by Mary Grow After a series of serious and occasionally contentious meetings, Vassalboro Budget Committee members, school board members and selectmen have agreed on budget recommendations to voters at the June 5 town meeting. The total budget they support, if it remains unchanged, would increase the local property tax rate by 0.88 mils (88 cents […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen signed the final warrant for the June 5 and 13 town meeting at their May 4 meeting, after public hearings on two ordinances that are included and a final discussion of school funding. The ordinances, in Articles 24 and 25 of the 68-article warrant, are titled “Town of Vassalboro Shoreland […]
by Roland D. Hallee Following an 11-year span when he lived in New York and California, Anson Biller, of China, yearned to return to the northeast, where he had moved from after growing up in Massachusetts. Last year, he purchased the former Dutton Pond Farm at 154 Dutton Road, about one-and-a-half miles from the northeast […]
by Mark Huard Central Maine Photography On April 29 Purnell Wrigley Field, in Waterville, joined the Harold Alfond Fenway Park, in Oakland, as the only two licensed replica turfed fields in the country. CEO Ken Walsh, of the Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA at the Alfond Youth Center said, “These fields give kids the […]
STATE OF MAINE PROBATE COURT Court St., Skowhegan, ME Somerset, SS Location of Court 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 is May 4, 2017 If you are a creditor of an estate listed below, you must […]
Sage Duguay, of Waterville, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Duguay was initiated at University of Maine. Duguay is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each […]
The town of Fairfield has presented its Boston Post Cane to Vivian R. Field, who recently reached the age of 97 years. The town continues the time-honored tradition of presenting the Boston Post Cane to its eldest permanent resident. The tradition of the Boston Post Cane dates to 1909 for the oldest living man, and […]
by Bob Bennett Helping a student engage in a life changing experience is perhaps the most rewarding part of teaching and as a retired educator I can verify that it doesn’t happen very often. However, for Erskine Academy Spanish language teacher Sonia Stevenson, who for the last several years has been taking students to Costa […]
Jeff Tuttle, Jay Vachon, Jessica Dorgai, Kaylee Brown, Jenny Sheriff, Chris Mitchell and Gavin Webb are the latest to earn Critical Care Paramedic (CCEMTP℠) certification adding to Delta’s professional team. CCEMTP℠ was designed in response to the growing need for qualified specialists in the area of critical care inter-facility transfer. It helps to prepare paramedics […]
by Eric W. Austin It was overcast and chilly, with the threat of rain in the air, but that didn’t stop 180 brave souls from joining the Feed ME 5K Walk/Run event this past Saturday morning. The charity event took place in Augusta at Capitol Park, and was part of the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign […]