July 7, 2010 RSS feed / Community & Local News

DVD examines wind proposal’s impact

HIGHLAND PLANTATION — The Friends of Highland Mountains, a local citizens’ group working to protect the Highland mountains and Bigelow Preserve from a 48-industrial-wind-turbine proposal by Highland Wind LLC, has released a DVD on what i More...

Sporting museum to open soon

Rangeley Historical Society

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society kicked off the 2010 summer season with its traditional potluck supper June 24 at the Episcopal Church Undercroft. More...

Pooler in charge of medical records

FARMINGTON — Linda Pooler has been appointed manager of the Health Information Management (medical records) department at Franklin Memorial Hospital, according to Michelle Dunlap, director of Revenue Cycle. More...

Parade entries, little ‘Woodchips’ sought

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum invites those eligible to sign up for the Little Miss and Mister Wood Chip Contest and to enter a float in this July’s Logging Festival parade, part of the Logging Museum’s Loggin More...

Rangeley police checking airport

Mountain Misbehavior

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

Ten years in Whittemore Building

Phillips Public Library

PHILLIPS — The Phillips Public Library has been a vital force in the Phillips community for 129 years. Over those years, it has experienced four directors, 14 librarians and four locations. More...

Dennis Kerrigan named EMT of the year

Wade Browne WEMT-B and Chuck Twitchell WEMT-P, both from Kingfield, received “Above and Beyond” awards.

FARMINGTON — Closing out National EMS Week, NorthStar held its annual recognition and awards banquet in the Bass Room at Franklin Memorial Hospital to honor its staff of emergency medical technicians. More...

Ice fishing petition submitted to IF&W

RANGELEY — Inland Fisheries and Wildlife held a public hearing in Rangeley June 30 regarding a public petition to allow ice fishing on five local ponds. More...

Consumer Confidence Reports available

Kingfield Water District

KINGFIELD — Recently, the Kingfield Water District mailed out Consumer Confidence Reports to all the customers it serves. More...

Strong’s water report available

STRONG — As required by the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996, the Strong Water District has released its 11th annual Consumer Confidence Report. More...

Summer fair and luncheon planned

RANGELEY — The Good Shepherd churchwomen will host their annual fair and luncheon in the undercroft, Main Street, on Thursday, July 15, from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. More...

Koviashuvik school offers open house

TEMPLE — July 10 is Koviashuvik Day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tours will be held at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., free of charge. More...

KVCC Open House to be held July 15

FAIRFIELD -– Kennebec Valley Community College will hold an Open House Thursday, July 15 in King Hall featuring campus tours, financial aid guidance, program information, and much more. The Open House from 3 to 7 p.m. More...

Ferns topic of talk

Sunday Nature Program

RANGELEY — Naturalist Warren Balgooyen will lead a program on “Ferns” Sunday, July 11 at the Wilhelm Reich Museum on Dodge Pond Road from 2 to 4 pm. More...

Book and Bake Sale returns

Rangeley Public Library

RANGELEY — Saturday, July 17, the public can stock up on summer reading at the Rangeley Public Library’s Book and Bake Sale. More...

Shots fired seniors’ complex

STRONG — Wednesday, June 30 deputies from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were called to the Valley Brook Senior Housing Development after it was reported that shots had been fired. More...

The eagles are banded

Bill Pierce of Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, Bill Hanson from Next Era Energy and Bob Cordes of the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife band and do some blood work on some eaglets recently on R More...