISBON — Marcea Crawford is adding a touch of art to the Moxie Festival this year, highlighting its Moxie Through the Decades theme. The artist organized the festival’s first art walk, and created a trio of murals celebrating the event. Two of them are hung on the side of the Lisbon Library. The third is […]
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Moxie Festival to toast the Jaycees and Frontier Days
LISBON — Over the past 35 years, the Moxie Festival has become part of the town’s identity. With the theme of this year’s festival being “Moxie Through the Decades,” one float will remember the origins of Lisbon’s community celebrations, before the town was festooned in Moxie orange. The idea came last year, as Linda Barschdorf […]
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Delivering mail in the rain
Mail carrier Richelle Dube continues on her route in Lisbon Falls on Friday morning during a cloudburst and after chatting with a friend who delivers for UPS. “I have a rain jacket and hat, I’m just not wearing them,” she said. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Juanita E. Eagan
LISBON — Juanita E. Eagan of Lisbon passed away Wednesday, July 4. She was born in Lisbon on Dec. 7, 1921, the daughter of Alfred and Sadie Breton Arquette. Juanita was educated in the Lisbon schools. She married Ovila H. Couture and had two children, Gerard and Diane Couture. Juanita spent many years working in the […]
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Lisbon residents skeptical of free cookie offers
LISBON — Free cookies? No thanks, say the people of Lisbon. A man who went to the home of at least three women has roused suspicion after offering a free box of cookies. “He said, ‘Hi,’ and tried to hand me the box,” said one woman, who reported the encounter on the Lisbon Community Information […]
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Lisbon Falls Christian Academy announces honor roll students
LISBON FALLS — Lisbon Falls Christian Academy has announced the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2017-2018 school year. “A” Honor Roll Grades one to four: Chase Brewin, Noah Gould, Jayla Gumprecht, Caroline Jones, Caiden Lewis-Smith, Gabriel McCann, Cannon Morse, Kolinn Nyberg, Cameron Partridge, Alexis Poisson, Nathan Rose, Brennon Sarvinas and Naomi Welch. Grades […]
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Lisbon Falls Christian Academy holds commencement
The commencement exercises for Lisbon Falls Christian Academy were held on June 9 at Lisbon Falls Baptist Church. The graduate was Karissa Hearst. The commencement speaker was Jonathan Jones, pastor of Lisbon Falls Baptist Church. Pictured in the front row are Hearst, center, with Mitzie Waite, mother; and Marshall Hearst, grandfather. In the back row, from left, […]