We experienced an unusually warm and dry summer and it seems to be continuing with a warm stretch of weather this fall. Isn’t it amazing how when you begin a conversation with someone, inevitably, it always leads to the weather. What would we do if we didn’t have the weather to talk about. Maybe some […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Order of Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale docketed in Skowhegan District Court on 06 July 2016, Docket Number SKOWDC-RE-15-00084, in an action brought by Timothy and Nancy Ames, against Lisa M. and Michael S. Heaton, Defendants for the foreclosure of the Land Installment Contract recorded in the Somerset […]
by Debbie Walker This past week the mail lady brought a box to our door. It was marked as “fragile.” Ken was a little curious about what I had bought now. As I have said before I have a lot of interests and I honestly did not know what I had ordered that was fragile […]
by Peter Cates Chad and Jeremy Donna, Donna; If I Loved You; World Artists WA 1041, seven-inch vinyl 45 rpm, recorded 1965. This 45 features two very pleasant renditions by the talented duo from England, Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde – better known as Chad and Jeremy. For me, they have always been more interesting […]
by Katie Ouilette WALLS, you have the book! What’s more, I didn’t know Longfellow wrote some of those poems! Well, faithful readers, there’s another history lesson coming your way! Yes, you know I love history, but Longfellow did not know that the Denises would be staying in a room at the famous Wayside Inn, in […]
by Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy grams29@tds.net Solon, Maine 04979 Good morning, dear friends. Don’t worry, be happy! The East Madison Historical Association is hosting a hunters breakfast/brunch on Saturday, October 29, from 9 a.m. – noon, at the East Madison Fire Station, just north of the village on East Madison Rd. The Wildwood Band will […]
Local police and fire departments, in collaboration with students from Kaplan University’s bachelor’s in nursing program, participated in a mock mass casualty training exercise late last month on the University’s Augusta campus. The day-long event provided an opportunity for emergency personnel to evaluate response time and effectiveness when dealing with similar situations and allowed them […]
by Mary Grow The China Planning Board has postponed action on Parris and Catherine Varney’s application to host commercial events in the barn on their Neck Road property to the Oct. 25 board meeting. A public hearing on the application at the board’s Oct. 11 meeting drew more than two dozen people, mostly residents of […]
VIVIAN S. DANIELS WHITEFIELD––Vivian S. Daniels, 90, of Whitefield, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at home, from congestive heart failure. Vivian was born in New Jersey on December 13, 1925. She lived and worked in Florida for 15 years before moving to Whitefield in 1977, where she lived for the last 39 years. […]
Theriault and solar, my choice, Glowa To the editor: I was very disappointed in our current Maine Representative for Albion, Benton and China, Tim Theriault. He essentially voted against the Solar bill LD1649, “An Act To Mordernize Maine’s Solar Power Policy and Encourage Economic Development” during the last legislature. This win-win bill would have lead to […]