FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy has announced the official groundbreaking for their new dining hall and student union at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, behind the LaCasce Building. The ceremony is open to the public. A private donor reception will follow from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Green House, 686 Main St. The new construction is […]
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Franklin County Children’s Task Force awards presented at 40th anniversary celebration
FARMINGTON — More than 200 people piled into the University of Maine at Farmington on April 28 to celebrate the Franklin County Children’s Task Force for 40 years of serving children and families. The task force recognized local heroes of children who continually contribute to the well being of families in Franklin County. Longtime employee […]
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Norway residents urged to remember those in military
NORWAY — Brad Peck, administrator of the Maine Veterans’ Home in Paris, urged those at a Memorial Day observance Monday to thank those who have served in the military. “We must never forget to thank those who have served in the United States armed forces,” Peck said. “We must thank the veterans amongst (us) and […]
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Franklin County approves advertising for bids for new jail HVAC system
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow Jail Administrator Doug Blauvelt to advertise for bids to replace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the jail. The system has to be replaced and updated, County Clerk Julie Magoon said. Mechanical Services, which has several offices around Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, drew […]
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Veterans Day ceremony held in Mexico
MEXICO — Dozens of residents gathered in the Mountain Valley Middle School lecture hall Tuesday morning for the annual Veterans Day ceremony by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1641. The ceremony began with a prayer, delivered by Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant, followed by a musical performance by the Rumford Association for the Advancement of […]
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Backers see New Auburn’s history, future in St. Louis Church bells
AUBURN — The four bells removed from New Auburn’s St. Louis Church are concrete, physical objects — skillfully cast and beautiful to look at, says Alan Manoian, Auburn’s economic development specialist. But beyond their physicality, Manoian said he’s as interested in preserving what the bells have meant to the city. They have a history and, […]
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Two Twin Cities vets to be added to Vietnam Veterans Bridge memorial
AUBURN — It’s taken at least two years, but two Twin Cities veterans killed in the Vietnam War will get their names added to the plaques at the entrances to the Vietnam Veterans Bridge. “We all say the same thing, all of us veterans,” said Paul Bernard, public relations officer for the American Legion Androscoggin […]
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Residents turn out for annual Rumford Memorial Day parade
RUMFORD — Residents lined the sidewalks from upper Congress Street to the Rotary Memorial Green on Monday morning to watch the annual Memorial Day parade. Despite a weather forecast that predicted rainfall, the clouds held steadfast as the Mexico Police Explorers led several groups of veterans and residents down upper Congress Street, where they crossed […]
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Buckfield veterans plan Memorial Day ceremonies
BUCKFIELD — The John D. Long American Legion Post 58 is organizing a Memorial Day parade Monday. It will begin at 9 a.m. at the Town Office on Route 117 and proceed to the town square for a ceremony at the monuments and to place flowers in the Nezinscot River in memory of veterans lost […]