by Emily Cates I’m sure you’ve noticed it for a while: brown patches on the lawn, wilted leaves on garden plants, dusty soil, and wild animals of all sorts sighted in unusual locations in an earnest quest to find water. Usually by now there’s an abundant harvest in the garden waiting for our attention. This […]
FLORENCE I. DOWLING WHITEFIELD––Florence Irene Dowling, 83, wife of the late James Dowling, both of Whitefield, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016 at MaineGeneral in Augusta. She was born in Alna on October 29, 1932, and attended a one-room school house in Edgecomb where she lived for all of her younger years. She married Millard […]
Ben Twitchell for State Representative To the editor: Ben Twitchell has my vote to represent Winslow and Benton in the House of Representatives. Choosing a candidate to represent me in Augusta is never a decision I take lightly. Ben Twitchell is a candidate I know and who I can trust to do what’s best for […]
Samantha Munro, of Waterville, earned dean’s list honors at Becker College, in Worcester, Massachusetts, for Spring 2016.
The following local students were named to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s dean’s honor list for the Spring 2016 semester, in Troy, New York. Victoria Butler, of Jefferson, studies applied physics. Jena Nawfel, of Waterville, studies biomedical engineering.
by Mary Lee Rounds Busy weekend in Albion. All of the pageantry leading up to field day with the selection of the queen/princess of field day, the parade, auction, chicken barbeque, other food sales, lawn sale items and games for kids filled much of the week. It is my understanding there will be more available […]
According to experts, within the next few years, a majority of jobs in Maine will require post-secondary education. Yet, little more than half of the students who enroll in college end up staying long enough to earn a degree. Jobs for Maine’s Graduates (JMG) and Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) are excited about a new […]
Following months of development, The Town Line is ready to unveil its new web portal, www.townline.org. Though The Town Line has offered .pdf downloads of the print edition at its website for several years, it has long been a goal of the board of directors to offer a true online version of the popular local […]
by Andrew Eppig Although I am a Baltimore native, Maine’s mosquitos have dined on my blood since I was born, and the cove of Fire Road 51 has always been my donation center. Those pesky insects have infected me with the “itch” for doing things out-of-the-ordinary, usually with others doubting my success, and thus was […]
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