Robert Sezak of Fairfield has announced his candidacy for Somerset County Commissioner for the District 1 towns of Fairfield and Norridgewock. “I am running for county commissioner because I believe a person working very hard can make a difference in finding solutions to the problems facing our towns and county,” Sezak said in his announcement. […]
by Milt Huntington We had just come from a Celtics games at Boston Garden and had decided to stay at King’s Grant just outside of Beantown on the way home to Maine. We had stayed there before and knew the food would be good and the rooms comfortable and quiet. The Inn boasted a delightful […]
Because of a late spring frost on the peach blooms in northern New Jersey, obtaining those luscious peaches was looking iffy this year, but the Living Communities Foundation finally got access to a limited quantity of them. Peaches will be arriving at the Palermo Community Center on July 29, August 12, and August 19. A […]
Text and photos by Bonnie N. Davis Opening Night The 19th Maine International Film Festival ((MIFF) began last Friday evening, with the showing of “Seasons,” a film with beautiful photography about creatures from insects to birds and beasts who occupied the verdant primordial forests. Introductions this year were short and homey, creating an atmosphere of […]
by Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy grams29@tds.net Solon, Maine 04979 Good morning, dear friends. Don’t worry, be happy! The Solon Pine Tree 4-H Club met at the fire station on July 9 with president Adam Peters presiding. Plans were made to do the Solon High School reunion dinner on Saturday, July 16. Several members and parents […]
Dirigo Lodge A.F. & A.M. and Lily of the Valley #157, OES, awarded Bikes for Books at the Windsor Elementary School on June 1. Pictured are the students who earned the bikes through a reading program, along with T-shirts. Contributed photos
DOROTHEA E. HURLEY O’REILLY WINSLOW––Dorothea Ellen Hurley O’Reilly, 70, of Winslow, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016. She was the daughter of Peter F. Hurley, Ret. N.Y.P.D., of Galway, Ireland, and Bronx, New York, and Mary Winters Hurley, Leitrim, Ireland and New York. She grew up in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, New […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro Planning Board members decided Tammy McGrath does not need a planning board permit for her proposed new business at her North Belfast Avenue home. McGrath says her confectionary products will be sold on-line and perhaps at farmers’ markets and local stores, so there will be no unusual traffic at the house. […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen heard from residents and committee members on a variety of topics at their July 11 meeting, finding time to make a few decisions afterwards. Resident Al Althenn asked selectmen to be more involved in the proposal to introduce sea-run alewives into China Lake, a plan he thinks has potential bad […]
Left photo, Jocelyn Begin, of Fairfield sang At Last, by Etta James, to win the Winslow Family 4th of July Idol Competition in the 13 and over age group. She surprised an entire audience with her vocal power and accuracy at the young age of 13. She plans to compete on The Voice in a […]