Bar Harbor Bank & Trust concluded its 28th annual “Food for Good” community food drive on November 18. More than 4,850 food items and over $3,370 were collected for and delivered to local food pantries prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. “On behalf of the Bank, I would like to thank everyone who gave a gift […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen approved all three requests presented by the Thurston Park II Committee at the Nov. 28 selectmen’s meeting. Committee spokesman Judy Stone presented a report on committee activities and asked selectmen to: Choose Harold Burnett of Two Trees Forestry in Winthrop as consulting forester for the park. Contract with Burnett for […]
WENDY L. CRANDALL ALBION – Wendy Lou (Severson) Crandall, 56, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016,at her home. She was born February 21, 1960, in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of the late Laverne and Alice (Nicoll) Severson. She graduated from Richmond High School in 1978. On December 30, 2000 she married Scott Crandall at Cox […]
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust invites customers, friends and neighbors to their holiday open house events, held between Thanksgiving and Christmas at most branch locations. Please join these local community celebrations as our guest, held on the following dates from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., to welcome the holiday season and enjoy refreshments. An open […]
The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers is lacking the donation items needed to support the agency’s Christmas Program. Each year, the program provides new clothing, books and gifts to more than 1,700 financially disadvantaged children across Maine. Last week, the Waterville-based nonprofit was forced to postpone Christmas box packing by volunteers until their inventory […]
The Vassalboro Community Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Friday, December 2, at 6 p.m., at the Olde Mill, in North Vassalboro. Join Santa as he lights the tree, sings a few carol favorites, and enjoys cookies made by Heavenly Delights Bakery, and hot chocolate. The Girls and Boys Scouting delegations will serve. Santa […]
GRADE 8 Dean’s list: Trevor Brockway, Ian Oliphant and Courtney Paine. High honors: Nick Barber, Melana Huard, Madyx Kennedy, Haley Laird, Hailey Mayo, Trevor Norton, Annaliese Patterson and Acadia Senkbeil. Honors: Brooke Allen, Keith Knowles, Jonathan Martinez, Aiden Pettengill and Hunter St. Jarre. GRADE 7 Dean’s list: Sarah Praul and Mackenzie Roderick. High honor: Cailee […]
by Mary Grow China Planning Board members have scheduled a Tuesday, Dec. 13 public hearing on the first application for a medical marijuana facility in town. Nathan White applied for the marijuana-growing facility in the building that formerly housed Thadius Barber’s dollar store on Route 3. White said he is a licensed caregiver, allowed to […]
Leroy “Lee” Winslow Austin, 75, of China, founder of the China Food Pantry, former selectman and longtime volunteer technical adviser to The Town Line newspaper, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016. He was blessed with a wife of nearly 50 years, a sister, four children, seven grandchildren, and a myriad of friends from all walks […]
Erskine Academy, in South China, was among seven Maine high schools to participate in WGME 13/Fox 23’s School Spirit Challenge to benefit Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine and area food pantries. The School Spirit Challenge is a friendly competition among high schools to show school pride and spirit while helping communities address a shared, […]