Moxie Festival
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Making Moxie memories
LISBON — The 35th annual celebration of all things Moxie went off smoothly Saturday, but Frank Anicetti, the man who helped to introduce the quirky beverage to a new generation and who died in May, was missed. Saturday’s festivities included a Moxie-chugging contest (described as “not for the faint of heart or esophagus”), a morning […]
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People You Know: Dorothea Brown, a 101-year-old delight
LEWISTON — Dorothea “Dottie” Brown has a group of friends over to her parents’ farmhouse once a week for knitting and dessert, and has for years. In three weeks, she’ll host Thanksgiving for family, rising early for all that cooking. In her home, there’s no shortage of visitors and guests. A missionary stopped by for […]
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Lisbon police chief David Brooks to retire June 30
LISBON — Police Chief David Brooks is retiring June 30 after 42 years of service to the town. His resignation was accepted Tuesday night by the Town Council. Brooks was the youngest police chief in Maine when he started in Lisbon at the age of 26. Council Chairman Roger Bickford and Councilors Norm Albert, Eric Metivier, […]
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Face time: Moxie parademeister Gina Mason
To an outsider, the annual Moxie Festival parade, held on the second Saturday of July, appears to be orchestrated by a large group of paid professionals. Considered one of the largest summer parades in Maine, if not the largest, the logistics of this 90-minute-plus tour de force is handled primarily by one person, Gina Mason. […]