by Mary Grow People who did not attend the China Planning Board’s July 26 public hearing on proposed ordinance changes have seven days to submit written comments if they want to, Chairman Frank Soares said. Soares said board members will consider public comments as they prepare a final draft of the ordinance. Current plans are […]
The 2016 annual China Lake Association meeting, held on July 23, was another great meeting, attended by over 70 people. What a fantastic turnout…. Frank Richards, of Vassalboro, was the guest speaker. Frank is a retiree who has served as the president of the Webber Pond Association since 2001, and he has dedicated many years […]
by Roland D. Hallee Dry conditions throughout the state have brought on low water levels in central Maine lakes. Webber Pond, in Vassalboro, has experienced water levels twice as low as is normal for this time of year. The water remains four inches below the spillway at the dam off the Webber Pond Road, when […]
Recycled Shakespeare Company is holding open auditions for Titus Andronicus on August 1 and 3 from 5pm-7pm both days. Auditions will be held in Fairfield Memorial Park, rain or shine. Co-directors, Emily Rowden Fournier and Jakob Sutton, will be casting all roles, and, as is Recycled Shakespeare Company tradition, any who audition will receive a […]
by Mary Lee Rounds There are probably less than 10 pharses in the U.S. that will turn your blood cold. “I want a divorce….,” “You are pregnant”… and “You have shingles…” The dreaded diagnosis most of us have heard of and know someone with them. I must be falling into that age group where it […]
CHARLENE E. MATHIEU OAKLAND––Charlene Eva Scott Mathieu, 86, of Hobe Sound, Florida, and Oakland, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016. Charlene was born in Wytopitlock on January 11, 1930, the daughter of Walter and Eva Scott. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1948, and the Sisters School of nursing in 1951. She spent the […]
Never trust again To the editor: My husband and I own the Locust Grove, in Albion. We have a U-Pick raspberry and blueberry operation. Last Friday, an elderly lady came to pick blueberries. She filled some containers with blueberries and left them with her prescription sunglasses and went to pick in another section of the […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen spent more time on items not on their July 25 agenda than on agenda items. The major non-agenda topic was discussion with David Allen of the state Department of Transportation and two sets of concerned residents about perceived dangerous areas in China, the intersection of Alder Park and Dirigo roads […]