FARMINGTON — Weber Insurance Agency will make the move from Main Street to 670 Wilton Road on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Renovation work has finally been completed on the former TD Bank building to prepare it for the insurance agency. After more than 50 years at 190 Main St. in downtown Farmington, owner Mark Cote purchased […]
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Newry voters OK starting process to withdraw from SAD 44
NEWRY — It’s official: Newry voters decided Wednesday at the polls to continue the multi-step withdrawal process from School Administrative District 44. The district also includes Andover, which voted Wednesday to leave SAD 44. Other towns in the district are Bethel, Greenwood and Woodstock. Voters were asked whether they wanted to authorize the town’s Withdrawal […]
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Reporters notebook: Reader to reporter, ‘Stick to newspapers’
LEWISTON — Recently, I interviewed Rosaire “Rosie” LaFontaine, who graduated from Edward Little High School 75 years ago with the Class of 1939. The story is scheduled to run early this week. At age 93, LaFontaine is sharp and has a good sense of humor — and he’s blunt. He told me he was happy […]
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Newry board hires Bethel firm to trim its trees
NEWRY — Selectmen unanimously accepted a bid Tuesday night for tree trimming from a Bethel tree-removal business. However, they accepted it based on the daily rate that the contractor included, even though that wasn’t requested in the bid specifications. None of the other bidders provided a rate. Top Notch Tree Service LLC of Bethel, which […]
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Tears flow as UMaine grads get engaged in ceremony
The graduation ceremony at the University of Maine came to a halt, and all heads turned Saturday as attention shifted to a proposal on the sidelines. “I thought he would do it over a video game,” bride-to-be Amanda Powers, 23, said, “I’ve been joking about (getting married) the last year.” Powers and her fiance, Alfonza […]