LIVERMORE FALLS — Richard V. Lapointe, 21, of Livermore Falls, passed away, Friday, Feb. 2, in Livermore Falls. He was born Nov. 12, 1996, the son of Davis Clark and Tammie (Grant) Lapointe. Richard attended Livermore Falls High School and graduated from Fort Kent Community High School in 2015. He had worked for Pallet One, with […]
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Boy Scouts holding Christmas tree disposal fundraiser
RUMFORD — Boy Scout Troop 580 of Rumford will have a Christmas tree disposal fundraiser in early January. The event will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, for the Dixfield and Peru areas, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 6, for the Rumford-Mexico area. People have until Jan. 3 […]
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Local Boy, Girl Scouts serving free community dinner
RUMFORD — Local Girl and Boy Scouts will serve their 10th annual community dinner on Sunday, Nov. 19. The meal of turkey and all the fixings will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Rumford American Legion. A suggested donation of a nonperishable food item is encouraged but not required. All food donations […]
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Local scouting leaders ready to accept girls in Boy Scouts
Kelly McDonald has a 10-year-old daughter who wants more than anything to do Navy Seal survival training and all of the other awesome things that boys get to do. “She told me, ‘I want to be able to do the same cool stuff that my brother does in Boy Scouts,’” McDonald said. “And she said, […]
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Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs
In this Monday, May 29, 2017 file photo, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts salute during a Memorial Day ceremony in Linden, Michigan. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, the Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors unanimously approved to welcome girls into its Cub Scout program and to deliver a Scouting program for older girls that […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Herbert H. Strauss
NORWAY — Herbert H. Strauss, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away quietly with his wife at his side on Friday, Aug. 11, after fighting brain cancer for 11 months. Herb was born in Vienna, Austria, on March 27, 1929. He immigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1938. He grew up in New […]
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Donald Trump shows the Boy Scouts how to start a political fire
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — No knot-tying demonstrations. No wood-carving advice. President Donald Trump went straight to starting a fire in a speech at a national Boy Scout gathering. Parents, former Scouts and others were furious after Trump railed against his enemies, promoted his political agenda and underlined his insistence on loyalty before an audience of […]
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Clean-up for Earth Day
New Sharon Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts collected nearly two dozen bags of trash, bottles and cans along the town’s main roads on April 19 in observance of Earth Day. The project was sponsored by the New Sharon Community Improvement Team. Participating, along with leaders and parents, are, from left, Aiden Ayer, Megan Adams, Keira […]