It was the late 1800s when Stephen Lord and his son Albert arrived from the Boston area and settled on farmland on Laughton Road, now known as Shady Lane.
April 2012
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Spring Nature Day Camp set for April vacation week
EAST WINTHROP — The Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed’s sixth annual Spring Nature Day Camp will be held during April school vacation week — April 16-19 — at the YMCA Camp of Maine on Cobbossee Lake.
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Chili Chowder Challenge raises more than $35,000
AUGUSTA — The Children’s Center’s 11th annual Chili Chowder Challenge held March 24 at the Augusta Armory raised more than $35,000 to benefit the center.
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Author to visit Augusta library
AUGUSTA — New York Times best-selling author Jamie Ford is thrilled to have his debut novel chosen for the 2012 Capital Read Program and looks forward to his visit to Maine’s capital city.
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Humane Society poster contest features cash prizes
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley Humane Society will accept poster submissions for their second annual art contest, held in conjunction with the Paws in the Park and the 19th annual Mutt Strut on May 20 at the Buker Community Center.
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Miller receives Frances Perkins Award
Lisa Miller of Somerville has been named the 2012 recipient of the Lincoln County Democrat’s Frances Perkins Award.
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Monmouth Decathlon team finishes second in state
PORTLAND — The Monmouth Academy Decathlon Team finished as the state runner up and champion in the small school division in the State Academic Decathlon Championship held on March 3 at Deering High School.
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Roommate charged in Augusta slaying
The roommate of an Augusta man who died of stab wounds to the chest last June was arrested Thursday night in Key West, Fla., on a charge of murder. Michael Lee Thomas Young, 40, was picked up by officers of the Key West Police Department on a warrant from Maine. Young’s sudden arrest marked the […]
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King, Obama polling ahead of rivals
AUGUSTA — Former Gov. Angus King has a big lead early in Maine’s race for a U.S. Senate seat, and President Barack Obama has an edge among Maine voters over likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney, says a poll released Friday by the Maine People’s Resource Center.
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FISHING: Right stuff from Lefty
It’s safe to say when fishermen around the world meet Lefty Kreh, they don’t associate him with Maine. And by no means is Maine — well known as it is for its brook trout ponds and salmon lakes — on this famous angler’s Top 10 list for places to fish.