AUBURN — The following area students were named to the Central Maine Community College dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. Students on the president’s list earned a semester grade point average of 3.9 or higher. High honors denote a minimum GPA of 3.6 and honors recognizes those with a minimum GPA of 3.3. President’s […]
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Minot Historical Society to meet Jan. 14
MINOT — The Minot Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Town Office. Come with program ideas for the coming year. At the November meeting, Douglas Hodgkin spoke about “When Presidents and Hopefuls Came to Town.” He also had his books, “Frontier to Industrial City,” on Lewiston town politics and […]
Minot board moves 2014 budget along
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday made recommendations on the $1.5 million municipal budget for fiscal year 2014, which begins Feb. 1. The budget will go to voters at the March 1 annual town meeting. The board left standing most of the funding requests, as presented by Town Administrator Arlan Saunders. However, it chose not to […]
Minot Consolidated students donate for food baskets
Selectman Eda Tripp visited the Minot Consolidated School recently to gather nonperishable goods for Christmas baskets she prepared for Minot families facing hard times. Students, organized by staff members Sue Hussey and Judy Rowe, brought in about 500 food items. The staff, in lieu of exchanging presents with one another, brought in toys that they […]
Minot family thankful for safety following Christmas Day fire
MINOT — Hours after Normand “Blackie” Labbe’s 200-year-old farmhouse burned, the 83-year-old father of eight shrugged off the loss. “Nobody was hurt,” Labbe said. “Nobody.” Despite the Christmas afternoon fire that destroyed his home, Labbe went to work Thursday morning. He smiled as customers and friends walked into Blackie’s Farm Fresh Produce in Auburn, many […]