Testimonial by Peter Majeski would like to bring you back to what will be our future if lamprey become reestablished in Sheepscot Lake. I began fishing in Sheepscot in 1981, primarily for landlocked salmon and togue. In 1986, after five years of fishing, I began to keep a Personal Fishing Record which was submitted to […]
China Days 2017 LOCAL HISTORY QUIZ (answers at the bottom) What word did Rufus say that made his father angry? What is the official name of the memorial park in South China village? Who bought the China poor farm? What did the first causeway bridge cost? Other than Erskine, what other high schools were built […]
Windsor Fair 2017 Sunday, August 27 through Labor Day, September 4 GATES OPEN 9 a.m. DAILY Highlights Sunday, August 27, “Get Acquainted Day” • Harness Horse Racing – Post Time: 1 p.m. • Giant Midway Opens 1:30 p.m. • Gladiolus Show (Exhibition Hall) 2 p.m. Monday, August 28 “Woodsmen’s & Senior Citizens Day” • Admission […]
STATE OF MAINE PROBATE COURT Rockland, Maine KNOX, SS. PROBATE NOTICES TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ESTATES LISTED BELOW Notice is hereby given by the respective petitioners that they have filed petitions for appointment of personal representatives in the following estates. These matters will be heard at 9:00 A.M. or as soon […]
Matthew Steward, a freshman criminal justice major, from Skowhegan, was among approximately 860 Bob Jones University students named to the Spring 2017 dean’s list, in Greenville South Carolina.
Mark Serbent, of Waterville, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Serbent was initiated at United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Joann Austin is retiring from the China Board of Selectmen on Nov. 1, with a year left of her current term, because, she said, she has been sick all summer. Board Chairman Neil Farrington announced her pending resignation at the Aug. 21 board meeting. Board members accepted her decision with deep regret. Former Selectman Robert […]
All incoming freshmen or new students and their parents are invited to attend the Erskine Academy New Student Orientation on Monday, August 28, at 6:30 p.m., in the gym. The administration strongly encourages all new students to attend this event as it is an opportunity to become further acquainted with the faculty, facilities, and programs […]
WILLIAM H. BICKFORD CHINA – William (Bill) Howard Bickford, 53, passed away peacefully at home on August 19, 2017. He was born December 14, 1963, in Waterville, the son of Arnold E. and Alice H. (Esancy) Bickford. He was educated in the schools of China and graduated from Erskine Academy in 1982. On April 18, […]
Thief among us To the editor: To the blonde driving a minivan that had a yellow dog with her. On August 8, between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m., she took it upon herself to go onto private property, 13 Hime Hill, off the China Neck Road, and helped herself to what she wanted! If she had […]