NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday tabled action on a revised building permit fee schedule that would be in line with nearby communities. The Maine Uniform and Building and Energy Code will be implemented in July for towns with no previous building code, Code Enforcement Officer Deb Parks-Larrivee wrote. “This is a good time for […]
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PEOPLE YOU KNOW: One year after a double lung transplant, George Carman is healthy, and grateful
NEW GLOUCESTER — George Carman was out snowblowing his driveway Thursday night. Happily. “He hasn’t done it for years,” said his wife, Amy, a smile in her voice. On Feb. 3, 2011, Carman had a double lung transplant and it has been a year of milestones since. On June 3, the longtime volunteer firefighter went […]
Well done – Samuel Hildreth
DES MOINES, Iowa — Samuel Hildreth, of New Gloucester, has been named to the dean’s list at Drake University during the fall 2011 semester.
New Gloucester History Barn gets indigenous sign
NEW GLOUCESTER — The town’s renovated History Barn, which has been open to the public since 2009 on the first Saturday of every month, is now sporting a hand-painted, wooden sign made from a 190-year-old tree that once grew in town. Last month, New Gloucester Historical Society members Steve and Natalie Chandler put up the […]
Nicole Stevens vying for House seat
NEW GLOUCESTER — Nichole Stevens has announced her candidacy for the Maine House of Representatives for District 105, which includes New Gloucester, Durham and part of Lisbon. Stevens is a 2003 graduate of Husson University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies. She has been employed by Pierce Promotions, a Portland-based marketing firm, […]
Clarkson University dean’s list
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The following Maine students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester at Clarkson University. Kathleen B. Mingle of South Paris, a junior majoring in chemical engineering; Edmund K. Burnett of Winthrop, a senior majoring in chemical engineering; Jessica L. Mitaly of New Gloucester, a sophomore majoring in mechanical […]
Northern Maine Community College dean’s list
PRESQUE ISLE — Northern Maine Community College has released its dean’s list for the 2011 fall semester. High honors: Tyler G. Bartlett of New Gloucester. Honors: Luke P. Cyr of Farmington, Simon G. Tutlis of Greene, Nathan S. Woods of Rumford and David L. Rugg of South Paris.
Well done – Hannah Blatchford
BELOIT, Wis. — Hannah Blatchford of New Gloucester has been named to Beloit College’s dean’s list for the fall semester.
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Song, worship AUBURN — An evening of worship in song with Dianne Hirsch and special guest Krystal Bibeau will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Court Street Baptist Church, 129 Court St. A love offering will be taken. History Barn NEW GLOUCESTER — The next monthly New Gloucester History Barn Open House […]
New Gloucester board appoints three to Water District panel
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen at a special meeting on Tuesday appointed three residents to serve on the newly formed town Water District. The board met with four of the seven applicants who responded to a recent request following approval by the Maine Legislature creating the district, and a vote by residents living within the proposed […]