FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to continue in 2017-18 the administrative structure that was put in place at Mt. Blue Campus prior to the start of the school year. It was considered an interim plan when the board approved it in August 2016 to see how it worked. The structure was […]
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Reno J. Bell
LEWISTON — Reno Joseph Bell, 72, of Lewiston passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Saturday, March 18, after a brief illness. Reno was born Nov. 6, 1944, in Van Buren to Benoit and Alia Lebel Bell. He was the youngest of 13 children. The Bell family was well-known in the Sabattus area, growing up […]
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West Minot Grange to host annual Maple Weekend with craft fair, pancake breakfast
MINOT — West Minot Grange No. 42 will host Maple Weekend with a craft and vendor fair and breakfast Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26. Proceeds will benefit the the Grange’s Start-Up Scholarship Program. Breakfast, served all-you-can-eat, will be served from from 7 to 11 a.m. The cost is $8 for adults and $2 […]
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Robin Dow Seniors to meet AUBURN — Robin Dow Senior Citizens met on March 8. Attendance winners were Callie Adams and Leigh Whittle; red tickets winners, Nancy Hutchinson, Al Strout and Merry Strout; white, Bob Bell, Delores Danforth and Lorraine Raymond; and, blue, Janis Brackenbury, Mary Tasinnari and Carmela Hewitt. There will not be a meeting on March 22 because so many members will […]
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Louise S. Conti
FALMOUTH — Louise S. Conti of South Portland died Friday, March 17, after a period of declining health. She was 90 years old. Louise was born Alberta Theresa Louise Stalmuke on Feb. 11, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of Anthony T. Stalmuke and Alice Miller. As a child, she lived in Los Angeles before […]
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Fill the Plate Breakfast to benefit SeniorsPlus' Meals on Wheels
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus will hold a breakfast to benefit its Meals on Wheels nutrition program on Friday, March 31. The Fill the Plate Breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch in Auburn. The breakfast will honor former Speaker of the Maine House of Rep. Mark W. Eves with […]
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‘Essentials of College Planning’ PARIS — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting a free workshop entitled “Essentials of College Planning” for adults 19 at 10 a.m. Mondays, April 10 and 24, at the Western Maine University and Community College Center, 232 Main St. FMI, register: 1-800-281-3703, meoc.maine.edu. Cancer Resource Center Reiki clinic NORWAY — The Cancer […]
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Late-night blaze at Formed Fiber in Auburn
Auburn and Lewiston firefighters were knocking down an active fire Monday night at ConForm Automotive, formerly Formed Fiber Technologies, at 125 Allied Road. The fire started near machinery and has extended into the roof. All employees have evacuated safely and there are no reported injuries.
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Peru selectmen to seek National Guard help with projects
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to look into inviting the National Guard to assist in revitalizing or repairing certain town properties. Board Chairwoman Carol Roach said she learned of a program offered by the National Guard called Innovative Readiness Training Request for Military Assistance. She said some of the projects the […]
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New Sharon woman escapes serious injury in Jay crash
JAY — A New Sharon woman was treated at the scene after her car went off Maxwell Road and rolled onto its side, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Rocell Marcellino, 60, of New Sharon, was driving from Wilton when her car went into soft snow, back onto the road and into a snowbank before […]