June 16, 2010 RSS feed / Community & Local News

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Sixty-eight years later Milt Simmons graduates

By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular
SALEM — As many as 1,000 people rose to their feet Friday night, June 11 in three standing ovations paying tribute to one of their own, native born Milton Simmons as he accepted his high school diploma after 68 years. 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...

Credit Unions ‘Share the Bread’ with local food pantries

WESTBROOK — Monday, June 7, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger presented $17,000, one of the largest, single-day contributions to multiple hunger organizations ever in Maine, to 33 hunger organizations throughout the sta More...

MSAD #58 Board to meet June 17

SALEM — The MSAD #58 School Board recently released the agenda for its Thursday, June 17, meeting at Mt. Abram High School, which begins at 6:30 p.m. More...

Memorial Day 2010

On May 31, Memorial Day, the American Legion Coffin-Hewey- Safford Post and Unit 173 of North New Portland provided Memorial Day Services at the North Anson Library Memorial Site, Cragin Hill Cemetery More...

Hammond receives top safety honors

BOSTON, Mass. — The Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association given an industry Safety Award to Hammond Lumber Company at a special ceremony on May 14. More...

Rangeley has new police chief

By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular

RANGELEY — For over 29 years the man who is now Police Chief in Rangeley worked for the Philadelphia Police Department and retired as a Lieutenant with 212 officers working under him. More...

Annual meeting on tap

Friends of Mountain Aviation

RANGELEY — Friends of Mountain Aviation will hold its annual meeting June 27, at 11 a.m. at the Steve A. Bean Municipal Airport. On the agenda will be the election of officers, a review of the past year and plans for the coming year. More...

‘Big Wind’ opponents hold fundraiser

FREEPORT — Saturday evening, June 5, Nancy Gray of the Harraseeket Inn hosted the Big Wind Regatta; a fundraiser, forum and comedy show to benefit the Friends of the Highland Mountains and the Forest Ecology Network. More...

Rangeley joins crime report

Mountain Misbehavior
By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular

WESTERN MOUNTAINS — Following are summaries of some of the local law enforcement agencies’ and emergency services’ activities last week. More...

Saddleback owners honored

By Laura Dunham Special to the Irregular

RANGELEY — More than 80 people attended the annual “get together” Monday night, June 7, hosted by the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce. More...

Talent on display

Sophie Chu-O’Neil surprises her father as she plays “Happy Birthday” to celebrate his special day at the Rangeley Friends of the Arts Spring Music Recital May 27. More...

Bookkeeper sentenced for embezzling nearly half a million

By Ann Bryant Special to the Irregular

FARMINGTON —- A Eustis bookkeeper was sentenced Monday, June 7, in Franklin County Superior Court for embezzling almost a half million dollars from her former employer, the J. L. Brochu logging company of Stratton. More...

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