NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen preparing for the annual town meeting May 4 approved placing two ordinances on the town warrant for voter approval. The first, the New Gloucester Consumer Fireworks Ordinance, bans the sale of consumer fireworks in town. No person shall sell, possess with the intent to sell or offer for sale consumer fireworks […]
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New Gloucester library hosting recycling display
NEW GLOUCESTER — The New Gloucester Environmental Resources Committee is sponsoring an educational display at the Public Library called “Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle.” The display teaches how to do meaningful projects using items found at home, like how food waste can be turned into valuable soil amendments through composting. Other projects include turning a shopping […]
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Students honored by colleges
KINGSTON, R.I. — The following students were named to the University of Rhode Island’s dean’s list for fall 2014. Sydney Grace Charles of Fryeburg. Joshua Wayne Harper of Gray. Emma Catherine Walker of Naples. Cameron Ernest Olson of Durham. Madeline Wiegman of Leeds. Kelynn Herlihy Laliberte of Norway. — STORRS, Conn. – Tyler Holmquist of […]
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Ricky E. Rose
1961 – 2015 POLAND — Ricky E. Rose, 54, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, March 4. He was born in Waterville on Jan. 1, 1961, the son of Birchard and Charlotte (Foss) Rose. Ricky attended schools in Auburn. He was employed by several companies, including Callahan Brothers in Mechanic Falls and Portland Insulation in New Gloucester. He […]
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Cheer Boosters plan bottle drive LEWISTON — Lewiston High School Cheer Boosters will hold a bottle drive from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 7, to raise money for the cheerleaders to attend and compete at the New England Spirit Championships in Lawrence, Mass. The team is the reigning three-time title holder and members are […]
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New Gloucester board told about school budget challenges
NEW GLOUCESTER — Regional School Unit 15 Superintendent Bruce Beasley gave selectmen an overview of 2015-16 budget Monday evening. In preparation for developing the spending plan, Beasley and several school board members met with five area legislators in January to air concerns about issues facing the district and towns. The district has been challenged by […]
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Program offers free fun, camaraderie for veterans
NEW GLOUCESTER — It was a mild winter day as military veterans once again took to the firing range — this time as part of the Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training program at Pineland Farms. VAST was wrapping up a three-day biathlon event on Sunday. Developed in 2012 by Army veteran, occupational therapist and two-time […]
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Gray-New Gloucester High School evacuated for bomb search
NEW GLOUCESTER — A handwritten note found in the girls’ bathroom prompted an evacuation of Gray-New Gloucester High School on Monday. According to a news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were alerted to a bomb threat written on a note that the staff discovered around 1:50 p.m. The school was evacuated. Bomb […]
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Gray-NG students create fitness app
NEW GLOUCESTER — High school students from Gray-New Gloucester High School earned the title of Best-in-State in the third Verizon Innovative App Challenge, a national competition in which students design a mobile application concept that addresses a need or problem in their local schools or communities. The students developed an app concept called Fit Food […]
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Pets perish in New Gloucester house fire
NEW GLOUCESTER — A family lost a dog and a cat in a house fire at 44 Targett Road on Thursday morning, Fire Department Capt. Scott Doyle said. The cause is unknown, he said. A neighbor saw smoke coming from the eaves of the ranch-style home at 9:05 a.m. and called 911, he said. The […]