Entries by Website Editor

Vassalboro Community School second quarter honor roll (2022)

GRADE 8 High honors: Bryson Stratton. Honors: Madison Burns, Peyton Dowe, Xavier Foss, Adalyn Glidden, Kylie Grant, Caspar Hooper, Jack Malcolm, Henry Olson, Noah Pooler, Grady Sounier, Payton Thorndike, and Mackullen Tolentino. Honorable mention: Owen Couture, Ryley Desmond, Eilah Dillaway, Bailey Goforth, Spencer Hughes, Bryella Leighton, Olivia Leonard, Sawyer Livingstone, Alexis Mitton, Josslyn Ouellette, and […]

Madison Legion Auxiliary turkey pie sale nets $2,295

The turkey pie sales were so popular last year, members of the American Legion Auxiliary Tardiff-Belanger Unit #39, Madison, decided to sell them again. Recently they made and sold turkey pies (162 to be exact) with the proceeds to benefit local food pantries. Reny’s of Madison donated 100 pie plates, Apple Tree Bakery gave discounted […]

Spectrum ice fishing derby returns

The Annual Gene & Lucille Letourneau Ice Fishing Derby will take place on Sunday, February 19, at the Muskie Community Center, 38 Gold Street, in Waterville. This mid-winter tradition for ice fishing enthusiasts and families is celebrating its 25th anniversary year! Established by Maine’s great outdoorsman and his wife, Gene and Lucille Letourneau, the ice […]

Community response overwhelms the Bakos

by Connie Bellet Ann and Peter Bako have given their time, energy, and resources to people of the greater community all their lives. Their tragic house fire of January 5th turned their lives upside down and prompted an avalanche of aid, which is desperately needed, but the couple feels a simple “Thank you” is not […]

Training virtual assistants to work from home in Maine

One-of-a-kind training program piloted by Kennebec Valley Community College Kennebec Valley Community College has created and launched a one-of-a-kind training program for Virtual Assistants. An up-and-coming profession in the new world of remote work, virtual assistants support businesses and companies in marketing, administrative, and management tasks. “Our goal is to train 45 virtual assistants here […]

OBITUARIES for Thursday, February 9, 2023

EVERETT B. FLANNERY JR. SKOWHEGAN – Everett B. Flannery, Jr., 64, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at his home, in Skowhegan. Everett was born in Waterville in 1958 to the late Everett (Sr.) and Gloria (Pease) Flannery. He grew up in Winslow, and graduated Winslow High School in 1976, where he was […]

LETTERS: A thank you note from our family

To the editor: To our family, friends, neighbors, fellow Scouters, Masonic brothers, Erskine Academy family, China Middle School family, coworkers, & the greater China Community: We started out making a list of those to thank during this past month but realized that the amazing amount of support came from an overwhelming amount of people both […]