KINGFIELD — Chef Jordan Rolleston and staff welcome visitors to the second annual Harvest at the Hut event on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Stratton Brook Hut of the Maine Huts & Trails. The five-course meal will include hors d’oeuvres, soup, salad, pasta, entree and dessert. “We are committed to sourcing food and services from […]
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Stratton woman accused of burning her 4-year-old daughter
EUSTIS — A Stratton woman is accused of burning her 4-year-old daughter on the legs with an electric wood burning engraver tool because she was “being bad,” Franklin County Sheriff’s Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday in a news release. Detective Ken Charles received a referral from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services on […]
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Local food pantries receive $80,000 in food items from Good Shepherd Food-Bank
FARMINGTON — Nine area food pantries received about $80,000 worth of food Wednesday as a Good Shepherd Food-Bank truck distributed food at the Mt. Blue Shopping Plaza. The truck comes every three months, Judy Frost of Western Maine Community Action said after the delivery. Community Action programs across the state coordinate the allotments and distributions, […]
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Stratton man injured in Carrabassett Valley accident
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Police said a Stratton man was injured early Tuesday morning after a vehicle he was riding in lost its steering, went off the road and snapped a utility pole. William Popov, 18, was driving a 2001 Jeep south on Route 27 shortly after 5 a.m. His father, Alex, 48, was a passenger […]
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Ladies/Community Breakfast OQUOSSOC — The next Ladies/Community Breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Gingerbread House on Main Street. If anyone has a special dietary need, please call in advance so they can try to accommodate your needs. Historical Society membership meeting DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Historical Society will […]
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Morin, Pepin to be inducted into Logger’s Hall of Fame
RANGELEY — Luc Morin and Leo Pepin will be inducted into the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum’s Logger’s Hall of Fame on Friday, July 25, during the 34th annual Logging Festival’s evening program which begins at 7 p.m. in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Main Street. Born in 1925 in Saint-Martin, Quebec, Morin began […]
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Underwood summer story hours FAYETTE — The summer story hours with Lady Elaine will begin on July 10 and continue to Aug. 21. They will be held at the Underwood Library on Thursdays at 10 a.m. There will be stories, crafts, door prizes and refreshments. For more information, call the library at 685-3778. Reading by […]
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Annual Sam O. White Day is July 13
STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society will hold the annual Sam O. White Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 13. It will be hosted by Sam’s distant cousin, Emerson Dyer. Sam was born and raised on Eustis Ridge and after his duty in the First World War, moved to Alaska. […]
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Inventive Press Gang playing Stratton, Skye
CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will present Portland-based trio The Press Gang at Route 27 Arts in Stratton on Tuesday, May 20, and at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, May 21. Showtime is 7 p.m. with a jam session kicking off at 6:15 p.m on Wednesday at Skye Theatre. The Press Gang […]
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Historical Society walk-a-thon rescheduled to May 17
STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society will sponsor a Walk-A-Thon at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17. Starting lineup will be at the Stratton Elementary School parking lot going along School Street and turning around at the site of the old dump two miles away and returning to the school parking lot. This will […]