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Did you know it is improper to dispose of an old US flag by simply throwing it away? I'm sure it happens all the time, but it's wrong. The proper way to do it is in a flag retirement ceremony, the question is, how do you get it into the hands of someone who is going to do one of those ceremonies?

Did you know it is improper to dispose of an old US flag by simply throwing it away? I'm sure it happens all the time, but it's wrong. The proper way to do it is in a flag retirement ceremony, the question is, how do you get it into the hands of someone who is going to do one of those ceremonies?

Did you know it is improper to dispose of an old US flag by simply throwing it away? I'm sure it happens all the time, but it's wrong. The proper way to do it is in a flag retirement ceremony, the question is, how do you get it into the hands of someone who is going to do one of those ceremonies?

TROY — Roaring Branch scout Alexander Brown, from Troop #4049 of Troy, is seeking the rank of Eagle Scout — the highest rank obtainable in the BSA scouting program —

So I have this friend. One of my oldest – we met over 43 years ago in Kindergarten. Lincolnville’s first Kindergarten, but that is a story for another column. We are both oldish men with kids of our own at LCS. We text regularly, and every time the...

"He was everything any parent could have asked for," recalled Patty Benham, whose son attended high school with Reynolds.