Charity Sargood, an employee of the Farmington Parks & Recreation Department, power-washes an entry to Hippach Field on Tuesday. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Charity Sargood cleans near an entryway to Hippach Field on Tuesday using a power-washer. Sargood and other employees of the Farmington Parks & Recreation Department were doing spring cleaning and plantings around […]
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Jaycee Jenckes, adding a twist to the Easter Egg Hunt
Jaycee Jenckes, assistant director at the Farmington Parks & Recreation Department, and Director Matt Foster reimagined the town’s annual Easter Egg Hunt this year. At 7 a.m. on Sunday, it’s game on looking for six golden eggs carefully hidden in three of the town’s parks. Children 10 and under can turn the eggs in for […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, Feb. 18
BARKER — Timothy J., 69, of Stoneham, died Tuesday, Feb. 13. There will be no services. Interment will be in the spring at the Hillside Cemetery in Stoneham. Gifts may be given in Tim’s memory to one’s local historical society. BATHURST — Cheryl A., 63, of Lisbon, passed away Sunday, Feb. 11, in Auburn. A […]
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Brakey wants to make state parks free for Maine military families
AUGUSTA — State Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, is hoping to pass a bill that would allow spouses and children of active-duty military personnel free access to Maine’s state parks. Brakey’s bill would expand a program that allows active-duty military members free access to the parks but doesn’t allow family members to have access without the […]
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Martin Luther King Jr. legacy misinterpreted, speaker says
Joseph was the keynote speaker at Bates’ MLK Jr. Day: “From Selma to Ferguson: 50 Years of Nonviolent Dissent.” An author, national civil rights commentator and Tufts University history professor, Joseph introduced himself as a native New Yorker. Growing up, his mother was a trade union worker. “My first picket line was in New York […]
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Basketball roundup
Auburn Parks and Recreation Department Basketball League A League Lewiston Pawn Shop 68, GIF Masonry 44 Jon Cademan scored 20 points for Pawn Shop and Chuck Faletra had 14 for GIF Masonry. Crew 63, KC Auto 57 Rory Dupuis scored 21 points for Crew and Corey Therriault had 15 for KC. Chapter 11 Furniture 68, […]
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Auburn councilors like new Public Works, recreation model
AUBURN — Combining the Public Works, Engineering, Parks and Recreation departments and city arborist under one department may not save money for the city, but it would make the operation work more efficiently, the city manager told councilors Monday. “In my opinion, the biggest efficiency you will see is that you have better leveraged resources,” […]