Dresden organic blueberry farm hosts visitors, bees.
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Home, outbuildings destroyed in hot, fast-moving fire in Pittston
The cause of the fire that destroyed a home and outbuildings at 11 East Pittston Road on Monday was an unpermitted outdoor burn that got out of control, officials said.
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Historic Bowman house open for Kennebec Days tours
Come celebrate the river, the land and history at Kennebec Days at Historic New England’s newly opened 1762 Bowman House Aug. 21-22. The Colonial Maine Living History Association will be on hand to demonstrate aspects of colonial life along the river. Talk to the crew of a replica 18th century jolly boat complete with cannon. Watch as craftspeople demonstrate blacksmithing, rigging, rope making candle making, […]
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Dresden auctioning off two used fire trucks
The town will use funds from the auction to refill municipal reserves.
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18th-century games entice young and old at Dresden Summerfest
Colonial reenactors, history buffs, kids, and firefighters all in the mix for games, food and festivities Sunday.
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As its annual sale approaches, Dresden’s library hopes to become a community-oriented place
The Bridge Academy Public Library is restocked with books and reinvigorated with volunteers and patrons, as it hopes to grow out of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dresden officials sending out flyer urging opposition to proposed RSU 2 budget
The flyer, which has already been posted on the town’s website and social media, is expected to go out in the next week. It has generated a variety of responses on social media.
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Tick worries prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds
Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.
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Open-air cremation gets strong support before Legislature
A committee in Augusta heard from many Mainers who like the idea of open-air funeral pyres as an end-of-life option.
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Proposed budget has Dresden considering withdrawal from Hallowell-area school district
Dresden is not the only municipality critical of Regional School Unit 2’s proposed spending plan. Farmingdale and Monmouth officials are also questioning how they would pay what the district is asking.