PORTLAND — The Maine Credit Union League has announced the results of the 2013 CUs’ Share for ME Program, which tracks volunteer hours as reported by credit unions. The 2013 total was the second-highest ever, with nearly 37,500 hours documented by 40 credit unions and close to 1,000 volunteers contributing their time for a community […]
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Lakeside Chapter OES held officer installation
WALES – Lakeside Chapter No. 60, Order of the Eastern Star held its Installation of Officers on April 11 at the Grange-Masonic Hall, 322 Centre Road. The officers of 2013-2014 entered and the Worthy Matron declared the Chapter open for the purpose of installing the officers for the 115th year. The Pledge of Allegiance to […]
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RSU 4 voters to weigh $18.1 million budget
An $18.1 million school spending package will go to voters in Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield on June 10. That budget figure, approved by the RSU 4 school board on April 30, calls for a 2.8 percent increase over last year’s controversial budget. In 2013, the RSU 4 budget referendum failed twice before winning approval. “I […]
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Burnt Meadow DAR honors good citizens
BOWDOIN — The Burnt Meadow Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met at the home of Corley Byras in Bowdoin on March 29 to honor DAR good citizen Nichole Jones of Lisbon High School and good citizen Kayla Gayton of Oak Hill High School. Also honored by being given a good citizenship award were Dustin […]
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Military notes
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The following local residents recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Dustin R. Beard is the son of Kera Gauthier of Sabattus. He is a 2013 graduate of Oak Hill High School in Wales. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Patrick […]
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Sabattus sets warrant for May 22 annual town meeting
SABATTUS — Selectmen and the Budget Committee are almost unanimous in their recommendations for next month’s annual town meeting, scheduled for May 22. Among the meeting’s 39 planned articles, the two elected groups agreed on all but two. In one item, the Budget Committee recommended spending about $2,500 less on the administration’s $282,501 budget. In […]
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Well done – Student achievements announced
BIDDEFORD — Derrick Roy of Lewiston, a senior from Connecticut College, is conducting research in the lab of Bruce Branchini. Roy recently participated in the sixth annual Northeast Undergraduate Research Development Symposium. This National Science Foundation-supported conference provides a forum where undergraduate researchers share their research findings. NURDS 2014 was held on March 8-9 at […]
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Sabattus resident earns bachelors degree of science in podology
SABATTUS — Kathy Long of Sabattus has completed her residency in St. Kitts, West Indies, earning her Bachelors of Science degree in podology with the North American School of Podology of Toronto, Canada. Educators Katharin Von Gavel, founder of NASP; Dr. Joachim Aust of Germany; Cindy Harvey, a pedorothist of Canada; and other educators were […]
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Bean supper, potluck lunch AUBURN — A bean supper will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Auburn United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. The menu includes baked beans, casseroles, potato salad, hot dogs, coleslaw, breads, beverage and pie. The cost is $7. A potluck lunch will be held after Church Service […]