One-room schoolhouse stories were shared by teachers, students and those whose families boarded teachers during the time before school administrative districts were formed.
Chesterville Maine
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Jay, Chesterville men accused of cutting trees, utility pole in Chesterville
The utility pole belonged to Central Maine Power Co. and was hanging by one wire when it was found. The trees blocked Dutch Gap Road.
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Chesterville fire destroys home; 12-year-old boy escapes safely with 2 dogs
The residents are staying with family, and community donations are helping them replace what was lost in Friday’s fire.
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Face Time: Jenna Gilmore — capturing ‘someone else’s love story’
The Chesterville resident became interested in photography as a child and one of her first photos caused a stir with her grandmother.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Chesterville society to hold 1-room schoolhouse reunion Nov. 13
The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House and the Chesterville Heritage Society are collaborating on an evening of reminiscences about attending a one-room schoolhouse. The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Meeting House, 3 Borough Road in Chesterville. Rural Maine schoolhouses were typically of the one-room variety until the 1957 Sinclair […]
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Chesterville Poetry Night set for Oct. 21 at meeting house
The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House plans to resume its Chesterville Poetry Night at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at 3 Borough Road. Having missed two years because of the pandemic, poets and poetry fans can again gather for what will be the fourth time to share their own poems or favorites written by Chesterville […]
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Chesterville officials certified in erosion control practices
A project this summer protected the water quality of Sand Pond.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Carroll Corbin narrowly wins election to Chesterville Select Board
Corbin received 45 votes; Eric Hilton got 41.
Posted inElection 2022, Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Two Chesterville residents vie for selectman’s position
Polls will be open from 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Office.
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Wilderness canoeing slide show to be shown in Chesterville Oct. 2
CHESTERVILLE — A slide show, “Wilderness Canoeing When You’re Almost Too Old To,” is scheduled to be presented by Paul and Cynthia Stancioff at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House, 3 Borough Road. Now in their 60s, the couple have undertaken canoeing/fishing trips in the contiguous wilderness preserves of […]