SALEM — Even before Mt. Abram High School held its graduation ceremony on Friday, June 14, everyone associated with the graduates knew that this year’s commencement exercises would have a different feel to them. The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 had cast a long shadow over the lives of the 57 graduating seniors, and they knew that their world would […]

SALEM — Luke Monahan’s easygoing nature masks his intense focus on his academics. The Mt. Abram High School senior is the class valedictorian, compiling a 99.33 grade point average over his four years at the school. The son of Darby Babson of Kingfield and Michael Monahan of Farmington, Monahan takes his worthy accomplishment in stride.”It’s pretty good. It’s right up […]

SALEM — Mt. Abram High School senior Jodi Wyman is accustomed to setting rigorous standards for herself.”I’m a perfectionist,” she said. “I worry about everything. My standards are so high, and if the work isn’t good enough for me, than it isn’t good enough.”Her attention to detail has earned her the honor of class salutatorian.Wyman, who is the daughter of […]

PHILLIPS — On Wednesday, June 12, current and former students and staff gathered at the Phillips Primary School to celebrate its 51-year history. The building will be closing after this year due to age and safety concerns, and students in grades K-2 will be moved up to the Middle School.There were many guests at the school, including former principal and […]

KINGFIELD — You can’t walk into Maine Street Café or Riverside Breakfast these days without getting caught up in the buzz about a new event planned for Kingfield in August. Café owner, Ken Wilson and Riverside’s Mike Clemons, both members of the Kingfield Jazz Society, are excited about the open-air concert they have organized for Saturday, Aug. 3 at the […]

CUPSUPTIC RIVER PROJECT BEGINS IN JULYWESTERN MOUNTAINS — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) biologists visited the Cupsuptic River early in June to prepare for a river restoration project scheduled for July.This project has been in the works for several years, the result of efforts by many individuals and groups. The department will install two grade control […]

PHOTO: Famous guide — Heidi Osterhout of Phillips plays the part of Maine’s first registered guide, Fly Rod Crosby (born in Phillips in 1854) in the new musical Upcountry Crossings: A Musical on the Rails. The show will be performed in Strong and Jay, June 21-23 by a cast of local adults and children. (Anne Geller photo)STRONG — “Upcountry Crossings: […]

EUSTIS — Tom MacDonald of Eustis has been collecting civil war memorabilia for the past 40 years and will now offer his treasures for sale at his new shop on Rte. 27.Opening Memorial Day week-end the shop, located at the former Bob’s Outback just south of the Eustis Village, will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. until […]