RANGELEY — The annual Frog and Toad Jumping Contest was held at Rangeley’s Blueberry Festival on Aug. 17 with 30 contestants, ages 3 to 43, taking part. The contest abounded with amphibians as well, including one toad. Andy and Dick Hall and Liz Pimentel again officiated as judges. Catchers Braiden Thompson and Leigh Archambeau returned […]
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Brothers with Oxford Hills ties earn Eagle Scout rank
NORWAY — Brothers Rafferty and Chancellor Wyatt have earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Rafferty’s project was a memorial garden, designed and built at his community town hall in Rancho Viejo, Texas. Rafferty earned his Eagle Scout badge March 24, 2016, at the age of 16 and he continued on to earn three Eagle Scout […]
Safe Voices to present domestic violence changemakers awards
AUBURN — Five community leaders will be recognized at Safe Voices’ annual Fall Mixer and Community Partner Awards, part of the agency’s 40th anniversary celebration. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Martindale Country Club. Safe Voices is a domestic violence resource center serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Each […]
Names being accepted for veterans monument
LEWISTON — Those wishing to honor a veteran with roots in Maine may submit names to be placed on Monument 30 in the Lewiston Veterans Memorial Park. The name of a family member or friend who has served in any war or past conflict, living or dead, in any service of the U.S. Military, may […]
Wilton Blueberry Festival announces winners
WILTON — Talent was amass at the Wilton Blueberry Festival. The annual Wilton Blueberry Festival Art Show saw 35 entries in the festival’s 35th year. Coordinator Kathi Smith reported that entries have doubled in the past two years. Smith, an assistant professor of art at Husson University and a native of Wilton, took on the […]
Award-winning inventor receives Distinguised Eagle Scout Award
RAYMOND — Eric Fossum, PhD, has been awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award upon nomination by the Pine Tree Council and the Boy Scouts of America. The award is granted to Eagle Scouts who, after 25 years, have distinguished themselves in their life work and who have shared their talents with their communities on a […]
Lee Millett Jr., former photographer, is Veteran of the Month
PARIS — Leland A. Millett Jr. has been named the Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans’ Home. Millett was born in Norway on April 10, 1928, and graduated from Norway High School in 1946. While in high school he played basketball and football; now he enjoys watching the Red Sox and the Patriots. […]
CMCC earns national recognition as innovative digital community college
AUBURN — The Center for Digital Education (CDE) honors community colleges utilizing technology to engage students and improve learning. Central Maine Community College is among the top 10 winners in the 2016-17 Digital Community Colleges Survey conducted by the CDE. The survey analyzed how community colleges use a range of technologies to improve services to […]