STRONG – A local woman was arrested Sunday after she was accused beating up a woman, Franklin County Sheriff Lt. Niles Yeaton said Monday. Deputy B. David Rackliffe arrested Kimberly A. Luce, 36, of Strong on a charge of felony burglary and issued a summons on charges of assault and terrorizing, Yeaton said. Luce was […]
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Endangered Atlantic salmon eggs planted in Sandy River in Strong
STRONG — Ernie Hilton doesn’t fish. But on Thursday morning, the Starks man and his neighbor, Dennis Yodsnukis, and more than a dozen volunteers and state Marine Resources staff did the jobs of female Atlantic salmon. They used low-tech equipment, duct tape and Yankee ingenuity to bury 300,000 eggs under the cobblestone gravel of the […]
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Photographer, painter works on display at CMMC
LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center Woman’s Hospital Association will feature the work of a photographer and a painter at its Rotating Art Gallery in the Main Lobby at CMMC during February. Photographic work by Ray C. Pringle of Strong and paintings by Ralph Hagopian of Swan’s Island will be displayed and may be […]
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SAD 58 tables decision on closing Stratton school
SALEM TOWNSHIP — The SAD 58 board heard impassioned requests from northern Franklin County residents Tuesday night to keep Stratton Elementary School open. After the nine members listened to nearly two and a half hours of testimony, they agreed unanimously to table a decision to close any district school until forming a community-board task force […]
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Ira ‘Joe’ S. Berry
AUBURN — Ira “Joe” Seymore Berry, 79, formerly of Strong, died peacefully with his family at his side Jan. 29. He was born June 13, 1932, in Sandy River Plantation, the son of Ira Sr. and Amy Woodcock Berry. He was educated in a one room K-8 school in Sandy River Plantation. Ira “Joe” Berry […]
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Linda L. Dubuc
LEWISTON — Linda L. Dubuc, 64, of Strong, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born Aug. 8, 1947, in Skowhegan, the daughter of the late Ralph and Myrtle Philbrick Dickinson. She was married Jan. 30, 1971, to Rick Dubuc. She was an active member of Mt. View Bible Church, […]
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Farmington class learns techniques for making composite catamaran
FARMINGTON — Carefully patting fiberglass down into a gel-sprayed mold for a model-sized catamaran, Cody Spiller of Strong and Cody Espeaignnette of Phillips worked swiftly Wednesday to make sure the material made contact with the mold. It was one of several processes demonstrated by a Composites One technician to a class at Foster Technology Center […]
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Affordable health care STRONG — The Strong Area Health Center invites the public to stop by on Tuesday, Jan. 31, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for an Affordable Care Day. The center provides medical and dental care to people of all ages, offers discounts based on family size and income and links people to […]
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Barn, horse stable destroyed by fire in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a large barn and stable at Knowlton Corner Farm. A horse being boarded there and a pair of cats were lost in the early morning blaze. When firefighters arrived at 341 Knowlton Corner Road at about 4 […]
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DAR names good citizen at Mt. Abram High School
STRONG — Mt. Abram High School has announced that this year’s Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen is Jazmin Knapp, daughter of Dean and Beverly Knapp of Freeman Township. The DAR Good Citizen Program is sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and locally by the Colonial Daughters Chapter which is […]