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Hurry Down Sunshine opens Union Hall season

VIENNA —  After a long winter, the doors to Union Hall will open on Saturday, April 7, to an entertaining show featuring the area’s own local performers. Kicking off this first show will be a duo called Hurry Down Sunshine consisting of Brian Kavanah and Stan Davis, playing jazz standards, the blues, love songs and […]

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Oquossoc museum honors famous fly-tier, fisherman

OQUOSSOC — The Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum in Oquossoc paid tribute Saturday to fishing legends and visionaries, especially one of the Rangeley region’s most notable fishermen. Born in Vienna, Carrie (Wills) Stevens never traveled outside the state, but she sold her colorful streamer flies to fishermen as far away as New Zealand and Patagonia. Five […]

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Winter Revels in Vienna Dec. 17

VIENNA — Chase away the cold and darkness this year at The 4th annual Vienna Winter Revels at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Vienna Union Hall. The family-friendly evening will feature inspiring entertainment, hot mulled cider and snacks. The lineup this year, introduced by “Master of the Revels” Dan Simons, includes a wonderful […]

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Vienna woman dies, 3-year-old child injured in accident

VIENNA — A local woman died and her child was injured Wednesday afternoon when her truck left Tower Road, rolled several times and she was ejected, Cpl. Diane Vance of the Maine State Police said Thursday. Misty McKechnie, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene, Vance said. The accident was reported at 3:25 p.m. McKechnie’s […]

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Vienna town meeting voters approve all warrant articles

VIENNA — Town meeting voters on Saturday spent about 90 minutes going through a 52-article warrant, approving everything and making two amendments, Town Clerk Annie Tibbetts said afterward. Voters amended and approved Article 41, raising and appropriating $4,107 for legal services and carrying forward a balance of $1,893. They also amended the General Assistance article […]

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This week’s agenda

Tuesday Bethel: Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: RSU 73 public forum on teacher evaluations, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Hall Rumford: RSU 10 Buildings Forum, 6:30 p.m., […]

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Sentence delayed for Vienna woman in meth case

FARMINGTON — A Vienna woman involved in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in Phillips last year will not be sentenced for two years, according to a plea agreement Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. Kimberly Webber, 25, of Vienna pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs on Feb. 4 […]

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Vienna woman pleads guilty in meth manufacturing case

FARMINGTON — The last of four defendants in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation on Rangeley Road in Phillips pleaded guilty Wednesday, according to court documents. Kimberly Webber, 25, of Vienna pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs. A felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs was dismissed in […]

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This week’s agenda

Tuesday Livermore Falls, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Vienna: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Weld: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Livermore: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Thursday Livermore Falls: RSU 73 board, 6 p.m., Cedar Street Central Office Phillips: RSU 58 Board, 6:30 p.m., elementary school

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This week’s agenda

Tuesday Farmington: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Jay: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Phillips: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Vienna: Board of Appeals, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Livermore: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Weld: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office