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New Spruce Mountain High School club advisor, middle school trip approved by Regional School Unit 73 directors
An advisor will be hired for the Outdoor Club using money budgeted for a track coach and seventh grade middle school students will attend an event at Camp Kieve.
Holy Savior Church Choir starting their 97th season
RUMFORD — As the Holy Savior Church Choir gets ready to begin their 97th season, they are looking for people to join their group. Nick Puiia, in his 3rd year as director of Sacred Music at Parish of the Holy Savior, said, “We’re starting rehearsals again on October 2 at 6 p.m. in the choir […]
Music, motorcycles honor sacrifice and service at Jay POW MIA event
Veterans, their families, friends gathered together to remember those who were Prisoners of War and those who are Missing in Action at the 33rd Annual POW/MIA Recognition ceremony in Jay.
Apple Storytime and tasting event engages families at Jay-Niles Memorial Library
Denise Boothby from Boothby’s Farm Market and Orchard led a fun-filled event Sept. 21 with apple taste-testing, an applesauce demonstration, and stories about farm life and Johnny Appleseed.
Fayette Select Board sets 2024 tax rate at 13.53 mil, discusses school facility use
The Fayette Select Board approved a 2024 tax rate of 13.53 mil and addressed public concerns about access to the school gym and kitchen, emphasizing that such decisions fall under the school committee’s authority.
Air quality test, roof repairs planned for Mexico school
Mountain Valley Middle School will have follow-up testing Wednesday.
Fully staffed and ready to go: An interview with Rangeley’s new Police Chief Richard Caton IV
RANGELEY — After four months of acting as interim police chief at the beginning of spring, officially accepting the role in the beginning of August, and then within the last several weeks fully staffing his department, Rangeley Police Chief Richard Caton IV is confidently settling into his new role. “Yeah, there’s definitely a lot of […]
New Vineyard stops charging for Transfer Station stickers after realizing it violates ordinance
The $50 annual permit fee has been in place for 10-15 years.
Meeting focuses on future of volunteer-driven hunter safety programs
With currently no hunter safety courses running in Franklin County, members of the Rangeley Region Guides & Sportsmen’s Association invited Meredith Podgurski, recreational safety coordinator for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife to the association’s Clubhouse in Oquossoc on September 19 for a potluck supper and meeting to discuss what steps would need […]