ROME — Richard Hamlin LaBelle received Rome’s Boston Post Cane at a celebration held July 20 at the Rome Community Center. LaBelle was born Oct. 3, 1927, in Pearl River, New York, according to a news release from town officials. After serving in the Navy in World War II, LaBelle married Lois Mosher and settled […]
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Palermo Community Garden plans community cookout
Palermo Community Garden is set to hold a community cookout at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, behind the gray mobile home at 26 Veterans Way. The event will be held rain or shine. The menu includes pulled pork and cornbread, along with turkey, cowboy beans, garden-fresh salads and home-baked desserts. Tickets cost $10, or $5 […]
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Gardiner utilizes Project Canopy awards to beautify city
The Gardiner’s Gardeners have utilized Project Canopy awards to add flower gardens at the Waterfront Park, the overflowing planters lining Water Street, and added landscaping along the Cobbosee Stream and the Gardiner Commons. Funds from these grants helped Gariner’s Tree Committee complete a three-year master plan established to add 30 trees to the Gardiner Common. […]
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Community Day in Waterville set for July 27
WATERVILLE — The Colby College Museum of Art plans to host its annual Community Day from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 27. The museum invites members of the community on campus for a day of free art workshops, music, food, and interactive gallery experiences for people of all ages. Participants may create their own […]
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Virtual co-parenting, blending families workshop offered
This workshop aims to support parents in developing a cooperative approach that benefits both the children and the adults involved.
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Farmington-based United Way Packs for Progress underway
FARMINGTON — The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is accepting applications for its back-to-school Packs for Progress program. To complete an application and for more information, visit uwtva.org. People should check out the new eligibility guidelines as well. The deadline for applications is Monday, Aug. 5. Pickup dates will be the week of Aug. […]
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Maine’s public defense commission relaxes some of its attorney eligibility rules
In an effort to address the state’s public defense crisis, the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services voted to make it easier for some lawyers to get waivers for their experience and training requirements.
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Sweetgrass harvesting may return to Acadia
Gathering sweetgrass, which the Wabanaki have traditionally used in basket weaving and for ceremonies, has been outlawed in the national park since it was formally established in 1916.
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Wilton allows equipment purchases for swimming areas in town
The board also voted 3-2 to allow a dedication of a plaque in memory of the late Michael Flagg.
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Lawyers for Lewiston shooting victims, survivors seek investigation by Pentagon
They call on Maine’s congressional delegation to push for a Department of Defense probe, arguing that the Army’s investigation and a review by the Army’s inspector general had a ‘narrow scope’ and offered ‘conflicting conclusions.’