Issue for April 13, 2023
Erskine presents Renaissance awards for second trimester
On Friday, April 7, 2023, Erskine Academy, in South China, held a Renaissance assembly to recognize second trimester award recipients. Recognition awards were presented to Elijah Pelkey, Hannah Ratcliff, Kyle Scott, Abigail McDonough, Hailey Estes, and Jeremy Parker…
Town News
Select board approves final warrant for business meeting
CHINA – Early in a series of unanimous decisions at their April 10 meeting, China select board members approved the final version of the warrant for the June 13 town business meeting. The warrant has 32 articles. The one they did not previously approve asks voters to appropriate up to $43,000 from unassigned fund balance for a new fireproof storage vault for municipal records. It is now approved, and the whole warrant is ready for voters…
Select board to hold hearing on CRP application
CHINA – The China Select Board will host a community workshop on Monday, April 24, at 5 p.m., at the town office to gather ideas for projects that would benefit the Town of China and its residents. The hearing is part of the application process for becoming a Community Resilience Partner (CRP) through Maine’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future…
Planners approve one application, in part; discuss four other items
VASSALBORO – With only one application on their agenda, and the proposed – and long-discussed – solar ordinance forwarded to the select board, Vassalboro Planning Board members had time to consider broader issues at their April 4 meeting…
School board gives preliminary OK to budget
VASSALBORO – Vassalboro School board members met earlier than usual April 6 to give preliminary approval to the 2023-24 school budget request, amended slightly from the draft they’d reviewed March 29…
Appel Jr.: School budget is up 10.8 percent
WINDSOR – At the March 14 meeting of the Windsor Select Board, William Appel Jr., a member of the select board, reported the school budget is up 10.8 percent. Town Manager Theresa Haskell added this could be up as much as $500,000, according to her calculations…
Name that film!
Identify the film in which this famous line originated and qualify to win FREE passes to Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville: “Open the pod bay doors, please HAL.” Email us at townline@townline.org with subject “Name that film!” Deadline for submission is May 4, 2023…
CLASSIC CARS OF YESTERYEAR: From near demise to American classic
HISTORY – The Chevrolet Corvette (C1) was the first generation of the Corvette sports car produced by Chevrolet. It was introduced late in the 1953 model year and produced through 1962. This generation is commonly referred to as the “solid-axle” generation, as the independent rear suspension did not appear until the 1963 Stingray…
FICTION: The House, part 9: Ahoy, Matey – Continued
Both vessels were built for speed and maneuverability. It appeared that the schooner was trying to head toward an estuary in order to hide, but the cutter was able to cut it off. Both vessels became close enough that the quartet could see blurred figures on the schooner as well as hearing loud voices. At one point it looked like the crew of the schooner was preparing to fire upon the cutter as well as the cutter readying to fire back… by Peg Pellerin
Erskine Academy second trimester honor roll
CHINA – List of honor roll students at Erskine Academy for the second trimester of 2023…
Carrabec High School 3rd quarter honor roll
NORTH ANSON – List of honor roll students at Carrabec High School for the third quarter of 2023…
Lasell University students attend fashion trade shows in NYC
CENTRAL ME – Alexis Grant, of Athens, and Sydney Veilleux, of Skowhegan, both Lasell University students from the School of Fashion, in Newton, Massachusetts, attended the Coterie and MAGIC trade shows at the Jacob Javits Center, in New York City, in February. The students met with vendors and buyers as they detailed fashion lines for the Fall 2024 season, and studied upcoming trends, colors, and silhouettes…
Sidney resident earns dean’s list honors from MassBay Community College
SIDNEY – Emma Parrish, of Sidney, has been named to the MassBay Community College dean’s list, in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Emma Parrish, who studies liberal arts, achieved this outstanding academic honor for the fall 2022….
Belgrade student at Maine Community College awarded the Leon A. Gorman Endowed Scholarship
BELGRADE – Ten Maine community college students were awarded full tuition scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year. The students were celebrated Monday, May 23, 2022, in an online event with Gorman family members and L.L.Bean leadership…Among the 2022 Leon A. Gorman Scholars recipients was Allison Pease, of Belgrade, studying as a physical therapist assistant, at Kennebec Valley Community College, in Fairfield…
Local happenings
EVENTS: No-till garden; getting started
WASHINGTON – On April 21, local master gardener, Sharon Turner, will describe how to start a home garden using simple, no-till, organic techniques and get your vegetable or ornamental garden growing this season. Sharon’s talk ‘Starting a Garden from Scratch’ is Friday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bryant Room of Gibbs Library…
EVENTS: Recycled Shakespeare Co. to hold 10th annual Bard’s Birthday Bash
WATERVILLE – What ho! Anon! Recycled Shakespeare Company is planning a big party for its 10th Annual Bard’s Birthday Bash on Saturday, April 22 and you are invited…
EVENTS: Award winning Maine reporter at Lithgow Public Library
AUGUSTA – Amy Calder, author of Comfort is an Old Barn, will be at Lithgow Library to discuss her book on Saturday, May 6, at 10 a.m. in the Community Meeting Room…
EVENTS: Sew for a Cause plans Mothers-to-be Tea in Vassalboro
VASSALBORO – A special Mothers-to-be Tea is planned for Saturday, May 6, by the Sew for a Cause ladies, at St. Bridget Center, in Vassalboro. The event is free and open to all new mothers or soon-to-be mothers in central Maine, but because space is limited, attendees are encouraged to register by April 15. Owner of St. Bridget Center, Rachel Kilbride, says they are expecting about 50 new mothers to attend along with a guest…
Listing of local town meetings
CENTRAL ME — Listing of 2023 local town meetings in central Maine. To have your town listed, please email us at townline@townline.org…
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Community pancake breakfast at the Vassalboro Grange
VASSALBORO — This weekend, April 8, the Vassalboro Grange will celebrate spring by opening its doors for the season with an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast… and many other local events!
Obituaries
SIDNEY – Stacy J. McCurdy, 56, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Alfond Center for Health, in Augusta. He was born in Augusta on October 27, 1966, the son of the late Donald J. and Esther M. (Overlock) McCurdy… and remembering 11 others.
2022-’23 Real Estate Tax Due Dates
Real estate tax due dates for the towns of Albion, China, Fairfield, Oakland, Palermo, Sidney, Vassalboro, Waterville, Windsor and Winslow…
Town Line Original Columnists
SCORES & OUTDOORS
by Roland D. Hallee | What is more inspiring than seeing that first robin of the spring? The American robin, Turdus migratorius, is a member of the thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family…
REVIEW POTPOURRI
by Peter Cates | As the 25th former President William McKinley was slowly dying in a bed chamber, in Buffalo, New York, of a gangrenous infection from Leon Czolgosz’s bullet, Vice-President Teddy Roosevelt (1858-1919) was still vacationing with his family high up in the Adirondacks 400 miles due northeast in the Empire State, but felt the increasing urgency necessitated that he hurry to Buffalo…
I’M JUST CURIOUS
by Debbie Walker | A while ago I wrote about the history of the Pom-poms on hats and how at one time, they designated a person’s rank or level of power by their color. Recently I was reading about the origin of birthstones back to Bible times in the book of Exodus. They have been traced back to the 12 unique stones that represented the 12 tribes of Israel. Once again, this history has to do with symbolism of representation…
FOR YOUR HEALTH
(NAPSI) — Kidney disease is often referred to as a “silent disease” because there are usually no symptoms during its early stages. In fact, as many as 90% of Americans who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) don’t know they have the disease until it is advanced…