Roland’s Trivia Question for Thursday, May 20, 2021
Before Mookie Betts in 2017, who was the last Red Sox player to lead the team in home runs and stolen bases in the same season? Answer: Carl Everett.
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OBITUARIES for Thursday, May 20, 2021
JAMES F. RONCO VASSALBORO – James Frederick Ronco, Jr., 86, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Mount Saint Joseph’s Nursing Home, in Waterville, following a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease. Born April 17, 1935, in the home of his grandmother, Emma Burgess Ronco, in Fairfield Center, the first of three sons of Lorna Sarah […]
Windsor selectmen work through routine agenda
by The Town Line staff The Windsor board of selectmen worked through a routine agenda at their April 27 meeting, approving all motions unanimously. All selectmen were present for the meeting. Interim Transfer Station Supervisor Sean Tekeema reported to the board that the transfer station has been busy the last couple of weeks. He said […]
May 28 is National Poppy Day
Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit #39, Madison, will be distributing bright red poppies in exchange for a donation throughout the Month of May at various businesses in Madison. The Flanders Fields poppy has become an internationally-known and recognized symbol of the lives sacrificed in war and the hope that none died in vain. The […]
Rena Harding receives Boston Post Cane
Rena Zelia Harding, of Harding Road, Albion, was presented the Boston Post Cane Award on May 1, 2021, at her residence. She will be 99 years old on October 29 this year. Rena’s maiden name was Bailey and formerly was from Palermo. She attended Palermo School as well as studying a general course from International […]
Madison Legion Auxiliary donates backpacks to needy children
submitted by Harriet Bryant In observance of April as Children and Youth Month, members of the Tardiff-Belanger American Legion Auxiliary, Unit #39, Madison, donated backpacks filled with essential items such as clothes, pj’s, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other toiletries, hats, mittens, hygiene products for the older children and toys. Included this year are many socks from […]
Controversy over China Police Department heats up
The following is a reprint of a letter sent to the Morning Sentinel writer Greg Levinsky, from China Police Chief Craig Johnson, provided to The Town Line by Chief Johnson. Dear Greg: I find the matter discouraging and dispiriting. However, I do not want this issue to seem like or turn into a political matter. […]
give IT. get IT recognized as sole nonprofit certified electronics reuse and recycling service in New England
Founded in 2002, in Searsport and Belfast, as the PCs for Maine computer access and literacy program and recently renamed ‘give IT. get IT.’, the organization has continued to provide businesses, nonprofits, and schools with sustainable electronics recycling practices as the only service of its kind in New England. give IT. get IT. is certified […]
I’M JUST CURIOUS: Another “embarrassing” adventure
by Debbie Walker This adventure is a little different than previous ones. Not much mileage involved in this one. I decided to share this adventure with you as another personal Public Service Announcement. It may seem a bit embarrassing to tell, yet that is exactly why I am sharing. Please do share the information. Some […]
REVIEW POTPOURRI: The Startup
by Peter Cates The Startup A Netflix series, The Startup involves a cast of characters who are way too connected with each other for their own good. The locale is contemporary Miami, Florida, with its exotic palm trees and beaches, the year round weather ranging from balmy to scorching hot, and cesspools of criminality all […]