Entries by Website Editor

Area students on dean’s list at UNH

The following area students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, New Hampshire. Kelly McCormac, of South China; Michaela Hinckley-Gordon, of Benton; Kellie Bolduc and Luke Violette, both of Waterville; Sarah Wildes, of Winslow; Myrilla Hartkopf, of Albion; Andrew Marden, of Bingham, Maxwell Kenney and Kyle McLain, […]

Obituaries, Week of January 12, 2017

MURIEL A. MacLEAN FAIRFIELD – Muriel Ann MacLean, 56, passed on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center, in Bangor. She was born in Portland on June 11, 1960, the youngest daughter of the late Walter E. Oakes. She graduated from Lawrence High School, in Fairfield, class of 1978. She shared her life […]

Letters to the editor, Week of January 12, 2017

Thanks to supporters To the editor: The Albion Lions Club thanks all area citizens for their support in the 27th annual Christmas Giving Tree Project. Your generous support enabled the club to help 25 Albion families and their 69 children with gifts of clothing, books and toys. Special thanks go to the Albion Corner Store, […]

Palermo Consolidated School first trimester honors

GRADE 8 High honors: Jacob Devaney and Jackson Tirrell. Honors: Eric Cochran, Cody Devaney, Moira MacDowell, Jessica Giguere and Samuel York. GRADE 7 High honors: Riley Reitchel. Honors: Lily Bray, Isabella DeRose, Rachel Huntoon, Lilly Potter and Timothy Weymouth. GRADE 6 High honors: Nickolas Christiansen, Kaden Porter and Paige Sutter. Honors: Grady Hotham, Bo Johnson, […]

Erskine Academy schedules parent/teacher conferences

Erskine Academy has scheduled Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, January 18, from 3 to 7:30 p.m.,(snow date will be Thursday, January 19). Progress reports will be emailed to parents by January 17. For those parents who have not yet submitted a primary email address, please stop by the Guidance Office for a printed copy of your […]

AARP offers free tax service to low and moderate income individuals

The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free federal and state income tax preparation and electronic filing to low and moderate-income individuals. Returns are prepared by IRS-certified volunteers. The program is funded by the AARP Foundation, a tax-exempt charitable organization, and the IRS. Counselors will help individuals navigate the many changes on the 2016 federal and state […]

Vassalboro News: Voters overwhelmingly approve ban on recreational marijuana facilities

by Mary Grow Vassalboro voters lopsidedly approved a ban on recreational marijuana facilities in town at their Jan. 9 special town meeting. With more than the required quorum of 125 voters in the Vassalboro Community School cafeteria, the “Ordinance Prohibiting Retail Marijuana Establishments and Retail Marijuana Social Clubs in the Town of Vassalboro” was debated […]

Robert Dowe honored for many years of service to China area

On Christmas Eve 2016, Robert Dowe, of China, received a most unusual Christmas gift. Through the corroboration of three China organizations, Boynton-Webber American Legion Post #179, The South China Volunteer Fire Department, and Dirigo Masonic Lodge #104, he was presented with a plaque in appreciation for the many years of service he gave to the […]

Legal Notices, Week of January 5, 2017

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 January 5, 2017 If you are a creditor of an estate listed below, you must […]