SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Police are preparing to monitor roads during the annual 10-mile yard sale in the Maine communities of Cornville and Skowhegan. The sale, in its 31st year, sometimes brings bumper-to-bumper traffic to the area and is scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday. Skowhegan police say they will mobilize towing services and […]
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Daughters to hold yard sale on Saturday
JAY — Circle 677, Daughters of Isabella, St. Rose of Lima, met recently, led by Chancellor Lauriann Castonguay in recitation of the rosary. Regent Denise Rodzen opened the meeting and the pledge to the flag was said. Recording Secretary Jackie Castonguay read the roll call of officers. Filling in for Irene Castonguay was Rita Crowley, […]
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Local classifieds find a place in Facebook groups
BRUNSWICK — Imagine an online marketplace like Craigslist, except you can see every seller’s real name and nearly everyone is practically a neighbor. And that person selling the playground set? Turns out she’s a friend of a friend. Welcome to the “Brunswick, Maine Area Online Yard Sale,” a Facebook group that has become a go-to destination for […]
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Joshua Chamberlain’s Medal of Honor surfaces at church sale
BRUNSWICK — One of the most prestigious medals earned by one of Maine’s most decorated sons was discovered at a church sale and turned over to a Brunswick-based organization for safe keeping, the group announced Monday. The U.S. Army Medal of Honor was awarded to Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain — who would go on […]
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Jay Historical Society putting itself and history back together
JAY — The Jay Historical Society is still trying to put its historical documents and archives back together in the Florence Raymond Building. The end portion of the building that housed the Archive Room and office were destroyed when a car went nearly all the way through the end of the building on April 2. […]