My mother has decorations to commemorate each occasion on the calendar from the New Year to Christmas. The decorations for the next holiday typically come out as the trinkets of the previous celebration were being stowed away. I have childhood memories of lacey pink paper hearts being with Easter Bunny figurines and bouquets of silk […]
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Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
37th annual lighting of the Giving Tree
RANGELEY — Despite falling temperatures and spitting snow, nearly 100 people attended the 37th annual lighting of the Giving Tree on Saturday, Nov. 30. While the weather may have been frightful, the excitement and wonder from the crowd was delightful. Children – and adults – eagerly accepted candy canes while event coordinators wrapped up last […]
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington board approves four-day work week for staff starting Jan. 1, 2025
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, the town office will be open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Second Phillips man charged in connection to a wave of local burglaries, thefts
Franklin Sheriff’s deputies arrested Stephen L. Haines Jr., 51, of Phillips on Wednesday.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Creator of Ripple Retreat speaks at West Paris
WEST PARIS — On Dec. 1, the First Universalist Church of West Paris was visited by Jeff Holley, creator of the Ripple Retreat. On the church’s Facebook, his message was described as “how one person can make a difference in the world,” or the “Ripple Retreat Effect.” Holley was invited to speak by Marta Clements. […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Rotary supports Gehring House project
To the Editor: On November 26 at the Bethel Rotary breakfast meeting, the club presented a check to Amy Scott, Program Manager for the Northern Forest Center’s Gehring House project, which is currently in progress here in Bethel. Rotary’s donation represents our club’s belief in the work of the Northern Forest Center, and particularly in […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
News You can Use – Winter isolation
The colorful fall leaves are long gone, and the shorter days of December have arrived with the promise of starry nights and maybe a hint of snow. There is a feeling of expectation in the air as we hurry along thinking of the upcoming holidays. Perhaps it is my northern Scottish heritage, but I just […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
News You can Use – Winter isolation
The colorful fall leaves are long gone, and the shorter days of December have arrived with the promise of starry nights and maybe a hint of snow. There is a feeling of expectation in the air as we hurry along thinking of the upcoming holidays. Perhaps it is my northern Scottish heritage, but I just […]
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Tourmaline display celebrates Library/Museum collaboration
NORWAY — Myles Felch and his son Niall Taylor stand beside a glass case display containing sixteen tourmaline pieces and information from the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel, Maine. Myles is the Curator and Staff Geologist at the museum. This display of gemstones in various shapes and colors will be on display through […]