Rumford Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs (Rumford Falls Times file photo) RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen has scheduled a special town meeting for Tuesday, at which it expects to set the property tax rate for 2018-19. The meeting is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. The current property tax rate is […]
Tuesday
Kitty shelters, LACO donations
DEAR SUN SPOTS: One of the many things the volunteers at Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends in Greene do to help the feral cats living in the wild is to build shelters to protect them from the elements and provide a place to eat free from the danger of predators. As we all know, Maine winters […]
Death notices for Tuesday, Sept. 25
DUBOIS — Norman, 79, of Auburn passed away Monday, Sept. 17. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Holy Cross Church, Lisbon Street, Lewiston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Androscoggin Hospice House, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. KILBRETH — Frank W. […]
Massage therapists, water concerns
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you provide me with a list of massage therapists in the Lewiston and Lisbon area? Thank you! I appreciate what you and all the readers do to help people. —No name, no town ANSWER: Massage therapists can be as different as snowflakes and I’m reluctant to just list the ones in […]
Death notices for Tuesday, Sept. 18
DAMON — Vernon Lewis, 84, of Mexico passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Farmington. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Mexico Congregational Church, 163 Main St., Mexico, and interment will be at the Greenwood Cemetery, Dixfield. GRANT — Marilyn Joyce, 81, passed away in Auburn on Wednesday, Sept. […]
Death notices for Tuesday, Sept. 11
LIBBY — Marguerite H. White, of Fryeburg and Dixfield died in Rumford on Thursday, Sept. 6. A memorial service will be held at noon Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris, with a time of visitation from 11 a.m. to noon prior to the service. MARTIN — […]
"Music for Mavis" presents The Cobblestones
“Music for Mavis,” Tuesdays at the Turner Gazebo, brings The Cobblestones, a local band offering Americana music with tight harmonies and acoustic music. The band started about three years ago when Carolyn Costanzi, vocals, and Mike Plourde, guitar/vocals, met at an open mic at Tucker’s Pub in Norway. They started as a duo and added […]
Milltown Roadshow performs at Turner gazebo
TURNER — On Tuesday, the weekly “Music for Mavis” summer concert series at Turner’s town gazebo will feature the Americana sounds of Milltown Roadshow. The two-hour show begins at 6:30 p.m. In the case of rain the show will be under the library, at 98 Mathew’s Way off Route 117 in Turner Center. At the end […]
Funeral notices for Tuesday, Feb 16, 2016
BOURGOIN — J. Louis, 71, died on Thursday, Feb. 11. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m., at Holy Cross Church. A committal will be held later in the spring at Maine Veterans’ Cemetery, Augusta. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to the St. […]
Funeral notices for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016
ALBERT — Raymond D., died in Augusta on Friday, Feb. 5. Per Ray’s request, there will be no visiting hours. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Augustine’s Church in Augusta on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Holy Family Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations can […]