Issue for September 22, 2022

Celebrating 34 years of local news

Dennis Keller is NAIFA-Maine J. Putnam Stevens award recipient

The J. Putnam Stevens Award is given to the person who has rendered outstanding service to their industry and community in the State of Maine. Dennis Keller, of Palermo, has been in the insurance industry with State Farm Insurance since 1985 and joined the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) shortly after that…

Golf Fore Kids’ Sake raises $35,000 for youth mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s 2022 Golf Fore Kids’ Sake, at Belgrade Lakes, presented by Kennebec Savings Bank, raised $33,000 on Friday, September 2, to support one-to-one youth mentoring throughout mid-coast, central and eastern Maine…

Your Local News

Planners OK childcare business

CHINA – China Planning Board members unanimously approved the only application on their Sept. 13 agenda, authorizing Kayla Saraiva to open Brookview Childcare at her home at 14 Brookview Lane, in South China…

Select board approves three-item local ballot

VASSALBORO – The two Vassalboro select board members present at the Sept. 15 meeting (board chairman Barbara Redmond was on vacation) unanimously approved a three-item local ballot to be presented to town voters at the polls on Nov. 8…

Assessors give approval to tax abatements and supplemental tax warrant

WINDSOR – At their August 30 meeting, the Windsor Select Board, suspending as the select board, and convening as the board of assessors, unanimously (3-0, Ronald F. Brann had yet to arrive), approved the abatements and supplemental tax warrant, as presented by Assessor’s Agent Vern Ziegler, as follows…

LETTERS: Prefer Christians as their ruler

from Marcel LeRoi (Belgrade) It won’t be long before voting will start in Maine. We should counsel what George Washington said, “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible”…

Name that film!

Identify the film in which this famous line originated and qualify to win FREE passes to Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville: “My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates.” Email us at townline@townline.org with subject “Name that film!” Deadline for submission is October 6, 2022…

EVENTS: Halloween theme at Camp Bomazeen

BELGRADE – Enjoy a day of Halloween-Themed Activities for families at Camp Bomazeen. Come in costume, join in the games and fun this fall! As you travel around, don’t forget to get your treat. This will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2022. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., at Camp Bomazeen…

EVENTS: Senior dinner rescheduled to Sept. 26

PALERMO – The Palermo Christian Church’s Senior Community Dinner has been rescheduled to Monday, September 26, at noon…

EVENTS: Bingo in Madison

MADISON – American Legion Bingo is an every Sunday event at the American Legion Hall, 20 S.Maple Street, Madison. Doors open at noon; Games start at 2 p.m. Kitchen is open with refreshments FMI: Call Gina at 696-4946…

EVENTS: Windsor Historical Society to offer evening talk

WINDSOR – The Windsor Historical Society is offering an evening talk with John Bunker who will share his knowledge of Maine apple trees on Wednesday, October 12…

PHOTO: Winning pumpkin

CHINA – The China Hannaford store manager Jon Fortier recently took first prize with the largest pumpkin at the Windsor Fair. The pumpkin weighed 1,209 pounds and Jon grew it in his backyard garden in just 57 days…

PHOTOS: Lawrence homecoming parade

FAIRFIELD – Photos from the Lawrence Homecoming Parade by Central Maine Photography…

PHOTOS: Fairfield PAL football action

FAIRFIELD – Kahl Bolster, (36), of Clinton, and Christopher Roy, (81), of Albion…action shots by Central Maine Photography…

Sheepscot Lake Association end of season report

PALERMO – The Sheepscot Lake Association has been busy throughout the season working to help keep our beloved lake as healthy as it can be. The Courtesy Boat Inspection Program had a busy and successful season inspecting boats at the impressive new boat launch at the Fish and Game Club…

Cub scouts help needy students

AUGUSTA – Cub Scouts from Augusta Pack #603 were at Shaw’s Supermarket over the weekend of September 17 and 18 collecting money to purchase school supplies for needy students…

Scout leaders complete training

AUGUSTA – Nine scouting leaders completed the Youth Protection Training on Wednesday, September 19, at the American Legion Post, on Eastern Avenue, in Augusta…

