• Hanover

    Hanover A lemonade stand operated at Howard Pond last week. Business must have been good because $16 was raised during the sale. Emily Aarts, Nicole Aarts and Andrew Aarts donated the proceeds to the Children’s Garden for the Friendly Fred Fund for next year's garden. The Gar... xx
  • Bryant Pond

    Bryant Pond  The Grange celebrated their 135th Year Anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 21. Thirty-five people attended. Philip House played the piano; Laura Hutchins played her accordion with Richard Felt playing the harmonica. Errol Briggs told about his Grange experiences. Steve Seames t... xx
  • Bryant Pond

    Bryant Pond The Grange celebrated their 135 Year Anniversary on Saturday, August 21st. Thirty five people attended. Philip House played the piano; Laura Hutchins played her accordian with Richard Felt playing the harmonica. ... xx
  • Locke Mills

    Locke MIlls What crazy weather we have had lately. First one roasts and then one freezes! At church I decided I had sat there shivering long enough. Wednesday evening I wore slacks, blouse, wool sweater, and a winter coat, topped off with a wool hat. For the first time I actually was warm ... xx
  • Andover

    Hello Andover friends. The school buses start rolling today, Thursday. Welcome back to school! We sure are thankful for another year of the Andover School remaining open. Happy belated birthday wishes last week to Josie Robinson on the 21st, Alan Theriault on the 23rd (who shares a birthda... xx
  • Bethel

    Coming Up: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26, 27 and 28 at Neil Olson’s, East Bethel – New England Trappers Weekend. Aug. 28, Sunday River Tough Mountain Challenge –- a 10- stage race (See Sunday River’s website.) Saturday, Sept. 18 – Harvest ... xx
  • Newry

    Happy Thursday to you! For many of you today was met with mixed emotions as your little ones began a new school year. Watching them walk away my heart strings grow taunt. It is a struggle to loosen those tightly tied tethers that we, as parents, hold. Stepping ever close to their own sense of fre... xx
  • East Bethel

    East Bethel This week sure just flew by!  When you read this the kids are spending their first day back in school.  So,  please, be careful, alert, and watch for the kids and school buses. Neil Olson called me last week to give me an update on the Maine Black Flies. F... xx
  • Waterford

    August is drawing to a close and September will soon be upon us. School begins this week -- for some it is Wednesday, for some Thursday, and for others Friday. Be careful of stopped school buses and kids at bus stops. Around here, our fifth and sixth graders will be transported to Harrison Elemen... xx
  • Upton

    Although I saw it with my own eyes, it's still hard to believe that 18 floats were in Upton's sesquicentennial parade! Not only that, but Upton has, for the first time ever, a crosswalk, albeit a little crooked! There are two new signs on either side of town depicting Umbagog Lake, some to... xx