May 6, 2009 RSS feed / Community & Local News

Stratton-Eustis Lions take home six awards

CAMDEN -- At the Maine Lions Convention held at Samoset Resort the weekend of April 24 to 26, the Stratton Eustis Lions Club was again awarded the prize for its membership drive that netted eight new members. More...

Stained glass class offered at art center

KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Art Center, located at 245 Main Street, will be hosting a beginner and intermediate stained glass class. More...

Kingfield alumni to meet June 6

KINGFIELD — The 89th annual Kingfield High School Alumni Association will gather at the Kingfield Elementary School for its annual dinner and meeting on Saturday, June 6. More...

Camden National Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

CAMDEN — Gregory A. More...

Maternal strategies of seals topic of talk

Western Maine Audubon Society

FARMINGTON -- Western Maine Audubon Society will have Daryl Boness, talking about maternal strategies of seals, at its last presentation of the season. The talk will be held on Wednesday, May 13, beginning at 7 p.m. More...

Flags fly in New Vineyard

NEW VINEYARD — New Vineyard joined many other Maine communities Saturday, May 2 when it installed some 60 American flags throughout the community. More...

Old electronics to be collected, recycled

FARMINGTON — Old and broken electronics —"ewaste"— will be collected for recycling on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farmington's Aubuchon Hardware parking lot located on the Wilton Road, Route 2 & 4. More...

Lambert's pianists tickle the ivories

KINGFIELD — Over 14 students took part in Saturday night's annual piano recital with parents, friends, grandparents and especially the piano students' teacher, Dot Lambert, watching and listening to what they had accomplished over the past ye More...

Western Maine in fire alert

The Maine Forest Service continues to place the Western Maine region, and for that matter all of the state, under high fire danger as of Monday. More...

Claws for excitement

What did you do for excitement during your school vacation? Nine-year-old Ryan Nelson helped his grandfather, Steve Mosher, weigh lobsters at Mosher's Seafood Store on Route 2 in Farmington. More...

Winter, gone but not forgotten

The combination of "open water" and snow-covered ski trails are an unusual but annual sight in the Rangeley area. (Steve Mitman photo) More...

Online motor vehicle services

AUGUSTA -- The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles provides online services for driver's license and ID card renewals (provided residency and legal presence has already been shown), registration renewals, driving records, vanity plate searches, oversize More...

Free orthopedic, burn screening clinic offered

FARMINGTON — Local Shriners are again sponsoring a free screening clinic to identify children in the Franklin County region who could benefit from the orthopedic and burn care provided by Shriners Hospitals. More...

Acupuncture 'Happy Hour' offered

RANGELEY — A free Acupuncture Happy Hour will be held at Valley Passage Acupuncture, 2452 Main Street on Friday, May 8, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. It will consist of complimentary acupuncture and chair massage. More...

Farmers' market returns to Kingfield

KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Farmers' Market group will be returning to Main Street in front of the Narrow Gauge Realty office beginning May 20 and running every Wednesday until at least Oct. 1. It will be open from 3 to 6 p.m. More...

Lions Club fundraisers

STRATTON -- The Stratton Eustis Lions Club is selling raffle tickets for a queen-sized blue and white log cabin style quilt to raise funds for Maine Lions Past District Governor, Ron Johnson, who is running for International Director from District More...

Suspect flees scene in CV

Mountain Misbehavior

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

Mobile Health Unit visits announced

FARMINGTON -- The Healthy Community Coalition's Mobile Health Unit will be visiting a number of sites in coming months. Residents are invited to stop by for a blood pressure check, a physician referral, or to chat with staff. More...

A world of tales to tell

Millie Clapp,

KINGFIELD — Many senior citizens have a tale to tell after a long life but maybe none so interesting as that of Millicent Evans "Millie" Clapp who has lived at the Kingfield Elderly Housing for the past 14 years. More...

'Wellness Day' for men & women in Rangeley

RANGELEY -- Rangeley Family Medicine, located on 42 Dallas Hill Road, will host a "Wellness Day" for men and women on Wednesday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

McKee to step down as president

Mt. Abram Regional Health Center

KINGFIELD — Members of the Mt. Abram Regional Health Center board of directors met recently at the health center. Connie Coggins, CEO and president of the Health Reach Network that operates some 11 health centers across Maine was a guest. More...

Free Conservation Trees booklet offered

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. -- The Arbor Day Foundation recently updated its Conservation Trees booklet, and it is now available for a $3 donation by contacting the foundation. "Conservation Trees" is designed to help people plant and care for trees. More...

Earth Day Art Contest awards given

RANGELEY — The first annual Rangeley Lakes Builders Supply Earth Day Art contest for Rangeley Lakes Regional School grades K-5 was held in honor of Earth Day, April 22. More...

Health careers summer camp planned

FARMINGTON -- Franklin Community Health Network will once again host a Summer Scrub Club Camp taking place Aug. 3 to 7 at the Ben Franklin Center at Franklin Memorial Hospital. More...

Health talk to discuss preventing athletic injuries

FARMINGTON -- Registrations are now being accepted for the next "Prescriptions for Health" presentation featuring Dr. Nancy Cummings, an orthopaedic surgeon affiliated with Franklin Health Orthopaedics. More...