Soil and Water Conservation district supervisor election

KENNEBEC COUNTY – Persons desiring to run for the office of District Supervisor for the Kennebec Soil and Water Conservation District should contact the District office at _2305 N. Belfast Ave; Augusta, ME 04330, telephone 207-622-7847 ext. 3, or 480-3927. to obtain nomination papers…

Lincoln County Dems volunteers picnic kicks off fall campaign

LINCOLN COUNTY – Leaders of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) marked the kick off of the fall campaign with a Volunteer Appreciation Picnic on September 10, at the Sheepscot Community Center, in Newcastle…

The story behind the creation of M*A*S*H (new)

MAINE HISTORY – The show was based on the movie of the same name, which came out in 1970; and the movie was based on the novel MASH, written by Richard Hooker and published in 1968 by William Morrow & Company… by Mary Grow

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Waterville historic district – Part 4 (new)

WATERVILLE HISTORY — This article continues the description of Waterville’s Main Street Historic District, going northward on the west side of Main Street between Silver and Temple streets, and adds most of the buildings in the 2016 expansion of the district… by Mary Grow [1826 words]

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Waterville historic district – Part 3

WATERVILLE HISTORY — After two weeks’ digressions, your writer returns to Waterville history, beginning with the C. F. Hathaway Shirt Company, described in Roger Reed and Christie Mitchell’s Lockwood Mill Historic District application as “an internationally known firm that originated in Waterville.” The application adds that Mill Number 2 “is the only intact industrial facility in Waterville associated with the important shirt maker”… by Mary Grow [1674 words]

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Trotting parks

CENTRAL ME HISTORY — Your writer intended to deliver the promised article on Charles Hathaway and his shirt company, and more information on Waterville’s historic Main Street buildings, this week. But a reader reacted to last week’s digression on agricultural fairs with a question: what is a trotting park? by Mary Grow [1918 words]

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Public supper in Freedom

FREEDOM — There will be a public supper held at the Freedom Congregational Church on Saturday, October 1, 4:30 – 6 p.m. in the church hall. Take out is available… and many other local events!

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…

Obituaries

SMITHFIELD – Deron “Duke” Johnson, 51, of Smithfield, passed away, at home, on Sunday, September 11, 2022. He was the son of Carol and John “Jack” Johnson Sr… and remembering 8 others.

Common Ground: Win a $10 gift certificate!

DEADLINE: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Identify the people in these three photos, and tell us what they have in common. You could win a $10 gift certificate to Hannaford Supermarket! Email your answer to townline@townline.org or through our Contact page. Include your name and address with your answer. Use “Common Ground” in the subject!

Previous winner: Jackie Leach, Whitefield

Town Line Original Columnists

Roland D. HalleeSCORES & OUTDOORS

by Roland D. Hallee | I received an email recently from a reader/supporter, from China Village, who sent along a photo of a black squirrel he has seen around his home. He asked if I could do a column on them. I did a couple of years ago, but here goes, to refresh everyone’s memory…

SMALL SPACE GARDENING

by Melinda Myers | Nothing beats the flavor of fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes. Harvesting when they are fully ripe ensures the best flavor for eating fresh, cooking, and preserving…

Peter CatesREVIEW POTPOURRI

by Peter Cates | Beethoven’s 4th Symphony has exerted charm for me for more than 50 years since I obtained a powerful recording by Pierre Monteux (1875-1964) and the London Symphony, from when he was 86 years old, had just been appointed the Orchestra’s music director with a 25-year contract and still worked with the energy of men half his age until a fall in the bathtub which led to his death during the summer of 1964…

I’M JUST CURIOUS

by Debbie Walker | This move into the camper has held a few surprises for me. Recently, I was going through some boxes I must have packed a couple years ago and forgot. In going through this one box I found some of dad’s things. I found a piece that someone must have shared with Dad but I can’t find it on the internet (keeping in mind I am not an expert) and I have no reason to believe he wrote this. I enjoyed reading it and hope you do too…

LIFE ON THE PLAINS

by Roland D. Hallee | Over the next few weeks, we will go down Water St., from north to south, and take a look at some of the buildings that played a major role in the self-contained community of The Plains, that have long since been demolished…

FOR YOUR HEALTH

(NAPSI) | More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year and for many of them, there are some added anxieties. For example, many people don’t realize allergies can be deadly. Or that eating local honey, living in a dry climate or avoiding cut flowers won’t cure allergies or prevent an allergic reaction…