WILTON — Wednesday Night Ladies: week of March 27. Teams: Mines In The Gutters 140-76, Designs By Darlene 126-90, Wreckin Balls 123-93, Just One More 121-95, Living On A Spare 107-109, Bowling Belles 101-115, Full Of 5 Pins 74-142, Golden Oldies 72-144 Games: Jamie Ellsworth 185, Melissa Malone 183, Vicky Kinsey 170, Lisa Dube 170, […]
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CVA athletes chosen to represent Team USA
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA) proudly announces that five of its athletes have been chosen to represent Team USA at the 2024 FIS World Junior Championships. These events provide important international benchmarking, serve as a stepping stone to higher-level international competition, and offer a significant opportunity for athletes to showcase their talent on […]
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Festival FARMINGTON — The 2024 Maine Fiddlehead Festival returns to the University of Maine at Farmington campus, Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival features local food and craft vendors, kids’ activities and petting zoo, fiddlehead cooking demonstration, tent talks, and live local music including a performance by the Franklin County Fiddlers. […]
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Local 11-year-old snowboarder to compete in Colorado
STRONG — At the end of this month, Lorenzo Warren, 11-year-old son of Selina and Jonny Warren, along with the eight other members of his team from Carrabassett Valley Academy’s Snowboard Weekend Program, will head to Copper Mountain in Colorado for the Annual United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association’s (USASA) National Championships. Warren […]
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Movie Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’
What has happened to the ‘Ghostbusters’ movie franchise? For over a quarter-century, Hollywood resisted the temptation to spoil the one-two punch of the 1984 comedy classic and its decent enough 1989 sequel. Then there came the 2016 reboot, which was controversial for its female cast, and the controversy is all anyone remembers. The 2021 legacy […]
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It runs in the family: Levi Bogar is Mt. Blue’s Principal’s Award recipient
Mt. Blue High School has chosen Levi Bogar to receive the 2024 Principal’s Award, an honor he shares with his father Jake Bogar, who won the same award in 1993 at Mt. Blue.
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Former Weld woman recalls watching the 1932 eclipse through smoked glass
Monday’s solar event will be third for Dorothy “Dot” Skolfield, who will be 100 on May 14.
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Farmington board approves 2 agreement renewals with Industry
Farmington selectmen approved renewing agreements with Industry for fire services and bulky waste/recycling.
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Business owners upset with Wilton cannabis moratorium
The Wilton Select Board will be holding a special town meeting on Tuesday, April 9, in the hopes of extending the cannabis moratorium until the upcoming town meeting.
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UMF hosts 2nd annual ‘Connecting with the Community’ event
Members of the Farmington community and beyond were invited to visit UMF and explore the student center Tuesday, April 2.