The April 25 deadline is approaching quickly to order and send your check in for Vidalia onions. These big beauties will arrive at the Palermo Community Center, on Turner Ridge Road, right around Mothers Day. There isn’t a firm shipping date yet because the onions are still soaking up sunshine and rain down in Georgia, […]
Members of the Madison American Legion Auxiliary wearing purple conducted the Military Child’s Table Setting Ceremony at their recent meeting. The potted flowering plant symbolizing that a military child may flower and flourish where they are planted. The hand spade recognizes that they may be transplanted to a new place in the world at a […]
by Mary Grow At a short April 15 meeting, members of China’s Emergency Preparedness Committee continued discussion of the two documents they’re updating this year. The Emergency Action Municipal Operations Plan is in near-final form. It gives information and instructions in case of an emergency in a town building, including the town office complex, the […]
Which two Red Sox stars share the record for the most All-Star Game appearances with 18 each? Answer: Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski.
Victor Grange #56, in Fairfield Center, hosts a drive-through supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Saturday, April 24. The meal includes baked beans and hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, rolls or biscuits, desserts and (non-alcoholic) drinks. Cost is $10 per meal, with proceedings to be used for work on the Grange Hall.
Local children’s book author Jeanine Deas will be signing copies of her new book, Twinkle, Twinkle, Where You Are at an appearance at Retail Therapy Consignment Boutique, 270 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks, social-distancing, and a limited number of customers at any given time will […]
Enjoy a fabulous lunch and meet Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, president and CEO of Unity College (UC). He will share his vision for the future of the college, his notable leadership path and lifelong experiences that prepared him for his current position on April 29, 2021 – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Amici’s Cucina~ […]
ELIZABETH BURGESS WINDSOR – Elizabeth “Betty” Burgess, 82, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Born on June 27, 1938, she was predeceased by three older brothers, Harold, Warren and Palmer “Pinky” Porter. She is survived by sons J. Andrew and Matthew, daughters-in-law, Angela and Diane; grandchildren, Jason and Meaghen Arbour, Joshua Burgess; and […]
The Vassalboro Community School Librarian – Melora Norman – and the Vassalboro Public Library Director – Brian Stanley – have received a grant from the American Library Association – Libraries Transforming Communities – to do a Community Read in Vassalboro. The Community Read will begin in May and be centered around the Alewife Restoration Initiative, […]
by Lauchlin W. Titus Have you ever looked at this monument, as I have, and wondered, “Who were these people? Did they all die? If so, how and where did they die? What units did they serve in?” I thought of some of these questions every time I studied the monument over a period of […]