WAYNE — Cary Memorial Library will presents a talk and slide show on The Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the library, 17 Old Winthrop Road. Paul Johnson, retired IFW fishery biologist and board member of Maine Woods Forever, will highlight the places Thoreau visited and things he observed, many of which […]
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Cary Library to present program on Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail
WAYNE — 2014 marks the 150th anniversary of publication of Henry David Thoreau’s “The Maine Woods.” Thoreau’s ideas about nature and conservation were shaped through his observations in the woods and along the waterways during his three excursions along traditional Wabanaki canoe routes in Maine in 1846, 1853 and 1857. Thoreau’s writing about his Maine […]
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Events in the Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley regions
Crafts, more at UMF student center FARMINGTON — A silent auction with crafts, homemade food items, gift baskets and unique items of interest will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the University of Maine at Farmington Student Center North Dining Hall. The auction is hosted by the Classified Employee […]
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Burglary victims get chance to reclaim property
AUGUSTA — Victims of burglaries in four counties will be able to claim their stolen property from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, 125 State St. The agency is working in conjunction with Maine State Police and the Winthrop Police Department to get items to the rightful owners, […]
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Ex-Wayne teacher pleads not guilty to child porn charges
AUGUSTA — A former Maine special education teacher has pleaded not guilty to federal child pornography charges. Partrik Arsenault, who also faces state charges, was ordered held without bail after his arraignment last week in U.S. District Court in Bangor. Authorities said Arsenault, a 27-year-old Norridgewock resident who was a special education teacher for two […]
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Conservation payments resume WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program annual rental payments to participants across the country. USDA also will distribute 2013 direct payments and 2012 Average Crop Revenue Election program payments beginning Oct. 24. Payments originally were scheduled to be issued earlier in the […]
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Investigators confirm dozens of burglaries
WAYNE — Kennebec County sheriff’s deputies are continuing their investigation into more than 30 burglaries centered in Kennebec, Franklin and Somerset counties. As of early Monday afternoon, there were 31 burglaries confirmed, Kennebec County Chief Deputy Ryan Reardon said. More information has come in, and he expects the number to rise to between 50 and […]
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Former East Wilton man charged in Vienna burglary
WAYNE – A local man is being held Thursday without bail at an Augusta jail in connection to a burglary on Mountain Road in Vienna. Justin Ross, 36, of Wayne, formerly of East Wilton, was arrested Wednesday on a felony burglary charge and a probation hold was put on him, Sheriff Randall Liberty said in […]
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New England boiled dinner LISBON — A New England boiled dinner will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the Odd Fellows Hall, 27 Village St. Menu includes ham, potatoes, onions, carrots, cabbage, turnip, bread and homemade pies. Cost is $7 for adults, $3.50 for ages 5-11, and free for preschoolers. […]
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Poetry reading by Carolyn Gelland FARMINGTON — The public is invited to a reading by local poet Carolyn Gelland at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at Farmington Public Library. She will be performing and reading from her new book of poems “Dream-Shuttle,” published in September. Gelland moved to Maine to read and write in a […]