Greene
M. Fields: Total disregard for signs
What is it with people when they see a sign posted “Road closed,” they are sure to go through the area that is closed anyway. The sign does mean something, and for good reason. I have a friend who lives on a road where the road washed over with water during the recent terrible rain […]
Well done – Lindsey Pelletier
BOSTON — Lindsey Pelletier, native of Greene, Maine, has received The WalMart Pharmacy Scholarship Award. Pelletier, from Northeastern University’s Bouve College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, is a senior in Northeastern’s pharmacy program. This award is presented annually to an outstanding student in the pharmacy program based on scholastic achievement, leadership qualities and financial need.
Alan P. Westgate
LEWISTON — Alan P. Westgate, 34, of Greene died Sunday, June 10, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Biddeford, March 6, 1978, the son of Arthur Westgate Sr. and Linda Cummings Westgate. He had been employed as a telemarketer. He loved music, played the guitar and liked to DJ. His family and […]
Spirit of America award winners honored
AUGUSTA — Recipients of the 2011 Spirit of America Foundation Award for outstanding community service throughout Maine were recognized during an April 6 ceremony at the Statehouse. Auburn Volunteers in Police Service have helped the Auburn Police Dept. in a variety of ways. Bowdoin FHC, Inc. runs several community projects, including fundraisers for the fire […]
M. Vasiliauskas: Controlling personal finances
Bravo to Gabrielle De Moras (letter, April 13). Her old-school frugal philosophy still holds true today. She, and many others, have their heads on straight. Unfortunately, an alarming number of people today live well beyond what they can afford. As I see it, many use credit cards as though the flow of money is endless. […]
SAD 52 residents endorse lower school budget
TURNER — Fifty-one residents of Greene, Leeds and Turner took less than 40 minutes Tuesday night to endorse the revised budget proposed by the SAD 52 board. The $23,112,515 spending package is $85,195 less than the original proposal that was rejected May 8. Article 17 regarding local additional funds passed by written ballot, 47-4. The […]
‘Band in a box’ artist will perform at Sawyer
GREENE — Barry Wood, who has been entertaining for more than 60 years, will perform a mix of old pop classics, soft rock of 1950-1970 and traditional country music on Friday, June 8, at Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial. Wood has had his own bands up to 10 years ago, when he decided to become a solo performer. […]