Veteran Don Simoneau of Fayette sits Monday in the wind and rain in front of Richardson Cemetery on Main Street in Livermore Falls. It was the second-to-last Monday of the Flags Held High program, which runs from the first Monday in May through the Monday before Veterans Day. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Finder of long-lost Canton Mountain Cemetery learns his ancestor was a Minuteman
EAST DIXFIELD — Since October, when the Sun Journal published a story about an East Dixfield man finding a long-lost cemetery on Canton Mountain, people have been contacting Nelson Coolidge to tell him his ancestor was a Minuteman. Canton Mountain Cemetery, or The Burying Place, as Coolidge’s ancestors called it, is believed to be the […]
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Wal-Mart employees propose cemetery project in Farmington
FARMINGTON — With a light covering of snow over the Red Schoolhouse Cemetery on Tuesday, indentations in the ground were more obvious. They indicate burial plots. Headstones have probably sunk into the ground over the past couple centuries. Come spring, a group of employees from Wal-Mart and others may clear brush, find and help restore […]
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Tri-Town seniors recognize veterans from Jay-Livermore Falls area
JAY — The Tri-Town Senior Citizens Group recognized area veterans for their service Monday, the day before Veterans Day, at the St. Rose of Lima Parish Hall. Army veteran Paul Bright of East Livermore played his guitar and sang songs representing each branch of the military, accompanied by those who gathered at the hall. “God Bless […]
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Fayette man gets permission to repair Livermore Falls cannon
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen gave veteran Don Simoneau of Fayette permission this week to repair the World War I cannon and raise money to fix it and replace 120 flags that line Main Street in Livermore Falls and Jay. The entire project is expected to cost between $5,000 and $6,000. Selectmen also voted to put […]
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Livermore panel assured cemetery maintenance complies with new law
LIVERMORE — The Cemetery Committee met with veterans’ advocate Don Simoneau on Wednesday night to see if the town is doing what is required in caring for veterans’ graves under a new law passed by the state Legislature this year. They were assured that the town was doing a good job, town Administrative Assistant Kurt […]