Starks
Garden Angel program expands
FARMINGTON — It was a very hot and humid Saturday, but it did not deter these dedicated volunteers from building more boxes for the Franklin County Garden Angel Program sponsored by the Franklin County Cooperative Extension. Volunteers Bob Gramlich and Dan Palmer helped multiple 4-H Club members construct eight boxes to expand the Garden Angel […]
Folk duo will perform at Starks church
STARKS — Arborea, aka husband and wife, Buck and Shanti Curran, will perform on Saturday, Jan. 12, as part of the Community Concert Series at the United in Christ Presbyterian Church. Shanti plays banjo, ukulele, banjo-dulcimer, guitar, percussion, harmonium and reversed music box. Buck plays electric, acoustic and slide guitar, flutes, banjo and bowed string. Both provide vocals and share songwriting and arrangement […]
Kicking off concert series
Kicking off concert series Soulful singer-songwriter John Newson will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the United In Christ Presbyterian Church on Locke Hill Road in Starks. There will be a community supper and Christmas cookie swap at 6 pm. Donations will be collected, benefiting the United in Christ Youth Group’s mission trip fund. […]
Donald E. Lovell
1940-2012 NORWAY — Donald E. Lovell Sr., 72, of Norway, died Monday, Nov. 19, at his home. He was born in Starks, April 7, 1940, the son of Leo and Audrey Crocker Lovell. He had been employed as a truck driver for C.N. Brown, as well as being a woodsman and doing car maintenance. He […]
CORRECTION: Starks omitted as member town of RSU 9
FARMINGTON — Starks was inadvertently omitted from the list of RSU 9 member towns in a story on Page B1 of Friday’s Franklin edition.
Man shot in Starks at home recovering; no charges filed against shooter
STARKS — The man shot on his property on Halloween returned home on Monday afternoon. Kerry Hebert, 56, twice underwent surgery on his chest at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after being shot last Wednesday. “I’m pretty sore,” Hebert said in a telephone interview Monday evening. Hebert is a licensed forester, the assessor and […]
Starks man shot by hunter recovering in Lewiston hospital
LEWISTON — Kerry Hebert was listed in serious condition at a local hospital Thursday night, recovering from wounds he suffered when he was shot Wednesday afternoon on his property in Starks. Hebert, 57, was airlifted to Central Maine Medical Center by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter Wednesday afternoon. “He is post-surgical,” CMMC Nurse Supervisor Peggy […]
G. Hilton: Balanced, fair decisions
Paul Gilbert has proven to be the ideal representative. Not only does he have integrity, experience and dedication, but he is the most attentive politician I have ever met. He is a great listener who seeks to understand people’s concerns. He attends nearly all community suppers, events, meetings and town meetings to learn about the […]
Harry R. Keach Jr.
FARMINGTON — Harry R. Keach Jr., 77, of Farmington passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, at his home. He was born July 24, 1935, in Starks, the son of Harry R. and Mary L. (Johnson) Keach Sr. He was educated in the schools of Starks and Fairbanks. As a young man, Harry worked at Knowlton & […]