BETHEL — Parts of Bethel were flooded twice in 2023 from rain and also from the Androscoggin River. An April 2, 1953 a Bethel Citizen article tells a familiar story. The Androscoggin River, “went on its wildest rampage since 1936. Friday, following three days of rainfall. Rapidly rising waters forced families at Skillingston and above Mayville […]
Parishioners of Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, are celebrating their 250th anniversary. If you haven’t done so already mark Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10 on your calendar. If you’re from away, the church is...
Trails through the 446-acre property are used primarily by snowmobiles in winter, ATVs in summer and occasionally for other uses like hiking and biking.
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Obituary: Barbara Stearns Gross
HANOVER - Barbara Stearns Gross, 85, passed away on Jan. 16, 2021 at the Rumford Community Home. Barbara was born Dec. ...
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Barbara Stearns Gross
HANOVER – Barbara Stearns Gross, 85, passed away on Jan. 16, 2021 at the Rumford Community Home. Barbara was born Dec. 24, 1935, “On the Farm” in Hanover, Maine. Barbara was the daughter of Roy and Helen (Damon) Stearns. Barbara was a Hanover resident most of her life.
Her early years were spent on the farm climbing rafters, milking cows and throwing hay.
Barbara married Malcolm Gross on Sept. 9, 1954. After the ceremony, they moved to North Carolina where Malcolm was stationed at Fort Bragg. After Malcolm’s service to his country was over, Barbara and Malcolm moved to Jefferson, N.H. They also lived in Magaloway, Bethel and Newry, Maine before settling in Hanover, Maine where they raised seven children.