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Valentine’s Dance AUBURN — There will be a Valentine’s Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the VFW Post 1603, 588 Minot Ave. Music will be provided by Pam Vaillancourt, a member of Vintage. Suggested donation is $5 per person. Light snacks will be provided. For more information, call 783-2561. Antique clocks […]
Hebron Academy seniors attend team-building program
HEBRON — Hebron Academy seniors and post-graduate students recently spent three days at the Kieve Leadership School, renewing class unity and challenging themselves through the experiential learning program on the Wavus campus on Damariscotta Lake. Instructors led the class of 69 students in activities and small group discussions on such topics such as communication, leadership, […]
Schools, libraries eligible for grants
BRIDGTON — Schools and libraries in the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Sebago and Raymond have the opportunity to receive small grants from Loon Echo Land Trust for environmental education programs. Applications are to be downloaded from Loon Echo’s website at www.LELT.org and returned by the deadline on Jan. 15. Funds for the […]
Fire in Raymond
RAYMOND — Firefighters are reporting to the scene of a fire at 81 Musson Road in Raymond, according to WGME. View Larger Map
Hunters shot in Casco, Oxford identified
CASCO — Two deer hunters were shot in separate incidents Friday, according to the Maine Warden Service. Mark Mattson, 60, of Portsmouth, N.H., was shot in the stomach while he was target practicing in the woods at the north end of Thomas Pond in Casco at about 2:30 p.m., Maine Warden Service spokeswoman Edith Smith […]
Faulty ventilation for generator blamed for Raymond, Maine deaths
RAYMOND, Maine (AP) — An investigator say a deteriorated ventilation system for a propane-fueled generator appears to have contributed to the deaths of a Pennsylvania couple who most likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning at their Maine summer home. The bodies of 85-year-old Lewis Somers III and his wife 84-year-old wife Elizabeth Somers of Lafayette […]
Military note – Troy Knight
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air Force Reserve Airman Troy A. Knight graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four […]
Historical Society museum is open for season
CASCO — The Raymond Casco Historical Society’s museum opened for the season on May 25 and will remain open until Columbus Day. The hours are Wednesday 1-3 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday from 1-3 p.m. The museum is located on Route 302 in South Casco just a few miles from the Casco-Naples town […]
Loaded police gun stolen from officer’s home in Raymond
RAYMOND – Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department officers are searching for a loaded police firearm, stolen from a sheriff deputy’s home some time during the day Thursday. At some time between 7 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., someone broke into the Cape Road home of a county sheriff’s deputy and took a small portable firearms safe, including […]