Entries by Website Editor

A season of success and championships

The China Middle School girls varsity basketball team experienced a fantastic season, capped off by a win in the SVAC championship game against Vassalboro Community School. Both China and Vassalboro had only one loss each during the regular season, to each other, with both games decided by one point. On February 17, the two teams […]

Legal Notices, Week of March 9, 2017

NOTICE Public Hearing Town of China Central Maine Power/China Lake Tax Increment Financing District Notice is hereby given that the Town of China Select Board will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:00 pm in the Town Office Meeting Room at 571 Lakeview Drive for the purpose of receiving public comments […]

Letters to the editor, Week of March 9, 2017

Thanks for all the help To the editor: The members of the Branch Mills Grange, #336, of Palermo, extend their most sincere gratitude to the numerous volunteers who gave so generously of their time, skilled labor, and construction know-how to repair the foundation of our Grange Hall. We would like to formally recognize Gary Dyer, […]

Vassalboro News: 3-year lawn care contract awarded to Attention to Detail

by Mary Grow Vassalboro Public Works Director Eugene Field told selectman at their March 2 meeting that Darrell Gagnon’s work mowing town recreation fields and lawns around town buildings has been very satisfactory. Selectmen voted unanimously to renew Gagnon’s contracts for three years after the current year, Town Manager Mary Sabins reported after the meeting. […]

Lambrecht named candidate for presidential scholarship

Samuel A. Lambrecht, a graduating senior at Winslow High School, has been named one of more than 4,000 candidates in the 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.5 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2017. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, now in […]

Winslow reverend opens state Senate in prayer

On February 28, Rev. Larry Lakey, of Winslow, served as Pastor of the Day, delivering the opening prayer in the Maine State Senate. Rev. Lakey serves as senior pastor at the Winslow Baptist Church, where he has led the congregation since 2015. Originally from New Jersey, Rev. Lakey previously served in youth and children’s ministry […]

Audrey Jordan receives principal’s award

Audrey Jordan, of Whitefield, a senior at Erskine Academy, has been selected to receive the 2017 Principal’s Award, Headmaster Michael McQuarrie announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principal’s Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship, and leadership. Jordan, a consistent high-honors student in a program with […]