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China selectmen respond to fire chiefs’ letter

The China Board of Selectmen responds to “An open letter to China residents from the town’s fire chiefs” (Letter) printed in the March 14, 2019, issue of The Town Line. Despite any assertions otherwise, the Board of Selectmen are not attempting to control the volunteer fire departments (VFDs) in China. As was correctly noted in […]

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: An open letter to China residents from the town’s fire chiefs

Tim Theriault, Chief, China Village FD Richard E. Morse, Chief, So. China FD William Van Wickler, Chief, Weeks Mills FD To the residents of the town of China, ME, from the volunteer fire departments. First and foremost we thank you for your annual support both in the money allocated in our budgets, the stipend funds […]

Legal Notices, Week of March 14, 2019

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 March 14, 2019 If you are a creditor of an estate listed below, you must present your claim within […]

Kathleen McCowan performed in Muhlenberg College’s fall dance showcase “Moving Stories”

A spectacular evening of ballet, contemporary dance, tap, and jazz, “Moving Stories” showcased exciting new dance works November 8-10, 2018 at Muhlenberg College’s Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The works featured more than 60 students from the department’s dance program, among the most highly regarded programs of its kind. Kathleen McCowan, […]

Families enjoy China’s free Fun Day

by Rick Hansen We don’t often have the option or opportunity of opening our property to neighbors, and sometimes that feels un-neighborly. It is a consequence of the litigious world in which we live, and sometimes it can’t be avoided. We feel that there need to be times set aside for intentionally welcoming and visiting […]

Obituaries for Thursday, March 14, 2019

NORMA E. PARLIN JEFFERSON – Norma Ellen (Weeks) Parlin, 80, of Jefferson, passed away on March 4, 2019, following a long courageous battle with cancer. Norma was born on November 16, 1938, in Whitefield, the daughter of Theodore and Eunice (Grady) Weeks. She attended Wiscasset High School. She married Edward on October 17, 1959, raised […]