Jackson-Silver Post 68 will sponsor American Legion basebll Raymond Hakala, Post Commander of Jackson-Silver Post 68, said Post 68 will again be a sponsor of American Legion Senior Baseball. Hakala and the Legion feel this is a great opportunity for young athletes to continue their baseball involvement between high school and college. sportsmanship and The […]
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Beginning beekeeping course being offered in Unity
UNITY — A beginning beekeeping course will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s Common Ground Education Center. The short course will cover the essentials such as: • where to locate an apiary; • characteristics of different races of bees; • where to […]
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Herding dogs Bea, Gwen strut their stuff at Unity’s Common Ground Fair
UNITY — Nearly every organic farmer in the state and beyond likely makes the pilgrimage to the Common Ground Fair in Unity at least once in his or her life, and many return year after year, some with their produce and crafts in tow. John and Doreen Simmons of Stoneheart Farm in South Paris just happened […]
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Skateboarder dies in Unity College accident
UNITY — State police say a skateboarder has died in a crash on the Unity College campus in Maine. Troopers say 23-year-old Christopher Garbinski of Unity and two roommates were on skateboards when they picked up too much speed on a descent and crashed while trying to make a turn early Wednesday. They say Garbinski […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: High-end slug art
Over the course of two years, Deanna Witman went out into the woods — or, sometimes, scouted a restaurant compost heap — then took her finds back to her darkroom, let them slink around overnight and checked back in the morning to see the results. She made art — with slugs. And it’s beautiful. Once […]
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Unity man charged with assault in spat over generator
KNOX — A Unity man who allegedly tried to place a lit cigarette into the open gas tank of a generator during a reported domestic assault was arrested Saturday. Ulysses Queener, 50, went to a home on Morse Road in Knox at about 6 p.m. Saturday to “confront his ex-girlfriend over a generator that was […]
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Permaculture is the theme at 2014 Common Ground Fair
UNITY — From low-impact forestry to Scottish Highland cattle to contra dancing, the 38th annual Common Ground Country Fair is a celebration of Maine’s rural and agricultural traditions. Tens of thousands are expected to gather this weekend on 50 lush acres in Unity for the three-day fair that captures the essence of Maine and the […]
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Unity man indicted on manslaughter, aggravated criminal OUI charges
BELFAST — A Unity man who was the driver in a fatal high-speed crash on July 4 has been indicted by the Waldo County Grand Jury on a battery of charges that include manslaughter and aggravated criminal operating under the influence. Alvaro Soares, 28, was driving when he crashed the vehicle on Route 220 in […]
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Police say woman smashed ex-boyfriend’s Jeep after the breakup
UNITY — Police said that a woman angry over the end of a relationship took some of her wrath out Sunday night on her ex-boyfriend’s Jeep Cherokee, which she allegedly smashed with a canoe paddle. Jessica Letellier, 25, of Biddeford was arrested later that night, according to Chief Deputy Jeff Trafton of the Waldo County […]
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Police: Dog apparently caused fatal Unity crash
UNITY TOWNSHIP (AP) — Police say a dog that apparently jumped into the lap of a driver caused a fatal head-on crash in Unity Township earlier this week. Kennebec County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ryan Reardon said a pickup truck driven by 29-year-old Tyler Brackett of Unity was headed west on Route 139 on Monday afternoon […]