This is in response to Mary Jane Newell’s letter (Nov. 25). Why do some people spread such negativity and erroneous statements? She, Thomas Shields and a host of others of their like are classic examples of what is wrong with this proud nation today. Letters of that sort do nothing to encourage or otherwise produce […]
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RSU 16 seeks input from Minot selectmen
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday received the equivalent of a hand-delivered invitation to attend a meeting aimed at drawing them into RSU 16’s strategic planning process. “We really want your involvement, we’re trying to get all the towns together on things,” School Committee member Tina Love said. Love noted that when RSU 16 […]
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‘Animal contact’ blamed for power outage in five towns
LEWISTON — About 1,339 Central Maine Power customers in Hebron, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Turner and Buckfield lost power for about one hour Monday. The outage occurred about 12:20 p.m. and ended just before 1:30 p.m, CMP spokeswoman Gail Rice said. “Animal contact” was the cause of the outage, she said.
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Five generations together
This five-generation photo was taken Oct. 14 at a gathering in Minot. From left are Carley Fournier of Lewiston, mother, holding Rhaya Fournier; Jennifer Fournier, Wales, grandmother; Debra Landry, Lewiston, great-grandmother; and Patricia Cote, Lewiston, great-great-grandmother.
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Minot orders a little sugar with its road salt
MINOT — If roads through the town seem especially sweet this winter, there’s a reason for that. The town is purchasing a sample pile of specially treated road salt, a combination of salt, magnesium chloride and molasses byproducts to clear ice and snow on town roads, according to Town Manager Arlan Saunders. “Our plan is […]
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Minot board learns dispatch plan may be up in air
MINOT — Selectmen learned Tuesday that the agreement for the county to assess the town $11,731 to provide emergency dispatch services through the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office may be in jeopardy. Emily Tuttle, a member of the county Budget Committee, told selectmen Tuesday that the committee recently was given copies of the Auburn City […]
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Minot Historical Society to meet Nov. 13
MINOT — Minot Historical Society met in October with a program presented by Rachel Desgrosseilliers, executive director of Museum L-A, and Susan Beane, archivist and public relations director. They spoke about the beginnings of the project and the history that has been and is still being collected of the work of the mills in Lewiston […]