The Maine Turnpike drives me nuts. You pay the toll of $1.75 now at New Gloucester and get off at Auburn or Lewiston. The new “fair” toll will be $2.50. I must be missing something about fairness with the tolls, and this has been for many, many years. Maybe it is because the people who […]
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Linda Bragdon Litchfield
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Linda Eileen Bragdon Litchfield, 60, passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, June 28, at her home in Palm Harbor, Fla., following a long illness. She bravely fought her illnesses with determination and dignity. Linda was born Nov. 5, 1951, in York, to Patricia Morrison Bragdon and Robert G. Bragdon of […]
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Walter B. ‘Pete’ Sleeper
AUBURN — Walter Bernard “Pete” Sleeper of Woolwich, beloved husband of Helen (Dunn) Sleeper for 23 years, passed away peacefully on June 27, from a longtime illness at Clover Manor. Pete was born March 27, 1927, in Mechanic Falls, to Ernestine (Coffin) Sleeper and the late Ralph Sleeper. He attended school in Mechanic Falls, until […]
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Cops share human side with campers
POLAND — Cops once frightened 13-year-old Isaiah Iadorola. “They’re really tall,” said Isaiah, who lives in Buckfield. “They’re usually really loud. They have a lot of stuff. I just thought they were pretty scary.” That’s changed. Last weekend, Isaiah sat in the front passenger seat of a police cruiser as it drove the back roads […]
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Anthony C. Douglass
AUBURN — Anthony Craig Douglass “Tony,” 67, of Poland, beloved husband and best friend of Roberta (Strout) Douglass for 29 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for and loved on June 23, from a longtime illness at Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. Tony was born in Lewiston, May 16, […]
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Poland moves ahead on historical society plan
POLAND — The date for the groundbreaking of the Poland Historical Society’s Memorabilia Barn hasn’t been set, but the project is now a go. Dissent that had broken out within historical society ranks, and had, with the weather, conspired to delay the project, was set aside Wednesday when the Board of Selectmen voted to accept […]
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Guitarist-singer Jim Gallant will perform songs from his latest CD
POLAND SPRING — Singer and guitarist Jim Gallant will perform songs from his latest CD, “Old with a New Coat,” plus other music from his earlier recordings, on Monday, July 2. The performance is part of the Poland Spring Historical Society’s summer concert series. In a review of the CD Cyrus Rhoads of the Muse’s Muse writes: “The lyrics are […]
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N. Smith: Is he really looking for answers?
I offer this in response to Thomas Shields’ letter of June 19, headlined “Where are the answers?” When I had finished reading Dr. Shields’ letter, I was left with the feeling that I had just watched a Fox News broadcast (“the no-spin” network). The implication of each question is that the Democrats are doing something […]
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Fiddlehead Center holding summer camps
GRAY — Fiddlehead Center will hold summer camps beginning Monday, June 25, including full- and half-day camps with before- and after-care options. There will be new camps every week, including art studio, crazy chemistry, slime & goo, messy art, improv & theater, young filmmakers, science, movie making, story book art, storybook theater, crazy science and […]