With the 2021 fishing season right around the corner, the Royal River Alliance, in cooperation with Sebago Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Maine Rivers and the Sebago Lake Regional Office of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will be highlighting the fishing opportunities available in the Royal River watershed. Royal River Fishing Frenzy!, an […]
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Inside New Gloucester: May 7
Curbside bean supper A bean supper hosted by Amvets Post 6, 1095 Lewiston Road, will be by curbside service only from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15. (The earlier time is the result of early birds showing up for the former 5 p.m. start time.) Patrons need not exit their vehicles. Each meal includes a red […]
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New Gloucester couple’s woodworking company named Etsy’s top Maine shop
Ross and Carie Gauvin, owners of Rowe Station Woodworks, make 1,500-plus floating shelves a month and just hired their first employee last year to handle shipping, with more plans for growth in the works.
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New Gloucester Selectboard tables anti-mask resolution
Vice Chairperson Linda Chase introduced the resolution at Monday night’s meeting, which was taken nearly word-for-word from a resolution introduced by Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary in February.
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New Gloucester hires new town manager
Former Gardiner City Manager Christine M. Landes will begin her three-year contract May 10 at a starting salary of $92,500.
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New Gloucester board tables anti-mask resolution
Members of the public opposing the measure call it “ignorant,” “irresponsible,” a “manifesto” and a spread of misinformation.
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Inside New Gloucester: April 23
Land trust tour On April 15, a group of 18 people led by Alan Stearns, executive director of the Royal River Conservation Trust, ventured out on a walk down an old logging road near the junction of Church and Gloucester Hill roads. The property is owned by Don and Lynne Chandler. According to RRCT’s website, […]
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Region’s schools vary on increasing in-person learning
Though COVID-19 case numbers have spiked across the region, the five school districts in the Lakes Region have made different decisions on whether to increase in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year.
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More administrative changes coming to New Gloucester
The New Gloucester Selectboard has accepted the resignation of Town Planner Scott Hastings, who joined the town in 2017. Hastings’ last day on the job is April 15. “I have enjoyed my time with the town and have found the people here a pleasure to work with,” Hastings wrote in his resignation letter. “This town […]
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New Gloucester voters approve Stevens Brook Pond repairs
New Gloucester voters approved two measures at a special town election Tuesday for repairs at Stevens Brook Pond dam and for the purchasing of a new loader at the transfer station. The vote was 117-62 in favor of approving $785,000 in spending to repair the Stevens Brook Pond dam, culvert and bridge, including a $450,000 […]