LISBON — The Burnt Meadow Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, has announced that Gwenyth Claire Fraser has been selected as the 2013 Oak Hill High School Good Citizen and Kristianna Lee Benoit has been selected as the Good Citizen for Lisbon High School for 2013. Gwenyth was the founder and editor of […]
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Handy Scholarship for culinary arts is announced
LEWISTON — Applications are available for the inaugural Jordan Handy Scholarship, which will recognize an outstanding senior culinary arts student at Lewiston Regional Technical Center. Founded by Handy, a 2011 graduate of the LRTC, the scholarship will honor a graduating senior in the LRTC’s Green Ladle program. Students from the sending schools, Lewiston, Edward Little, […]
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Danville Grange meets March 28 AUBURN — Members of Danville Junction Grange will meet on Thursday, March 28, for a 6 p.m. supper with Excelsior Grange as guests. The program, beginning at 7 p.m., will feature Auburn Police Officer Tom Poulin, who will speak about the Auburn PAL Center on Chestnut Street, which recently opened. […]
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Spiritualist church leaves Lisbon Street for Sabattus crossroads
SABATTUS — Twice, the Rev. Catherine Sabine dismissed the suggestion of turning a vacant convenience store into a church. Located in Sabattus, it was too far away, the 75-year-old spiritualist figured. Remodeling would be difficult. And the purchase price would be too high. Then a third person asked, “What about the old Village Store?” “I […]
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Wales-based school unit eyes staff cuts
WALES — Superintendent Jim Hodgkin and staff spent Thursday morning cutting next year’s budget. He said the message out of Wednesday night‘s joint meeting with Regional School Unit 4 directors, selectmen in Sabattus, Litchfield and Wales, and members of the public was clear: “Any type of increase at all is going to be really challenging […]
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Joseph ‘Joe’ M. Boisvert
LEWISTON — Joseph “Joe” M. Boisvert, 63, of Sabattus, died Tuesday, March 19, at Central Maine Medical Center with his loving family at his side. He was born in Lewiston, Dec. 13, 1949, a son of the late Marcel and Mugette (Beaulieu) Boisvert. He was educated in local schools and graduated from Lewiston High School, […]
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RSU 4 asks selectmen to weigh in on next year’s budget options, tax increases
WALES — Regional School Unit 4 is entering budget season with preliminary estimates of $1 million to make up in order to flat-fund next year and it means heavy projected property tax increases. School directors will meet Wednesday with selectmen from Wales, Litchfield and Sabattus to gauge how much residents might be willing to bear. […]
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Correction: Oak Hill honor roll
WALES — A name was omitted from the Oak Hill Middle School second quarter honor roll, which ran March 1 on B3 of the City edition. Zoe Hill, grade eight, attained second honors.
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Two charged with tool theft in Sabattus
SABATTUS — One person was arrested and another issued a citation after a chain saw discovered at a local pawn shop led to other missing tools. Police Chief Anthony Ward said a resident reported a weekend break-in at his tool shed on Monday. A chain saw and other equipment was missing. A tip from a […]