WILTON — The Wilton Congregational Church, UCC, began a yearlong celebration of its bicentennial on Friday night with a dinner prepared by members of the Bicentennial Committee. “Welcome to the beginning of our celebration of the 200th anniversary of our church,” Church Council Moderator John Backus said. Backus and the Rev. David W. Smith were […]
Feb. 16
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Silhouettes tell a story of prevention
AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, American Legion Post 22 will host a Suicide Prevention Information Session at the State House Hall of Flags, located on the corners of Capitol and State Streets in Augusta. The event will run from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Information as well as community providers will be available to […]
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Trump's Monthly Box of Food for Our Poor
Back in the seventies my dad brought some delicious cheese home from our local town. “They were giving this cheese out in front of the courthouse so I picked some up” he said. The cheese was all part of the so called fight against poverty. My dad was a hard-working coal mining man so we […]
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Playoff games complete Phillips hoops season
The Phillips Raiders completed their 2017/18 basketball season with playoff games last week and the 2018 North Franklin County League (NFCL) Middle School Championship Games at Mt. Abram Regional High School last Saturday evening. Lady Raiders, coached by Jeff Seaberg, were eliminated by Rangeley in semi-final action Thursday. The Rangeley Lakers went on to defeat […]
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George Bayly Payne June 17, 1848 – Sept. 15, 1904
George was the fourth of six children born to William Pierce Payne (Aug. 26, 1797 – May 27, 1880) by his second wife, Susan Berry Grymes Bayly Payne (May 7, 1811 – Nov. 8, 1862), of Virginia, daughter of William P. Bayly and Mary L. of, ‘Woodstock,” the Bayly estate. William Pierce himself was a […]
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Poet's Corner
All Weather Friends, Mid Winter Hello Woody, glad to see You surviving the winter. Where’s Woodine? Haven’t seen her around. How are those offspring of yours? Saw one of them, two days back. Proud to call you neighbors. Did you see the three deer On the lawn earlier? Three years now, we’ve enjoyed Having your […]
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Blanketing the World with Denmark’s Hygge
How to survive the rest of winter is today’s question. Mainers know that winter has a way of causing us to be snow schlepping around in fur-lined boots at a time when April showers are elsewhere. In the quest to find something interesting and innovating to take me through the remaining winter months, I came […]
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Calendar
Benefits Saturday, Feb. 17: Turner, Spaghetti dinner to benefit Pasquale Bifulco, 4 p.m., Boofy Quimby Hall, Route 219. Donations. 212-8960. Saturday, Feb. 24: Carrabassett Valley, Carrabassett Valley Academy Scholarship Fundraiser raffle auction, 6 p.m., Sugarloaf Inn, 5092 Access Road. 237-2250. Books Wednesday, Feb. 21: Jay, “The Danish Girl,” book and film discussion group, 6 p.m., […]
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Funeral notices for Tuesday, Feb 16, 2016
BOURGOIN — J. Louis, 71, died on Thursday, Feb. 11. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m., at Holy Cross Church. A committal will be held later in the spring at Maine Veterans’ Cemetery, Augusta. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to the St. […]