MADRID TOWNSHIP — Parishioners of Reeds Mill Church will hold their annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10. Summer worship services begin Sunday, July 1, and continue weekly at 2 p.m. through Aug. 19. On Old Home Sunday, Aug. 26, the worship service is at 1 p.m. after a noon potluck picnic. For more […]
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Reeds Mill Church celebrating Old Home Sunday
MADRID – Old Home Sunday will be celebrated at Reeds Mill Church on Sunday, Aug. 27. All are welcome to the nondenominational Christian “Church in the Wildwood.” This special day celebrates not only the founding fathers of the church, but all who have made the ongoing ministry of the church possible. A potluck picnic will […]
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Francis E. ‘Skip’ Ross
1963 – 2015 AUBURN — Francis E. “Skip” Ross, 52, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Androscoggin Hospice House. He was born on May 28, 1963, in Rangeley, the son of Willis R. Ross and Geneva (Chick) Ross. He attended school at Mt. Abram in Phillips. On May 20, […]
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Malcolm D. Toothaker
1919 – 2015 PORTLAND — Malcolm “Macky” Durwood Toothaker of Portland and formerly of Avon, passed away on Monday, April 13. He was 96 years of age and having a wonderful life, “a gentle man known by his gentle deeds.” Born in East Madrid on April 9, 1919, to Fred and Angie (Pease) Toothaker, he […]
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Wilton Area Food Pantry open WILTON — The Wilton Area Food Pantry will be open the fourth Saturday of each month, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., for Wilton residents who need to apply for food. Bring proof of residence. In November, the pantry will be open on Nov. 22. For more information, call 645-3526. […]
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Morin and Pepin inducted into Rangeley Logger’s Hall of Fame
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum inducted Luc Morin of Weld and Leo Pepin, formerly of Stratton, into the Logger’s Hall of Fame on July 25 during the evening program of the Logging Festival. Begun in 1985, the Logger’s Hall of Fame honors people who have worked in the woods for a significant […]
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Nelson O. Jewell
1922 – 2014 MANCHESTER, N.H. — Nelson O. Jewell, 92, of Effingham, N.H., passed away Wednesday, March 12, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. He was born in Madrid on Jan. 29, 1922, the son of the late Otis and Thelma (Sargent) Jewell of Madrid. Nelson grew up in Maine with several relatives and […]
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Deputy investigating burglaries in Phillips, Madrid Township
PHILLIPS — The Franklin County Sheriff Department is investigating two burglaries on the East Madrid Road, one in Phillips and the other in Madrid Township, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday. Cpl. Nate Reid responded to a garage burglary where two ATVs were taken and ridden around the property, Nichols said. A hose was cut, […]