Starting this past Monday, January 6, 2025, through June 20, 2025, the project will be closing the Ticonic bridge to all traffic for construction activities requiring access to the entire bridge. During this time, pedestrians will NOT be allowed to transit the bridge. Both pedestrians and vehicles will be required to follow the posted detour […]
Friends of Fort Halifax President, Ray Caron, is back by popular demand for the Saturday, January 11, history talk. When one thinks of Winslow and its defining history, few would not mention Fort Halifax. But what do we know about its history? The blockhouse is the oldest in the United States and the site is […]
JEFFERY BURBINE WATERVILLE – Jeffrey Burbine, 62, passed away on Monday December 2, 2024, at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He was born on July 31, 1962, to Ruth E. Brady and the late Richard Burbine, in Abington, Massachusetts. Jeff attended Abington High School, class of 1981. He joined the U.S. Army after his high school […]
The American Legion Post #126, in Vassalboro, thanks all the individuals and groups who donated items and volunteered to fill the stockings. Through their generosity 250 Christmas stockings and 20 Hanukkah dreidels were filled on December 9, 2024, and delivered December 12.
The Waterville Rotary Noon club has had a busy year of putting “Service above Self”. With the new Rotary year starting in July, the club has already completed several Community Outreach and assistance projects. In June, to wrap up the previous year, Rotary District #7790 hosted its District Conference, in Waterville. Visiting many local businesses, […]
Sophia Labbe, a Lasell University student, from Vassalboro, was named to the dean’s list for their academic performance in the Fall 2024 semester, in Newton, Massachusetts.
To the editor: This was my dad’s letter…advice to seniors. Readers deserve to know the truth. Please publish this as it is not fair to allow my dad to slander me and not let me tell my side: I opened my home up to my dad..he sold his place in Maine (his own decision). I […]
USDA Rural Development State Director Rhiannon Hampson joined U.S. Under Secretary for Rural Development Dr. Basil Gooden, in Washington, D.C. Together they recognized Kristina Cannon, President and CEO of Main Street Skowhegan, as a Rural Innovator. Cannon was one of 14 Rural Innovators honored at a special White House event commemorating the positive impact these […]
Submitted by Jennifer Syer A serious runoff problem that was dumping phosphorus-laden water into China Lake has been resolved, thanks to teamwork that saw private landowners, nonprofits, and government agencies joining forces with the goal of protecting the lake’s water quality. The issue originated with a culvert that drained runoff under Lakeview Drive from 40 […]