Pirates and the Fourth of July
Scraggly teeth, eye patches and swashbuckling sword play ruled the July 4 parade that brought hundreds out to see the spectacle. (July 4, 2008 1:47 PM)
Dressed as pirates for the Farmington Fourth of July parade theme are Bugsy Malone and Matthew Levensalor who rode on the Franklin County Animal Shelter's float. Hundreds turned out to celebrate the Fourth, (Bobbie Hanstein photo/ July 4, 2008 11:24 AM)
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Jay/Livermore Falls parade very patriotic
Red, white and blue everything highlighted this parade that stretched from Main Street Jay to Main Street Livermore Falls in the annual Fourth of July parade held on July 3rd. (July 3, 2008 6:24 PM)
Children enrolled in the Rainbow School participated in the Rangeley Children's Parade on Thursday morning. (July 3, 2008 12:17 PM)
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Strong accident sends two to hospital
A head-on collision on Spaulding Road sent two to Franklin Memorial Hospital today, as well as a dog to the veterinarian. (July 3, 2008 4:02 PM)
A Jay garden wins top yard contest
Rocky Hill Landscaping & Nursery announced the first winners of the Franklin County “Yard of the Month” competition for June are Clint and Pam Brooks of Jay. (July 3, 2008 10:25 AM)
State's historic preservationists object to razing Perham house for Mallett Project
The recent opposition of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to razing a Perham Street home as part of the proposed plan for building a new school has a lot of people scratching their heads over what it could mean to the entire project. (July 2, 2008 2:58 PM)
Ideas for troubled Wilton road aired
Plans for the Lake Road resurfacing project continued to firm up Tuesday evening, as selectmen heard reports from the chief of police, residents on the street in question and a Maine Department of Transportation director on possible solutions for the troubled stretch of pavement. (July 1, 2008 10:32 PM)
Phillips out of money, shutdown begins
It turns out closing a town down is not just a matter of nobody showing up for work. (July 1, 2008 12:47 PM)
Architects suggest consolidating police, Sheriff's Department facilities
A project to renovate county facilities in town may end up solving a longstanding complaint of a local police force. (July 1, 2008 12:46 PM)
Rangeley voters give final approval for school budget
By a vote of 63 to 51, voters gave their final OK at the polls on Monday for the $2.8 million school budget, reported town clerk Laura Haley. (July 1, 2008 10:35 AM)
Maybe now is the time to think about carpooling
A year ago, when gas crept up to what we thought at the time was the eye-popping price of $3.05 a gallon, here at dailybulldog.com we set up a county-wide ride board. (June 15, 2008 12:57 PM)
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Fireworks over Maine's lakes?
It is the onset of fireworks display season hereabouts, with Rangeley will hosting its annual Independence Day sparkle-fest, and Wilton's Blueberry Festival offering fireworks over Wilson Lake every August. It seems to me it's good time to re-think the tradition of shooting off these colorful displays over our lakes. (July 3, 2008 9:02 PM)
Organ concert July 6
The Choir at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rangeley would like to invite the community at large to an organ concert on Sunday evening July 6 at 7pm. As part of the Choir’s Summer Music Series, Professor Robert Ludwig will perform on the church organ. (July 3, 2008 10:46 AM)
Foothills children’s programs debut in community arts center
The Foothills Arts Center invites children ages 3 to 9 to participate in Kids’ Summer Arts, a new series of day camps and classes in July and August. These sessions of joyful learning and exploration will be held in the region’s new community arts center in downtown Wilton. (July 2, 2008 10:47 AM)
O'Connor, Roberts' work open at Stadler Gallery
The summer exhibition series at the Stadler Gallery will continue with work by Shawn O’Connor of Ithaca, New York, and Ellen Roberts of Farmington, Maine, both on view from July 1 through July 31. (June 30, 2008 5:08 PM)
Steve Richard of Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum (left) and Luc Cote, vice-president of L.L. Cote Sports Center of Errol, NH, stand by the Yamaha Phazer GT snowmobile that Mr. Cote donated to the Logging Museum for their Fall 2008 raffle.(Peggy Yocom photo/July 3, 2008 12:17 PM)
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L.L. Cote sponsors Rangeley Logging Museum
“Cote’s seemed like a natural fit to me,” said museum treasurer Harry Simon, who brought the two organizations together earlier this year. (July 3, 2008 12:17 PM)
Conforming to abnormality
By Al Diamon
Let’s see if I can fill a whole column by making jokes about violent sex offenders.
Question: Why did the violent sex offender cross the road?
Answer: To get to the other side – where there was a park full of little kids he could ogle, follow, abduct and violate. (June 30, 2008 10:26 AM)
Siberian irises: Of diploids and tetraploids
By Jo Josephson
Irises. The Opinionated Gardener grows three kinds: the “common” bearded irises that most refer to as German irises and the “less common” beardless Siberian and Japanese irises. (June 14, 2008 11:09 AM)
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