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Poland Historical Society to host cemetery walk
POLAND — Members of the public will have an opportunity to tour a little-known cemetery on White Oak Hill at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Representatives of the Poland Historical Society will host a short talk about the history of White Oak Hill Cemetery, and the lives of some of the people who are interred […]
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Historic marker stolen from 240-year-old Scarborough grave
Scarborough police are investigating the theft of a war marker from a 240-year-old grave at Black Point Cemetery. The marker from the Society of Colonial Wars was removed from next to the headstone of John Fogg, who died on Oct. 12, 1778, at age 49. Fogg was a war veteran. The stolen marker is a […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Bishop Deeley helps mark a solemn Memorial Day
Fernand Labbe, an Army veteran, and his wife Pauline, of Lewiston, say a prayer at the family headstone they just placed a bouquet of flowers on Monday morning at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston, a Memorial Day tradition. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Bishop Robert Deeley greets Diane Beaucage, right, and her mother Lorraine Masse, both of […]
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‘Why Are We Here?’ cafe topic BRIDGTON — The Socrates Cafe will meet on Monday, May 7, at the Bridgton Community Center. A meet and greet will be held from 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. and discussion from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The topic will be “Why Are We Here?” Moderator will be Joanne Morse. Light refreshments […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Newry selectmen approve cemetery upgrades
NEWRY — Selectmen met Tuesday evening to discuss plans to improve the Bear River Road cemetery, make the transfer station more environmentally friendly and address resident concerns. The board agreed to waive the fee to rent the Grange Hall for the Fall Craft Festival on Oct. 29. Last year, the festival raised $336, which went […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Weird, Wicked Weird: Durham woman’s ‘Quest for the Unknown’
Tia Marie Nadeau has fallen through a grave in Lewiston, photographed an abandoned nudist camp in Durham and run, terrified, from a New Gloucester cemetery that she’s vowed never to go back to again — and that’s coming from someone who will go just about anywhere. She has more than 20,000 followers on her Facebook […]
Posted inFranklin
Chesterville town meeting to be held March 28
CHESTERVILLE — Guy Iverson, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said he’s proud town officials and the Budget Committee worked together to decrease the 2016-17 budget without cutting services. When voters gather at 7 p.m. Monday, March 28, at the Town Hall, they will consider a budget that is 4.7 percent less than this fiscal year. […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Roxbury board to discuss cemetery tree-cutting at Oct. 13 meeting
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen will discuss updates to the town’s cemetery during Tuesday’s meeting at the Town Office. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Town Sexton Todd Piper said he submitted estimates to selectmen on the cost of to cut trees back on town cemeteries. The estimates will be discussed at Tuesday’s meeting. […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Roxbury board OKs Frye Cemetery repairs
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-0 Tuesday to approve $1,360 from the town’s cemetery account to repair 19 monuments. Nina Hodgkins, Cemetery Committee member, told selectmen Tim Derouche and Rodney “Bing” Cross that she walked through Frye Cemetery with Laperle-Durland Memorials of Mexico and discovered 19 headstones had fallen off their bases and […]