Ziggy Lawrence hopes to provide a merry Christmas for all during the fifth annual Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner.
December 2011
J.P. DEVINE: Making it home for the holidays
They’re coming. They’re coming home from every point on the compass: Kabul, Berlin, Korea. They’re coming from Los Angeles, Chicago, El Paso, Eagle Pass and Tampico.
Arias named to Union University dean’s list
JACKSON, Tenn. — Melanie Brigitte Arias of Pittsfield was recently named to Union University dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester.
Mt. Abram’s Knapp named good citizen
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Jazmin Knapp of Freedman Township was recently named this year’s Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen.
Wounded soldier grateful for life
SKOWHEGAN — Cpl. Robert Fickett says he enjoys Muddy Buddies so much, he can eat the snack mix by the can.
RELIGION BRIEFS
WILTON — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will host its annual Christmas Eve service at 5 tonight. The Holy Communion also includes many Christmas carols, and features a chancel drama by local actor Michael Cooper. Early arrival is recommended, as the church is usually full at this service.
North Anson woman arrested on heroin charges
NORRIDGEWOCK — A 45-year-old North Anson woman was arrested Thursday afternoon, police said, after officers found 17 bags of heroin in her possession.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Maine coach gets extension
ORONO (AP) — Maine has extended basketball coach Ted Woodward’s contract through the 2015 season.
A way of living
PALMYRA — If trapping and fur trade are not topics that interest you, the story of the Palmyra Fur Auction won’t impress. But the reality of this truly age-old event in the heartland of Maine is bigger than even the average Maine trapper considers.
‘I saw a swoosh,’ says witness in Bellavance trial
AUGUSTA — A witness who graduated this week from a drug rehabilitation program in jail testified Friday that he watched Raymond Bellavance Jr. pour gasoline behind the Grand View Topless Coffee shop in Vassalboro and then set it ablaze with his lighter.