May 26, 2010 RSS feed / Community & Local News

Annual meeting on tap

Mt. Blue Area Garden Club

NEW SHARON — Mt. Blue Area Garden Club Annual Meeting/Membership Luncheon on June 1 will be held at the New Sharon United Methodist Church. New officers will be elected at this time. More...

Tax relief deadline approaching

AUGUSTA — State Reps. Jarrod Crockett (R-Bethel) and Tom Saviello (R-Wilton) want to alert area residents that the application period for Maine’s Property Tax and Rent Refund Program ends May 31 for taxes and rent paid during 2008. More...

Health care provider conference planned

FARMINGTON — Health care clinicians are invited to attend a conference titled “Coming to our Senses: The Heart of Medicine and the Return of Meaning,” taking place on Friday, June 4, at the Ben Franklin Center at Franklin Memorial More...

Laura Toothaker receives award

PHILLIPS — Laura Toothaker, of Phillips, was recently awarded Unit Member of the Year by the American Legion Auxiliary, State of Maine. More...

Home repair program taking client applications

FARMINGTON — North Parish Housing Ministry, a low-income home repair program of Mission at the Eastward, is taking client applications for home repairs for summer 2010. More...

Deputies busy with numerous calls

Mountain Misbehavior:

WESTERN MOUNTAINS — Following is a summary of some of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department’s activities last week. More...

Camp burglaries being investigated

JIM POND TOWNSHIP -— Franklin County deputies are investigating camp burglaries on the Alder Stream Road, sheriff’s Lt. Niles Yeaton said Monday, May 17. The break-ins, which occurred sometime since May 1, were reported May 14. More...

Rangeley Public Library offers two book groups

RANGELEY — This summer the Rangeley Public Library will be running two book groups at no cost. More...

High school facility being evaluated

SALEM — Craig Boone from Bunker & Savage came to the MSAD #58 school board meeting on Monday, May 17. An engineering study is being conducted to evaluate the high school’s physical condition. More...

Summer reading program signup: June 1 to 12

Strong Public Library

STRONG — The library will offer a summer reading program from June 19 to Aug. 21. More...

Thrift shop gearing up for summer season

RANGELEY — The Good Shepherd Thrift Shoppe in the church undercroft on Main Street is now displaying new items for spring and summer. Among the items will logo t-shirts for 10 cents as well as a recent influx of toddler items. More...

Spring update

New from the Rangeley Public Library

RANGELEY — At the library, we are definitely thinking spring! Do we dare? Are we safe to say that it looks like we’re through with snow for this year? We can only hope. More...

Ladies’/Community Breakfast set

OQUOSSOC — The next Ladies’/Community Breakfast’ with everyone invited to attend, will be on Wednesday, June 2 at The Gingerbread House on Main Street, from 7 to 9 a.m. More...

Summer Daze Camp offers leadership opportunities

FARMINGTON — The UMF Fitness and Recreation Center will be offering a Leader In Training Program in conjunction with the Summer Daze Camp. Leader in Training 2010 More...

News from Our Service Men & Women

Thorndike stationed in South Carolina

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Barry Thorndike II of Phillips graduated in June 2008 from Mt. Abram High School. He entered Marine Corps boot camp in October 2008 and graduated as a Private at Parris Island, S.C. Jan. More...

A gathering of gatherers

Pictured above are some of the more than 60 volunteers who participated in this year’s Valley Cleanup Saturday, May 15. More...

NAMI support group continues

LIVERMORE FALLS — Twice a month, health center patients and community members gather at Western Maine Family Health Center to support each other. More...

Memorial Day Services

NEW PORTLAND — On May 31, Memorial Day, the American Legion Coffin-Hewey-Safford Post and Unit 173 of North New Portland will be providing Memorial Day Services at number of sites, said Dave Miller, Legion Service Officer. More...

Alpine Shop celebrates Golden Anniversary

RANGELEY — The Alpine Shop on Main Street has been operating for over 50 years. The owners are Bert and Nancy Kettle of Rangeley and New Gloucester and Don and Robin McDavitt of Ipswich, Mass. More...

Seniors celebrate spring

Kingfield Senior Citizens

KINGFIELD — Nineteen members of the Kingfield Senior Citizens met Tuesday, May 4, at the First Baptist Church with Farrilyn Chase conducting the business meeting in the absence of the co-chairmen Fulton Ryan and Ruth White. More...

That’s no pothole

A portion of Route 142 near the Savage Road was blocked off Friday, May 21 after a sinkhole developed. More...