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WINDSOR: Increase seen in town’s waste contract

Compiled by The Town Line The Windsor Selectmen held their meeting on November 10, at 6 p.m. Theresa Haskell, the town manager, advised that the town’s Waste Management contract is up for renewal and there will be an increase. If the town signs a contract for three years a 5 percent annual escalator will be […]

Making spirits bright

In years past, Erskine Academy, in South China, has held an annual “Wish List Drive” for the Home for Little Wanderers, in Waterville. This year, because of their cohorts’ schedules and social distancing, the student council felt it would be best to make a monetary donation. Once again, the students and faculty proved that by […]

LEGAL NOTICES for Thursday, December 10, 2020

STATE OF MAINE PROBATE COURT COURT ST., SKOWHEGAN, ME SOMERSET, ss NOTICE TO CREDITORS 18-A MRSA sec. 3-801 The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication date of this notice December 10, 2020. If you are a creditor of an estate listed below, you must present your claim within […]

Solstice project reaches out to Waterville students & families

The Winter Solstice Luminary Project will expand and amplify the Art Kits for All program across Waterville – literally lighting up the city by providing luminary kits to approximately 1,600 students enrolled in the Waterville public schools. Waterville Creates, in collaboration with community partners, including the Colby College Museum of Art, Kennebec Montessori School, Waterville […]

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: Is our country ready to round the corner on race relations?

by Charlotte Henderson After the Civil War, during the Reconstruction Period in American history (1865 – 1877), many newly-freed blacks took advantage of the right to vote and the right to hold office. As slavery was abolished (13th Amendment to the Constitution), denial of voting rights on account of race was prohibited (15th Amendment), and […]

POETRY CORNER: A Father’s Point of View

by Gary Haskell Freshly freed from her mother’s womb, her tininess fills the sterile room. First gulped air, airs her plea; “Look at Me, Daddy, Look at Me!” With inches bought by selling years The baby leaves, a young lady appears. Dress-up, dolls, parties of tea; different forms of “Look at Me.” Another man stands […]