Catherine Frisch, left, Hannah Malloy, center, and Natalia Boumatar sand furniture Wednesday morning at Thos. Moser, the handmade-furniture manufacturer in Auburn. The students from St. Timothy’s School, a girls day and boarding school in Stevenson, Maryland, are in Maine for an experiential learning trip. Jackie Geter-Hunter, the dean of students, said: “The students have been […]
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Glenn Hayes
AUBURN — Glenn Hayes passed away Sunday, May 27, at the Hospice House in Auburn after a long illness. He was born Oct. 23, 1934, in Greenwood, to Roland and Doris Hayes. He graduated college from Gorham Teachers College (now USM). He taught industrial arts for several years at Greenville High School, before moving to Gray, […]
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S. Timberlake Co. takes a new turn
BETHEL — A California woman who “fell in love with Bethel” a decade ago has bought the S. Timberlake Shaker Chair business. S. Timberlake was established in 1974 by the late Sam Timberlake and his son, Ross. The company makes Shaker reproduction chairs, stools and rocking chairs, which it sells worldwide. Ross and his wife, […]
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Moser, Samuelson to receive honorary Bates degrees
LEWISTON — Auburn-based furniture-maker Thomas Moser and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson will be two of the four people receiving honorary degrees from Bates College at its commencement in May. The other two receiving degrees at the 149th commencement ceremonies May 31 are: • Manjul Bhargava, winner of the 2014 Fields Medal for mathematics […]
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Hospital furniture sale attracts bargain hunters
AUGUSTA (AP) — A chance to pick up bargain furniture and other items from the old MaineGeneral Medical Center attracted so many shoppers that officials canceled plans to extend the sale for another day. The Portland Press Herald reports that about 1,000 items sold in less than three hours Saturday, prompting Sunday’s sale to be […]
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Students from Maryland in Auburn to build furniture for school
AUBURN (AP) — A group of girls from a private boarding school in Maryland is in Maine to build furniture under the tutelage of Thos. Moser. Ten students from St. Timothy’s school in Stevenson, Md., are working this week as apprentices at Thos. Moser in Auburn. They’ll be building dining hall furniture to be used […]