March 18, 2009 RSS feed / Community & Local News

NorthStar coming to your rescue

WESTERN MAINE -- If you want NorthStar's EMTs to arrive in time to save your life, you need to do more than just dial 911 and pray really hard. More...

Maine Maple Sunday

FRANKLIN & SOMERSET COUNTIES — Maine's maple producers celebrate Maine Maple Sunday this spring when sugar makers around the State open the doors of their sugarhouses for the public to join them in their rites of spring - -making maple syrup More...

Juveniles admit to starting school fire

FARMINGTON — Three juveniles face charges after admitting Tuesday, March 10 to entering a vacant school building in Phillips last month and attempting to start a fire. The school on Russell Street was entered by several juveniles, Lt. More...

Harris House names Employee of the Month

Doris Spencer was recently named Employee of the Month for Harris House in Livermore Falls. She was chosen by her peers as someone who is willing to do whatever needs to be done, when it needs to be done. More...

Familiar faces at Saddleback

A Reporter's Notebook:

RANGELEY — It had been over 20 years since Howard and I had traveled to Saddleback Ski area in Rangeley when my old friend Nancy Marshall, of Carrabassett Valley, called and said she and our friend, Warren Cook, wanted us to come up for a "vi More...

RSU action meeting planned

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Regional School Unit Planning Committee is seeking the public's help. The committee believes it is time for the community to act. More...

Rev. Peter Millar to visit Rangeley

RANGELEY — Peter Millar, Minister in the Church of Scotland and past director (Warden) of the Iona Abbey in Scotland, will be visiting Rangeley March 20 at the Rangeley Congregational Church Barn. The event begins at 12 p.m. More...

Board sets town appointments

Kingfield Selectmen

KINGFIELD - - A host of appointments were made at last Monday's selectmen's meeting which is a typical standard after town meeting. More...

Wind, solar seminar rescheduled

RANGELEY —- The Wind and Solar Power Seminar originally planned for March 2, has been rescheduled for Monday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd at 2614 Main Street. More...

Just another day

Just another day for Sugarloaf snowboarder Tyler Morris of Farmington pictured halfway home in Kingfield with blown-out knee, torn cartilage in his elbow, a dislocated shoulder and battling the flu for the past two weeks. More...

Historical calendars still available

STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society's pictorial 2009 calendars are still available. More...

Kingfield revitalization group to meet

KINGFIELD -- The Kingfield Downtown Revitalization Committee will be holding its next meeting Thursday, March 19 at Webster Hall beginning at 4 p.m. More...

HCC Open House planned

FARMINGTON -- The Healthy Community Coalition will be hosting a public open house on Wednesday, March 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate its recent move to 105 Mt. More...

Time to heed 'posted road' signs

Mountain Misbehavior

WESTERN MOUNTAINS — The following are summaries of some of the local law enforcement agencies' and fire departments' activities last week. More...

Next meeting March 24

RLRS Board

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Regional School Board of Education announced the agenda for it meeting slated for March 24 at the RLRS All- Purpose Room at 6 p.m. More...

Brochu mill on Discovery

DOVER -- It has been reported that the crew from the Discovery Channel has been in Maine working on a series and in the process interviewed members of the Brochu family. The national network has been featuring a series called American Loggers. More...

Next school year's calendar in process

Rangeley Lakes Regional School Board

RANGELEY The minutes for the Rangeley Lakes Regional School Board of Education meeting held March 10 were recently released. Members present included Ginny Nuttall, Barbara Burgess, Mary Vacarro, Harold Schaetzle, Barbara Burgess and Pam Ellis. More...

Volunteers feed the elderly

KINGFIELD — What does the new Kingfield Assistant Town Clerk, LeeAnn Provencher, and the town's postmaster, Sue Jones, have in common? Well, they both care about the welfare of the elderly in Kingfield. More...

Forestry workshop offers credits

FARMINGTON — Master Loggers' credits are being offered for attending the forestry workshop being hosted by Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District in the North Dinning Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington on Tuesday, March More...

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Kingfield seniors Charlie Brown (in his St. More...