Time for a chat $130K proposal on agenda for Feb. 28 special town meeting Residents will decide whether to expend up to $130,000 from capital reserves to upgrade the technology system at the Meetinghouse at a special town meeting on Monday, Feb. 28, at the Memorial School Gym, 86 Intervale Road. Check-in starts at 6:30 […]

Conservation trust hosts moonlight snowshoe trek Buckle on snowshoes, dress warmly, wear a headlamp and hike to the top of Pisgah Hill during the 10th Annual Pisgah Hill Full Moon Trek from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. The host organization, Royal River Conservation Trust, will provide a campfire, s’mores and hot cocoa. The trail will be […]

Vaccination station Minister welcomed to First Congregational Church The Rev. Kelli Whitman began working as the new interim minister at the New Gloucester First Congregational Church Jan. 16, serving alongside the Rev. Linda Gard through March. Whitman is a lifelong member of the United Church of Christ. Having grown up in central Pennsylvania, she graduated from […]

New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee accepting members The select board is accepting applications for members of the ad hoc Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee after voting to form the committee Jan. 3. The group consists of seven residents and a liaison from the select board. The committee will be charged with reviewing town policies […]

Linda Carr Harmon and Linda Lane Read first connected more than 60 years ago.

Antiques put surveying on the map at historical society Representatives of Chandler Brothers attended the October open house at the History Barn, home to New Gloucester Historical Society’s artifacts, and added some distinctive items to its collection. Donations included a surveyor’s vernier compass produced between 1841 and 1878 marked “H.M. Pool, Easton, Mass.” in a […]

Demolition day Public invited to join weekly conservation explorations The Habitat Bunch invites members of the public to join Royal River Conservation Trust staff and professional experts in weekly explorations of conserved lands in the Royal River watershed. The next walk is from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Intervale Preserve. On this outing, […]

Seeking positive people Noted educator, journalist to speak on ‘Black History of Maine’ Bob Greene will reveal the hidden history of our state during his talk, “Black History of Maine,” beginning at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the New Gloucester Public Library, 379 Intervale Road. A Portland native, Greene is the eighth generation of his […]