Gov. Paul LePage has designated $10,000 from his contingency fund to support the building of the New Gloucester Veterans Monument. According to a press release issued Thursday, the memorial is a joint project of the New Gloucester, Maine Historical Society and Lunn-Hunnewell AMVETS Post No. 6. The finished work will especially honor all New Gloucester […]
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LePage designates $10K for New Gloucester Veterans Monument
Gov. Paul LePage has designated $10,000 from his contingency fund to support the building of the New Gloucester Veterans Monument. According to a press release issued Thursday, the memorial is a joint project of the New Gloucester, Maine Historical Society and Lunn-Hunnewell AMVETS Post No. 6. The finished work will especially honor all New Gloucester […]
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Deertrees Theatre toasts Rudy Vallee’s birthday
Deertrees Theatre in Harrison can boast many connections to the “greats” of yesteryear and this week will acknowledge the birthday of Rudy Vallee, born July 28, 1901. He credited the theatre as being one of his favorite places to sing. So the theater will celebrate this week by staging all three of the plays in […]
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Silhouette artist offering her gifts at Back to the Past in Harrison
Scribner’s Mill in Harrison will host a special event as part of its annual celebration: Traditional, freehand-cut silhouettes. Ruth Monsell of Artful Heirlooms, one of just a few professional silhouette artists in New England, will be available to cut portraits at the mill’s Back to the Past celebration, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, […]
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Silhouette artist offering her gifts at Back to the Past in Harrison
Scribner’s Mill in Harrison will host a special event as part of its annual celebration: Traditional, freehand-cut silhouettes. Ruth Monsell of Artful Heirlooms, one of just a few professional silhouette artists in New England, will be available to cut portraits at the mill’s Back to the Past celebration, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, […]
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30 years after Olympic win, Samuelson still has Midas touch
It’s been almost 30 years to the day since Joan Benoit Samuelson took gold in the inaugural women’s Olympic marathon, exploding gender barriers in the running world. And in that time, she’s used her fame as strictly a means of improving life for countless others. It’s common knowledge that she’s the founder of Maine’s premier […]
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Police seek help nabbing New Gloucester burglars
During the early morning hours of Monday, July 21, Maine State Police say two suspects, a man and a woman, burglarized a home under construction at 52 Douglas Road in New Gloucester, stealing several thousand dollars worth of property. The male suspect and his vehicle were caught on a surveillance camera, seen above. State police […]
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Inside Bridgton – 7/25
Beautiful Bridgton There are moments in life that you wish could last forever, and last weekend was one of them. The endless sunshine and dry crisp air was the perfect backdrop for a magical Bridgton moment. As I walked from the bustling Farmer’s Market up Main Hill to Art in the Park, I felt so […]
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Pennels enters Senate contest
In the race for the District 26 Senate seat covering much of the Lakes Region, the Republican Party has put forward an ever-changing roster of candidates to challenge Windham Democrat Bill Diamond, a former secretary of state and longtime member of the Legislature who is widely considered a favorite for the seat. First came state […]
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Petitioners seeking council term limits
STANDISH – A group of Standish petitioners, including former long-serving town councilor Lou Stack, is calling for Town Council term limits. The group’s proposed charter amendment would limit councilors to a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms. After serving the two terms, councilors would have to wait three years in order to run again. The […]