by Dan Cassidy Part Two and Conclusion Electricity headed south John Lamontagne, Senior Director of Communications for SunEdison, said there are three Massachusetts utilities that have contracted to receive the energy from the project, National Grid, Unitil and Eversource. “The approximate cost of the project is about $420 million to develop and build the project,” […]
Dean College, in Franklin, Massachusetts, is has announced that Alexis DeVogt, of Waterville, has earned a place on the dean’s list for the Spring 2016 semester.
by Mary Lee Rounds Summer…Picnics, ants, swimming at the old swimming hole, pool, lake or ocean and seeing friends who have been in warmer weather all winter. You give them back their “in case of an emergency” key and go on with your life. Recently, we took a cruise to Bermuda. I had four months […]
by Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy 643-5805 grams29@tds.net Solon, Maine 04979 Good morning, dear friends. Don’t worry, be happy! One of many enjoyable events through my many years of writing took place last Saturday at Whispering Pines, in North Anson. Thank goodness it was a beautiful, calm, (just a soft breeze) perfect for flying day for […]
GERALD T. TREADWELL OAKLAND––A life-long resident of Oakland, Gerald T. Treadwell, 66, died on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, from the cumulative effects of a stroke. That stroke hit on Memorial Day, 2008. Gerald held on at home for five years, before relocating to Woodlawn Rehab & Nursing, in Skowhegan––the location of his death. Gerald was […]
With very little rain in May, June and so far in July, folks residing on Webber Pond have been wondering about the low water level on the pond. Webber Pond Association President Frank Richards commented, “My own dock is barely useable.” Richards went on to explain, “the pool is four inches below the spillway [at […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen approved the financing for the new fire truck voters authorized at the June town meeting, after Town Attorney Alton Stevens reviewed the financing contract and proposed changes. Authorizing Town Manager Mary Sabins to sign the necessary paperwork and approving the initial $63,000 payment were the major business items at a […]
by Mary Grow At their June 27 meeting, China selectmen directed the Thurston Park Committee II and the Forestry Committee to work together and report back. Two Forestry Committee members and eight Thurston Park II Committee members talked for two hours July 12 without making much progress. Tim Basham and Elaine Philbrook said they and […]
With the recent purchase of the Abel Jones house, the South China Library has taken the next step in the journey to find a new location for the library. The Abel Jones house, located on Jones Road, in South China, is the birthplace and boyhood home of Rufus M. Jones. The historic home, built in […]