MEDFORD, Mass. — Ben Armstrong, a graduate of Edward Little High School, was placed on the dean’s list for the fall 2013 term at Tufts University School of Engineering. He is a junior studying mechanical engineering and will be working for Sensata Technologies, a sensors and controls company in Attleboro, Mass., in May 2014. He […]
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Selectmen in Strong appoint officers
STRONG — With more than two dozen annual town appointments to review and approve, selectmen began their meeting Tuesday with an abundance of paperwork. After Saturday’s town meeting, the five-member board elected Jim Burrill as chairman and Mike Pond as vice chairman. Burrill had been unopposed in his re-election for a third term. Selectmen agreed […]
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Strong voters spend on recreation, say no to fewer streetlights
STRONG — Voters approved a 2014 budget that raised and appropriated a total amount lower than the previous year. The Saturday meeting drew 51 voters to the Forster Memorial Building to mull over the 61-article warrant. Selectmen and the Budget Committee calculated initial requests for $565,059, down from a 2013 total of $565,182. After a […]
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Strong to elect selectmen, school directors Friday
STRONG — Voters will head to the polls Friday to elect a selectman and three school board members. Voting will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. March 21 at the Forster Memorial Building. Selectman James Burrill is seeking another three-year term, as are RSU 58 directors Lois Barker and Rupert Pratt. A third seat […]
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Free seminar on smaller government
STRONG — A free seminar by Loren Spivack and sponsored by Franklin Co. Patriots will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 24, and Tuesday, March 25, at White Elephant Restaurant. How do we go about getting government back into the box built by the founding fathers to contain government? The box it […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
BALTIMORE, Md. — Emily M. Pakulski, formerly of Mechanic Falls, has received her Bachelor of Arts from Goucher College in May of 2013 majoring in communications with a concentration in studio art, with a final GPA of 3.45. Emily is a 2009 graduate of Poland Regional High School, and has recently moved to New York […]
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Strong reschedules town meeting, elections
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday night rescheduled the annual town meeting for March 22 and election of school board members to March 21, because legal public notice was not given to hold it March 1. At their Feb. 11 meeting, selectmen agreed to wait for updated information for three school board terms. They also received […]
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Strong, Freeman Republicans meet Sunday
STRONG — A meeting for Strong and Freeman Republicans begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Parish House in Strong. All Republicans are welcome to attend. For more information, call Eloise Stevens, 684-5202, or Lois Barker, 684-4832.
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Face Time: Pete Dubuc, ‘Gunther Brown’ front man
They put out the call for a fake wedding with a cake fight. Gunther Brown shot the video for its single “Forever” with friends, family and fans in November, released the cake-in-your-face video in December and followed up with its first album, “Good Nights for Daydreams,” in late January, which is now enjoying radio play. […]
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Driver charged in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — A Strong man was issued a summons on a charge of failing to yield the right of way following a collision on Route 2/Wilton Road on Saturday. Frank Anderson, 88, was driving a 2013 Toyota Tundra pickup west at about 10 a.m. when he attempted a left turn into Splash and Dash car […]