STARKS — Basket-making classes will be held at Crafter’s Cottage in June and July, hosted by the United in Christ Presbyterian Church. Basket-Making for Beginners is a hands-on introduction to basic basket-making techniques offered in two three-week sessions. Students will craft a different basket in each session. Materials are included in the cost of the […]
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MOCA to focus on Ground Penetrating Radar at spring program in Starks
STARKS — “Mapping of Historic Cemeteries Using Ground Penetrating Radar” will be one of two featured presentations when The Maine Old Cemetery Association convenes its Spring Program at the Starks Community Center on Saturday, May 17. Registration, $3, begins at 8:30 a.m. and continues until 9:10. The program is hosted by the Starks Historical Society […]
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Crochet sessions start May 6 STARKS — Crocheting Made Easy will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 13, 20 and 27, at 11 Locke Hill Road, next to the United in Christ Presbyterian Church. Fee is $30 for the full session, $10 for one session, sliding fee scale. Learn the basics […]
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Church to offer classes on paper mache puppet making
STARKS — United in Christ Presbyterian Church Crafter’s Cottage is offering a series of classes on paper mache puppet making. The six-week class will be offered from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, March 19 through April 23, at the Crafter’s Cottage in Memorial Hall, 11 Locke Hill Road. An intensive in-depth learning experience, this class […]
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Starks woman pleads guilty to spitting on official
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A Starks woman maintains her innocence even though she has pleaded guilty to spitting on a town official during a dispute over a cellphone tower. Cindy Brown pleaded guilty to an assault charge this week in Somerset County Superior Court, avoiding a trial. Her lawyer told the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1epmVOz ) she […]
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Starks man dies in Fairfield crash
FAIRFIELD (AP) — Police said one man was killed and second man was hospitalized after a head-on crash in Fairfield. Police said 67-year-old James Murphy of Starks was headed north on Norridgewock Road on Wednesday night when a southbound pickup truck crossed the center line and hit Murphy’s car head-on. Sgt. Matthew Bard told the […]
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Man, 84, dies when struck by dump truck in Starks
STARKS (AP) — Police say the 84-year-old Anson man struck and killed by a dump truck as he walked along the side of a Starks road had apparently stopped to pick up bottles. Dale Lancaster, chief deputy of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, said Walter Cowan stopped his vehicle on the southbound side Route 43 […]
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Garden Angel Project has successful season
Program, volunteer information will be available at the Farmington Fair FARMINGTON — Season 2013 started with the building of eight additional boxes for the Garden Angel Project, bringing the total to 16 boxes this year. The boxes were built with the assistance of 4-H members at their 4-H Day on June 1 at the Farmington […]
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Maine VFW ladies attend Kentucky convention
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maine’s president, Joy Andreasen of Cumberland Center, a member of Deering Memorial Ladies Auxiliary 6859, led the state delegation of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. at the 100th National Convention held July 20-24 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. As leading representative of the state, […]
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Forum to focus on cell phone towers, risk STARKS — A Community forum on health risks and cell phone towers will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday Aug. 6, United in Christ Presbyterian Church, 7 Locke Hill Road. The film, “Public Exposure: DNA, Democracy and the “Wireless Revolution,” will be followed by a presentation […]