BUTLER — Bett Liu, 80, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Portland. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Elmwood Cemetery in Otisfield. JACQMIN — Steven J., 52, of Lewiston passed away Monday, Aug. 6, in Lewiston. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Christ […]
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Death notices for Saturday, Sept. 22
BIGONSKI — Dianne A., 68, of Bridgton passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, in Lewiston. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at the Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the funeral […]
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Livermore Falls Planning Board begins comprehensive plan revision
LIVERMORE FALLS — Revising the town’s 13-year-old comprehensive plan kicked off Wednesday night when the Planning Board met with senior planner John Maloney of the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments. The first session was devoted to focusing on what changed in the town since the 2002 plan, what’s the same, and what could change during […]
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Planning Board approves new office in downtown
LIVERMORE FALLS — Planning Board members Wednesday night approved a site plan for a business on Depot Street and tabled a site plan application for another business on Park Street. Code Enforcement Officer James Butler Jr. said Christopher York of Liberty Tax Service received approval to move into the downstairs section of a building at […]
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Carrabassett Valley town meeting set for Wednesday
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Voters will consider 60 articles amounting to a proposed budget of $2.3 million when they gather Wednesday for the annual town meeting. Voters will be asked to offset the proposed budget with town revenues of $462,410, making a proposed net budget of $1.85 million, Town Manager Dave Cota said. The meeting begins […]
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Livermore Falls Planning Board agrees to changes in proposed ordinances
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Planning Board on Monday night OK’d changes to the timber harvesting section of the shoreland zoning ordinance and agreed to move ahead with a draft property management ordinance. They also continued work on updating the town’s 13-year-old comprehensive plan. Residents will likely vote on the changes at the June town meeting. […]
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New Lewiston school redistricting panel gets to work Tuesday
LEWISTON — A new 22-member committee assigned with recommending which students should attend a new school will hold its first meeting Tuesday. The Redistricting Committee will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Lewiston School Department’s Dingley Building on Oak Street. Before Lewiston plans the design and location for a new elementary school, the […]
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Old South First Congregational Church celebrates 200 years
FARMINGTON — For 200 years, the Old South First Congregational Church has served as a welcoming home to everyone. “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here,” the church notes on its website. The Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright and the Bicentennial Committee invite the community to join them […]
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‘Moonlight and Magnolias’ leads to madness and mayhem
Comedic whirlwind focuses on real-life Hollywood in 1939 LEWISTON — What would you get if you put three legendary moviemakers in a locked office full of peanuts and bananas for a five-day marathon screenplay rewrite of a classic 1930s book? Why, “Gone with the Wind,” of course. And that’s the basis for “Moonlight and Magnolias,” […]
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Canton fire chief makes case for brush truck
CANTON — Board of Selectmen Vice Chairman Lisa Cummings conducted the Thursday night board meeting so Chairman Shane Gallant, acting as fire chief, could explain to the board why the department needed a brush truck. The present brush truck is a 1990 model and has multiple problems, including its frame being broken in two places. […]