1950 – 2016 BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, Vt. — Jeffrey Frederick Andrews was taken way too soon. He was unexpectedly called to conduct a train to heaven on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Jeff was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to E. Frederick and Pauline F. (McCarthy) Andrews. Jeff spent many summers in Ticonderoga with his […]
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Marshall H. Longway
1927 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Marshall H. Longway, 88, of Hall Hill Road, Rumford, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Sandy River Health Care in Farmington, after a brief stay, with his daughters, Brenda and Marsha, by his side. He was born in Rumford, on Feb. 19, 1927, a son of James and Edith (Smith) Longway […]
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Boy Scouts’ leader calls to end ban on gay leaders
NEW YORK — The national president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates, said Thursday that the organization’s longstanding ban on participation by openly gay adults is no longer sustainable, and called for change in order to avert potentially destructive legal battles. In a speech in Atlanta to the Scouts’ national annual meeting, Gates referred […]
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Turner voters OK spending for rescue service, longer Town Office hours
Editor’s note: This story was corrected and updated after the original ran on April 14. TURNER — More than 100 residents at town meeting Saturday approved a budget that will boost the rescue operations and keep the Town Office open five days a week. The municipal budget approved by 111 residents at Boofy Quimby Memorial […]
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Mexico man inducted into USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame
MEXICO — Daniel T. Barnett of Mexico recently achieved a pinnacle in his martial arts training when he was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Newark, N.J. The 27-year-old Mexico native, who works as a greeter at the Mexico Wal-Mart, began learning karate at the age of 5 at the Greater […]
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Wilton Memorial Day walk planned for Sunday
WILTON — A Memorial Day service and community walk will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at the monument on Main Street, Selectman Thomas Saviello said. Boy Scouts will raise the flag, then lower it to half-mast and the Old Crow Band will provide music, he told selectmen on Tuesday. A wreath will be […]
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Auburn Scouts mark graves of 1945 fire victims
AUBURN — It was a family tragedy Cameron Hartley only learned about in his teens. That’s when he found out he had an aunt who died as an infant in a boarding-house fire in New Auburn in 1945. “Honestly, my grandparents never really talked about it,” Hartley said. “My grandmother mentioned it a few times […]
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Group of Boy Scouts rescued from Maine mountain
EDDINGTON (AP) — Authorities say three Boy Scouts and two of their adult leaders became stranded on the side of Black Cap Mountain in Eddington and were rescued by a group of game wardens, firefighters and professional climbers. The Warden Service says that four climbers lowered the three boys and two adults down the mountain […]
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Aspiring Eagle Scout builds trail in Turner
TURNER — Eagle Scout candidate Ben Rancourt has completed construction of a nature trail behind the Turner Natural History Club clubhouse and museum. With the completion of this project, Ben will only need to earn merit badges in citizenship and family life to qualify for the Boy Scouts’ highest honor. He expects to complete all […]
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Historical Society discovers identity of mystery woman in scout camp photo
NORWAY — A few black-and-white scrapbook pictures of a pretty, fair-haired young woman in a bathing suit brought a lot of smiles to the faces of Homer Piper and his family. The mysterious woman, thought to be in her early 20s, shown playing in a snowbank in her bathing suit in one picture and surrounded […]