graves
Maintenance tough as cemeteries age
LEWISTON — Ray Cloutier knows it was a tough winter — even for the dead. But he was appalled at the state of historic stones along Mount Hope Cemetery’s outer edge. “I don’t care if the person died 150 years ago; somebody is supposed to maintain his grave,” Cloutier said. The newer portion of the […]
More money sought for winter roads in Strong
STRONG — Selectmen have scheduled a special town meeting this month to ask for $25,000 more for winter road maintenance. At its Tuesday night meeting, the board voted to have a 6 p.m. meeting Monday, Dec. 29, to approve funds to pay for unexpected costs related to bad weather, including overtime for employees. The early […]
Dead Poets founder, a Freeport resident, visits his 300th grave
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man who’s devoted himself to honoring the memory of poets from the past has now visited 300 grave sites of poets ahead of this weekend’s fourth annual Dead Poets Remembrance Day. Walter Skold of Freeport reached the milestone Monday when he visited the burial sites of Anne Whitney, William Reed […]
Saviello: ‘Buck it up’ and take care of veterans’ graves
BUCKFIELD — A law passed in July to preserve the grounds where veterans are buried is slated to take effect in October and is stirring up financial worry in the town. The law — LD 274 — has several stipulations: That veteran grave sites must remain level or be regraded if the site has sunk […]