Pictured are five generations of the Cunningham family. From left to right, Wade Cunningham (grandfather), baby Autumn Anne Taylor, holding baby, Rachel Cunningham (great-great-grandmother), Kara Cunningham (mother), Lloyd Cunningham (great-grandfather). Contributed photo
The Young Americans Dance Center Senior Hip Hop class students formed at the 9th annual Battle of the Badges benefit basketball game on March 9. From left to right, Lauren Mercier, Olivia Douin, Jenna Landry, Courtney Gendreau, Cece Loder, Rylee Landry and Keira Gilman. Photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff
TRAINING YOUR PERFORMANCE DOG by Carolyn Fuhrer It is generally accepted that a skill that is not maintained will gradually diminish. It doesn’t matter if you are referring to a performance dog or a pet dog. If obedience skills that a dog has been taught are not practiced and a consistent requirement of performance adhered […]
Need to keep government accountable To the editor: On March 7, I attended a public hearing on L.D. 430 – “An Act To Amend the Exemption for Highway Contractors and Subcontractors under the Arborist Licensing Laws”. The bill is sponsored by District #79 Representative Tim Theriault and was submitted at the request of a licensed […]
by Mary Grow The Vassalboro selectmen’s March 9 meeting was followed by an initial 2017 Budget Committee meeting at which major department heads presented funding requests. Selectmen and two cemetery committee members discussed a plan to find out for sure who is buried where in Vassalboro cemeteries, a plan set back by recent denial of […]
JAMES J. O’NEAL WINSLOW––James Joseph O’Neal, 82, of Winslow, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. He was born March 30, 1934, in Waterville, the son of James Edward O’Neal and Leona Violette Vellieux. James “Jim” served with the US Army during the Korean War. Those who knew Jim well knew […]
The following local residents made the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, New York, for fall semester 2016-2017: Bethany Hartley, of Whitefield, is studying in the mechanical engineering technology program. Alexandra Mcclintock, of Athens, is studying in the photographic and imaging arts program.
Merrimack College, in North Andover, Massachusetts, has recognized two local students who have achieved dean’s list for Fall 2016: Allison Leighton, of Oakland, and Leyna Tobey, of Augusta.
By next November, most of Route 3 through China should be a bit noisier – and a lot safer. Stephen Bodge, of the Maine Department of Transportation, spoke with China selectmen at their March 6 meeting about the plan to install center-line rumble strips in the heavily-traveled road in late September or October. The installation […]
COMMUNITY COMMENTARY by Transfer Station Committee Frank Soares, chairman; Mark Davis, Lynne O’Connor, Paul Lucas, Larry Sikora, Irene L. Belanger, China selectmen member, Cheryl York, Palermo representative, Dan L’Heureux, China Town Manager. China Residents: On March 25, 2017, the annual town meeting will be held. Two articles to be considered this year are the Town […]