Sketch of Lewiston’s new elementary school, which should get a name in April. LEWISTON — Pretty soon, people can stop calling the city’s new elementary school “the new school.” A name is expected to be decided in the coming weeks, said School Committee Chairwoman Linda Scott, who has assembled a school naming committee. She expects […]
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Auburn library holds Fun with Physics
Jamin Collins, 11, left, and Larson Stone, 8, work on making a marshmallow catapult at the Auburn Public Library on Tuesday. They were taking part in a Fun with Physics program with staff from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service who were teaching children about force, motion, inertia and energy. For more information on […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: U.S. coach Sasha Rearick wants improved fundamentals
The United States’ best skiers got the full Maine treatment during the U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf. “It was good races. They did a good job of pulling off the races here,” U.S. Ski Team men’s coach Sasha Rearick, who attended Gould Academy in Bethel, said early Tuesday evening. “We saw all the great weather […]
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Ward to meet with Wilton board, residents
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons will meet with Mt. Blue Regional School District Superintendent Tom Ward at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Wilton Town Office to discuss the school budget. Residents of Wilton are invited.
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Farmington voters OK $5.89 million budget
FARMINGTON — Voters passed all articles on Monday’s town meeting warrant appropriating a total budget of $5.89 million to operate town business and departments. The total represents an increase of $288,306 over the proposed $5.6 million budget recommended by the Board of Selectmen. Voters approved a motion to increase the Public Works Department’s budget by […]
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Selectmen in Franklin County Commission District 3 to elect budget committee rep
FARMINGTON — Selectmen in Franklin County Commission District 3 will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the county courthouse to elect a representative to the Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee. The elected selectman will replace former Avon Selectman John Calloway, who chose not to seek re-election this year. The term for the new […]
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Chesterville voters approve 5-year recycling contract, summer fest
CHESTERVILLE — All articles passed at the town meeting Monday night, but some drew discussion first. Proposed articles concerning the reopening of the Adams and Gordon Hill roads documented voter approval of winter maintenance. The roads were closed and later reopened, but records can’t be found for when that happened. Amendments were made to include […]
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Oxford County jail administrator to resign
PARIS — The Oxford County commissioners voted recently to accept a resignation letter from Oxford County Jail Administrator Ed Quinn. County Administrator Scott Cole said Quinn had held a variety of posts at the jail over the years, and that his initial employment was May 1980. “That’s around the same time that Mount St. Helens […]
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Bicentennial Committee may get Mexico version of classic board game
Members of the Mexico Bicentennial Committee gather around a replica game of the classic Monopoly game. They would like to have one for Mexico in the future as a fundraiser. From left are Sheryl Briggs, Marilla Couch, Mara Smith, Louise Arsenault and Caroline Mitchell. MEXICO — In the near future, people may be rolling the dice […]
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Livermore Falls man described as caring, loving
FARMINGTON — When Charlene Slaver sang a childhood song to her critically injured son, Joey, as he was lying in a bed at a Lewiston hospital, she said, he squeezed her hand. Joseph Slaver Jr., 23, of Livermore Falls incurred multiple blunt-force injuries as a result of a collision with a Livermore Falls police cruiser […]