BATH — Smith-Tobey American Legion Post No. 21 in Bath has pleaded guilty to Class B felony aggravated unlawful gambling for an operation that the district attorney’s office says took in “hundreds of thousands of dollars” over many years. As a result, Bath’s Memorial Day parade, which the post has sponsored for decades, will not […]
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Finder of long-lost Canton Mountain Cemetery learns his ancestor was a Minuteman
EAST DIXFIELD — Since October, when the Sun Journal published a story about an East Dixfield man finding a long-lost cemetery on Canton Mountain, people have been contacting Nelson Coolidge to tell him his ancestor was a Minuteman. Canton Mountain Cemetery, or The Burying Place, as Coolidge’s ancestors called it, is believed to be the […]
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Rumford American Legion seeking sock donations for homeless veterans
RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion Post 24 is collecting socks of all sizes until March to aid homeless veterans and their families, Post Commander Tricia Thurston said Monday afternoon. Thurston explained that the idea for collecting socks for homeless veterans is part of the “Warm Feet” campaign that Sanford Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter […]
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Dixfield American Legion to hold annual New Year’s dance Dec. 31
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield American Legion will host its annual New Year’s Eve dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, post Commander Ed Ellis said. Ellis, who has been involved with the past four dances, said funds raised go to projects. “We have a lot of stuff going on, so we make […]
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Local production company to host art shows at Rumford Legion
RUMFORD — For four consecutive months, a local production company will host a series of live artist and vendor shows at the Rumford American Legion. Kris Howes, a tattoo artist from InkMaine on Congress Street and head of Gaskyl Productions, said that he has hosted tattoo conventions and art shows over the year and is […]
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Membership crisis threatens Paris women’s veterans’ group
PARIS — Sylvia Michaud-Kessell bustles around, checking the heat and cleaning the kitchen counter in the American Legion hall on Church Street on Monday morning. The work belies a growing reality for the Foster-Carroll Post 72 Legion Auxiliary: fewer members and more work. For more than 100 years, the auxiliary has sought to honor the men […]
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American Legion, OHCHS to host Veterans Day ceremony
PARIS — The annual Veterans Day ceremony will be held at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. Everyone is invited to attend. The 45-minute program includes speakers, music and a special video and is being arranged by the American Legion’s Anderson-Staples Post 112 in Oxford. Past Commander Neil Bickford, […]
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Bureau of Veterans Services looking for wounded, KIA veterans for November ceremony
RUMFORD — State Rep. Sheryl Briggs said Friday that she is looking for the names of veterans who were wounded or killed during World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War so they can be recognized at a Veterans Day ceremony. Briggs said the ceremony is planned for Saturday, Nov. 8, at the […]
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American Legion to hold car wash in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — The American Legion Post 10 will hold a car wash from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Main Street and Reynolds Avenue to benefit the post. Members will wash cars, trucks and other vehicles to help support the George Bunten Post. They need volunteers to help wash the vehicles. […]