GILEAD — Lesley Rowse, a U.S. Forest Service biologist, will lead an early morning bird walk on Saturday, May 14. The birding adventure begins at 7 a.m. at the parking area near Hastings Campground, which is south from Route 2 in Gilead at the junction of Highway 113 and Wild River Road. The southern end […]
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Region 9 board approves budget proposal
MEXICO — The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board unanimously approved secondary, adult and community education budgets at a special meeting Wednesday night. The secondary budget, which provides vocational education for high school students from Mountain Valley in Rumford, Dirigo in Dixfield and Telstar in Bethel, came in at $2,085,827. That’s up about $51,000 […]
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Gilead town meeting Saturday
GILEAD — Top on the warrant for Saturday night’s annual town meeting will be a decision by residents on whether to buy Cole’s Custom Auto for use as a highway garage. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. Five of the 37 articles are devoted to the possibility of purchasing the […]
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Highway garage purchase uncertain
GILEAD — Whether or not this small town will have a new highway garage will likely not be determined until the March 26 annual town meeting. Residents at a Nov. 20 special town meeting authorized selectmen to negotiate a price for a 40- by 70-foot building owned by Gilead Fire Chief Ken Cole, then to […]
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Vet running across nation to honor fallen comrades reaches Maine
GILEAD — Three years ago, Army veteran Mike Ehredt of Driggs, Idaho, awakened one morning and decided to run across the nation from Oregon to Maine. To honor and remember the U.S. soldiers and Marines who have sacrificed their lives in Iraq since 2003, Ehredt decided to place small American flags with names and information […]
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One-room schoolhouse to be moved, restored
GILEAD — The former one-room schoolhouse on Route 2 will be moved to its permanent home Thursday, Aug. 20. Nearly five decades ago, the last of six one-room schoolhouses in Gilead closed. Then it served as a library and convenience store before becoming vacant a few years ago. Now, thanks to the hardworking efforts of […]