LITCHFIELD — The Historical Society of Litchfield has received a $2,057 grant through the Historical Records Collections Grant Program administered by the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board.
October 2012
Cony holds parent/teacher conferences Oct. 11
AUGUSTA — Cony school will hold parent/teacher conferences for students in seventh-12th grade from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Winthrop Lions Club celebrates 65 years
WINTHROP — The Winthrop Lions Club recently celebrated the 65th anniversary of being chartered as a member of Lions Clubs International with a dinner held at the Alfred W. Maxwell Jr., American Legion Post 40 home.
Same-sex marriage opponents launch first television ads
PORTLAND — A high school guidance counselor whose job was targeted after he spoke out against same-sex marriage is featured in a television campaign by gay marriage opponents that launches Monday.
Workshop offers publishing advice
GARDINER — Gardiner Adult Education will offer a one-day workshop, “Get Published! Writing for Fun and Money,” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Gardiner Area High School, 40 West Hill Road.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA — The following is a list of cases closed between Sept. 20-Oct. 3, 2012, in Augusta District Court:
Officials warn about haste in ending school merger pacts
Residents of nearly 20 communities across Maine are facing long negotiations and emotional votes to dissolve school districts formed three years ago under a state mandate.
Pittsfield fire Saturday caused by cooking grease
PITTSFIELD — A tenant cooking french fries just after midnight Friday into Saturday morning sparked a fire that consumed the upper floors of an apartment house in the heart of downtown Pittsfield.
Scrabble tournament set for Oct. 21
AUGUSTA — Literacy Volunteers of Greater Augusta will hold their third annual Team Scrabble Tournament from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Fireplace Lounge in the student center of the University of Maine at Augusta.
Some contest Jefferson road taking
JEFFERSON — Town officials are trying to validate the width of Goose Hill Road so the records are clear and the town can maintain it.