Maddy Butcher brings her Best Horse Practices Summit to Maine for the first time. Equestrians say the small, intimate conference debunks many myths about horse care.
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Inside New Gloucester: Oct. 11
Shaker Fall Harvest Festival You’re invited to Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village for their end-of-season Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Freshly picked apples from the historic Shaker orchards will be offered for sale along with free cider-pressing of apples purchased there, homemade Shaker apple and pumpkin donuts, plus […]
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Patriots’ Coach Smith retiring after long career
After nearly 50 years and more than 400 wins, the 70-year-old is stepping away from the diamond.
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NG residents hope to save a favorite view
A newly formed group does not want to see development on the scenic Gloucester Hill Road tract.
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Food pantries head into busiest season
With holidays and high heating bills for clients approaching, in addition to the threat to some recipients’ SNAP benefits, food pantries throughout the Lakes Region are taking stock.
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Inside New Gloucester: Sept. 27
Book and bake sale The Fall Festival of Books and Bake Sale at the New Gloucester Public Library, normally occurring in early October, has been postponed until early November. On Nov. 1, from 5:30-7 p.m., the First Dibs for Kids Book Sale will take place. Children’s-only items will sold; book prices will be 25 cents […]
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Crops of family fun
Plump pumpkins, a twisting, turning corn maze and cider-making await participants at Pineland Farms’ 6th Annual Harvest Festival Saturday in New Gloucester. Harvest activities for all ages are in store, along with an obstacle course and live music. Tickets can be purchased for $6 in advance on the Pineland Farms website or for $7 at […]
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Plans take hold for Chandler family land in New Gloucester
The Royal River Conservation Trust and Gray-New Gloucester Little League are teaming up to acquire the 180-acre parcel for a “community-oriented project.”
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Apples may be on small side, but ripe for picking
Although the weather has hampered progress, apple orchards in the area are up and running for the year. “It was a cold spring and a hot summer with not much rain, which means the apples don’t grow as big,” said Robert Randall, owner of Randall Orchards in Standish. Mike Thompson, owner of Thompson’s Orchards in […]
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Funeral Saturday for longtime NG firefighter
NEW GLOUCESTER — A firefighter funeral with honors will be held on Saturday for New Gloucester firefighter George Lewis Carman, who died Sept. 10 after a battle with cancer. Carman received a double lung transplant in 2011 and battled cystic fibrosis his entire life. He was diagnosed with cancer in November 2018. He was a […]