NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday paid tribute to outgoing Town Manager Paul First, whose last day in office is Tuesday. First served as town planner for seven years before being named interim town manager and then permanent town manager for the past three and a half years. His replacement is expected to be named […]
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History Barn open house NEW GLOUCESTER — The next monthly New Gloucester History Barn open house will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 1, at 383 Intervale Road, Route 231, behind the town hall. The open house is free and open to the public. Recent acquisitions highlighting local history will be featured. Auburn […]
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St. Dom's student wins scholarship
PORTLAND — The Catholic Foundation of Maine announced that Antoinette “Annie” Carman, a senior at Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn, has received a 2017 Lila Grace Sullivan Amirault Scholarship. The scholarship helps Maine Catholic high school students with college tuition costs. It was established in 2013 by Patrick Amirault in memory of his wife. Amirault, […]
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Welcome, Neighbor
Welcome, Neighbor volunteers Kathleen Potter, Penny Hilton, Beth Blakeman-Pohl and Beth Birch assemble packets of materials for new residents of New Gloucester. Businesses, organizations and community groups based in New Gloucester can obtain free publicity by participating in Welcome, Neighbor, a grassroots community volunteer project. Businesses and organizations will have the opportunity to include items, such […]
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No action taken on rescinding construction contract for Public Works facility
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday decided to take no action on rescinding last November’s decision to award the Public Works facility bid to Ganneston Construction Corp. of Augusta, and instead agreed to continue negotiations on the final project cost. Last November, the board selected Ganneston Construction from four companies as the design building contractor […]
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Lloyd R. Morrison
NEW GLOUCESTER — Lloyd R. Morrison, 87, of New Gloucester passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, at his home with family at his side, after an 11-year bout with cancer. Lloyd was born in Gray on April 17, 1929, a son of Webster R. Morrison and Elsie P. (Hall) Morrison. He will be remembered as a […]
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Post cards and stories at Society NEW GLOUCESTER — “New Gloucester Post Cards and the Stories They Tell” is the title of a program that will be presented by Jerry Davis at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the New Gloucester Meeting House, 389 Intervale Road, Route 231. Refreshments will be served. The presentation is free and open to the […]
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History Barn open house NEW GLOUCESTER —The next monthly New Gloucester History Barn open house will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 4, at 383 Intervale Road/Route 231 behind the town hall. The event is sponsored by the New Gloucester Historical Society. It will feature items recently acquired for the Society’s collection. It’s […]
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First officially announces resignation as manager
NEW GLOUCESTER — Town Manager Paul First, who told selectmen privately last week he is resigning effective April 4, announced it publicly at Monday night’s board meeting. “It has been a difficult decision for me,” he read from a news release. “New Gloucester is a wonderful community. I’ve been given tremendous opportunity, first as town […]
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Sister Frances Carr, 1 of last Shakers in Maine, dies at 89
NEW GLOUCESTER — Sister Frances Carr, one of the last remaining members of a nearly extinct religious society called the Shakers, has died. She was 89. Carr died Monday at her home in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake after a brief battle with cancer, said the group, which is down to two members. “The […]