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Jan 26, 2021 White Hall Town Council voted to buy two new signs bearing the towns new logo shown here on its new flag that was raised in early December. From left are Scouts Patrick McPherson, Eliga Saunders and Casey Mays.TWV FILE PHOTO WHITE HALL — White Hall Town Council approved the purchase of two different town logo signs. At Mondays COVID-safe virtual council meeting, Town Coordinator Cindy Stover said the two new signs will strengthen the towns identity. The signs come one month...

Walker Montgomery was singing the lyrics to his new song years before he even heard it. "Bad Day to Be a Beer" is a wide open country-rocker that recognizes the sacrifices made by our 12-ounce friends whenever we want to have fun. The son of John Michael Montgomery recalls his time as a Wildcat at the University of Kentucky. He was a communications major with a minor in history, but the experiment only lasted about nine weeks — perhaps due to his pledge to Sigma Chi, perhaps not. “We use...

At a time when elected officials have a responsibility to model good public health practices, I am disgusted by the decision of four Androscoggin County commissioners to refuse to wear masks during their meetings, as the Sun Journal reported Jan. 21. Their selfish behavior endangers their colleagues and members of the public who wish to […]

The Department of Internal Affairs is satisfied with the sentence dished out to a man who tried to buy a child online to sexually abuse

Listen to this article The Lawyer’s Title Building at 209 W. Washington Street has a long history in downtown Rensselaer. The original building may go back to 1881, but a fire in the 1920’s altered the building in what was then the Ellis Opera House. According to my notes, it has also housed Ben Fendig’s Shoe Store, Porter’s Men’s Clothing Store, Homer Hendrikson’s Grocery, John Michael’s Grocery Store, and the JC Penney Store, then a JC Penney Catalog Store ...

Read Article John Michael, center, speaks privately with Brian Ames during a conversation Wednesday about the mask mandate at an Androscoggin County Commissioners meeting in Auburn. Sally Christner is on the right. Several commissioners were not wearing face coverings during the meeting. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission on Wednesday debated implementing a formal COVID-19 policy for its employees and staff. The policy, drafted by Chairman Sally Christner, ...

Jan 18, 2021 BOARDMAN — John Blaine Barkett, 71, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. He was with his wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters in Phoenix, Ariz. John was born March 12, 1949, the oldest of six sons of John Michael and Josephine Joseph Barkett. He grew up on the North Side of Youngstown until the family crossed the city line to Liberty Township in 1958. John graduated from Liberty High School and Youngstown State University. He had a successful career in medical s...

Death notices and funeral announcements from the Hull Daily Mail this week Many have placed death and funeral notices for loved ones in the paper this week Funeral and death notices for this week (Image: funeral-notices.co.uk) Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommenda...

Breaking down the road trip the crew welcomes special guest, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst – who talks Cavaliers basketball and the NBA's new normal.

Read Article AUBURN — Commissioner Sally Christner on Wednesday offered a three-page plan dealing with the prevention, reaction and preparedness for a potential COVID-19 outbreak among Androscoggin County government workers. “There’s been some concern among employees about exposure to COVID and the notification of employees,” the Turner resident told fellow commissioners at their meeting. Christner added that much of the concern dealt with communicating that information to other employ...