NEW GLOUCESTER — By a 3-1 vote, selectmen on Monday turned down a request from a group pleading for a third vote on a public water system for Upper Gloucester village. Turning down the request were Selectmen Nat Berry, Josh McHenry and Mark Stevens. In favor of it was Steve Libby, chairman of the board […]
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Program on national debt GARDINER — “Will we Cause our Children be Buried in Our Debt?” will be the topic from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at Gardiner Area High School, 40 West Hill Road. Former State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin and the Honorable Scott Lansley, former State Representative of District 75, will be […]
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Cat show, adoptable pets AUGUSTA — A cat show this weekend at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave., will include local shelters and rescues that will have many cats that need to be adopted immediately. Donations are also desperately needed to assist the shelters and rescue groups in their ongoing efforts. The show is Friday, […]
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Ruth A. Lewis
NEW GLOUCESTER — Ruth A. Lewis, 95, of New Gloucester, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 10. She was born Feb. 12, 1918, in South Portland, a daughter of the late Alburton N. and Faustina E. (Larrabee) Westman. She was a graduate of Monroe High School, Class of 1935, and Vinal Regional Technical […]
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Residents want revote on public water system approval
NEW GLOUCESTER — More than two dozen residents on Monday urged New Gloucester Selectmen to hold a third town meeting on a weekday night to revote on the Upper Gloucester public water system approval, which passed by a majority on Feb. 16 by a show of hands. The board took comment during the public participation […]
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Tobacco quitters honored Feb. 26 LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin’s 14th annual Quit & Win Celebration, a quit tobacco incentive recognition event, will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Bates College’s Benjamin Mays Center. Keynote speaker Sarah Mayberry, from the Breathe Easy Coalition, will be on hand recognizing participants in Healthy Androscoggin’s five-week […]
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S. Chayer: How could the vote be allowed?
I question whether the vote taken at the Feb. 16 town meeting in New Gloucester to fund a water district was proper. There was a special town meeting on Jan. 26 where this issue was voted down by 54 percent of the voters. How is it now possible to have another vote, with even better […]
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Jeannine G. Hotham
1936 – 2013 PORTLAND — Jeannine G. Hotham, 76, passed on Feb. 15. Born April 15, 1936, to Liliane and Joseph Bolduc. Jeannine and Floyd Hotham were married Oct. 1, 1956. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Floyd; two children, Gale Sampson of Cumberland and Waymon Hotham of Belfast; a sister, Helen […]
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VFW 9150 meets Feb. 18 LEWISTON — The Longley-Dionne VFW Post 9150 will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at the Lewiston Armory on Central Avenue. All officers and members are encouraged to attend. First Auburn Seniors to meet AUBURN — First Auburn Seniors will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Don […]