Events are scheduled this week across Kennebec and Somerset counties.
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Jefferson society 2023 calendars ready to order
Jefferson Historical Society’s 2023 vintage photo calendars are available to order. Businesses, organizations and people featured for the 2023 edition include Bond Brothers Grocery Store, Bay View Store, John Robert MacDonald and his neighbors, Raymond Bond’s boat building, Damariscotta Lake Farm during the Cleaves era; the ‘new’ Hoffses Store, Waldo and Ruby Clark, Jefferson Woman’s […]
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Whitefield Lions Club names Peace Poster Contest winners
The Whitefield Lions Club has announced this year’s winners of its annual Peace Poster Contest. They are Madyson Glidden of Whitefield, Avery Childs of Palermo, Aurora Peabody of Jefferson Village, Skyler McColet of Chelsea and Zoie Elliot of Windsor. For more than three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have sponsored a special art contest […]
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Lincoln County committee to host harvest dinner Oct. 2 in Jefferson
JEFFERSON — The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans to hold its annual harvest dinner at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at Le Barn, at 132 Waldoboro Road. “We’re thrilled that Jim and Marie Lindsey have loaned us the use of this remarkable building that they have so lovingly restored,” said Valarie Johnson, organizer of the […]
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Jefferson bicentennial quilt, historical items on display Sept. 10
A quilt with 34 squares depicting Jefferson scenes from 1976, created for the U.S. Bicentennial celebration by 29 Jefferson women, will be one of many exhibits telling the story of the town’s history during an open house this weekend. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Old […]
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Jefferson society offers 2023 calendars, plans Aug. 17, Sept. 10 open houses
Jefferson Historical Society’s 2023 vintage calendar are available for $10 at the Old Jefferson Town House, 7 Gardiner Road, during an open house set for 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The BayView Store is the cover photo for the calendar and 60 fully captioned old […]
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Judge slaps $693,000 lien on Union company accused of defrauding elderly couple
The lawyer for the business denies the allegations, saying his clients are still in the process of flipping the houses with the borrowed money and will repay the couple.
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Local students make St. Michael’s College dean’s list
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Three local students made the 2022 spring semester dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College. Osman Karas of Jefferson, a sophomore engineering major, is a graduate of Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. Drew Williams of Richmond, a junior art education/art and design major, is a graduate of Richmond Middle/High School. Cambelle Nutting of Vassalboro, […]
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Jefferson church seeks vendors for July 30 fair
St. Giles Jefferson’s annual fundraising fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at the 72 Gardiner Road church. Major features will include lunches and snacks from a local food truck, a quilt raffle, a pie sale, a country cupboard booth, a garden center, and children’s activities. Crafters and other vendors […]
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Augusta man charged with kidnapping, domestic violence charges in Lincoln County
Law enforcement officers say Guy Ricketts held a woman and a man at gunpoint at a Whitefield home Sunday night before forcing the man to leave the residence with him at gunpoint.