FARMINGTON — Pearl I. Harris, 93, died Thursday, June 7, surrounded by family and the caring Staff at Sandy River Nursing Care Center. She was born in New Sharon on Nov. 9, 1924, to Cecil Emerson and Linda Ella (Ross) Harris. Pearl grew up and went to school in New Sharon. Her passion was crocheting and […]
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Carolyn N. Farrington
ANSON — Carolyn N. Farrington, 87, passed away Saturday morning, June 2, at her daughter’s home in Anson. Carolyn was the daughter of a New Sharon couple, George and Clara Davis. She grew up always doing her share of the work at the family farm, Silver Valley Farm, and showing their prize cattle at state fairs. […]
Giddy-Up & Go 4-H Horse Club fundraiser
NEW SHARON — The Giddy-Up & Go 4-H Horse Club’s annual fundraiser/certified organic manure sale is being held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Triple D Acres, 219 Weeks Mills Rd., New Sharon. This is the club’s major fundraiser of the year. All proceeds are used to support this very active club as they learn […]
4-H to hold manure sale fundraiser
NEW SHARON — The Giddy-Up & Go 4-H Horse Club’s annual fundraiser/certified organic manure sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 9, at Triple D Acres, 219 Weeks Road. This is the club’s major fundraiser of the year and all proceeds are used to support the club. The cost is $5 per regular bag, $6 per […]
Elliot B. Powers
FARMINGTON — Elliott Benjamin Powers, 92, of New Sharon passed away Saturday, May 5, at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington after a short illness. He was born July 12, 1925, on the Chesterville side of Farmington Falls, the son of Benjamin Lionel Powers and Corinne Hamlin Powers. He was fond of saying that he was born […]
RSU 9 bus accidentally backs over car in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Regional School Unit 9 bus backed over the front of a car Friday morning on Industry Road, according to a news release from Frankin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. No one was injured, including five students on the bus, he said. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to the accident at 7:53 a.m. Bus driver Bonita […]
Lesley Ray Walker
LEWISTON — Lesley Ray Walker, 57, of New Sharon, went to the Lord and his heavenly family, on Wednesday, April 18, at CMMC in Lewiston, surrounded by his loving family, after a long illness. He was born in Paris, Texas, the son of Dollyjahne Ruth Smith and Harold Markham, and later adopted by Robert Lee Walker. […]
New Sharon Girl Scouts clean up roads for Earth Day
Members of New Sharon Girl Scout Troop 212, their friends and families collected several bags of trash along town roads as an Earth Day project Tuesday. The event was sponsored by the New Sharon Community Improvement Team. In front, from left, are Kaden Allen, Lily Ayer, Aiden Ayer, Joey Rackliff, Emmah-Jean Emery, Miah Emery and […]
Marilyn S. Powers
NEW SHARON — Marilyn Smith Powers, 91, passed away Tuesday, March 27, at her home in New Sharon. She was born Jan. 7, 1927, on the family farm in Farmington, in the village of North Chesterville, the daughter of Bert L. and Sarah Louise (Jackson) Smith. She attended North Chesterville Grammar School and Farmington High School. […]
Brylee Lucinda Hutchinson
BOSTON, Mass. — Brylee Lucinda Hutchinson, 3, of New Sharon, became one of God’s angels Thursday, March 22, at Boston Children’s Hospital in the arms of her Mother and Father. She was born in Skowhegan on Sept. 22, 2014, a daughter of Ryan and Amelia (Allen) Hutchinson. Brylee had a mystical aura that she impressed upon […]