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BARTLETT — The Bartlett School Board believes it is more important to have students in class than for staff to be taking part in honing their educational skills. The board wants the number of PLC (Professional Learning Communities) days trimmed dramatically from the calendar. There are 16 pl…
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Emberlynn Lilith Halle was born Aug. 12, 2026, at MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in North Conway. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces.
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Any hope of financial relief went out the window when the Conway School Board established an unwieldy subcommittee to decide the fate of John Fuller School. Not until last week's school board meeting did I foresee the possibility that a building we closed to reduce unnecessary expenses might…
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MANCHESTER — The American Red Cross in New Hampshire and Maine continues to urge donors of all blood types to act now and make an appointment to give blood or platelets amid the ongoing national blood crisis. Just three additional donors at every blood drive could help further stabilize the …
Obituaries
Please come and celebrate the life of Michael Robbins from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Runnells Hall in Tamworth. Bring stories and good cheer.
Sports
CONWAY — The 2026 fall sports preseason informational meeting for all high school athletes and their parents will be Monday, Aug. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in Kennett High School’s Loynd Auditorium.
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CONWAY — Always one of the highlights of any Mud Bowl Weekend, this year’s Tournament of Mud Parade is set for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.
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CONWAY — Welcome to this lovingly maintained and furnished three-bedroom, two-bathroom home located in the desirable Birch Hill community. From the moment you step inside, the cathedral ceilings and bright, open-concept layout invite you to relax.
Tele-Talk
Arts Jubilee summer concerts ended Thursday with the Changes in Latitudes. Held at Cranmore Mountain Resort, the Jimmy Buffett tribute band drew the biggest crowd of the year. This year’s shows alternated between tribute bands — Queen Experience and Not Fade Away (Grateful Dead) — which attr…
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CONWAY — The Arts Jubilee’s board of directors on Thursday night got a good answer to that always time-honored question these past 43 years: Just what do Arts Jubilee audiences want to see? (Also this week's Tele-Talk question: See page 9a in today's edition.)
Weekenders
CONWAY — On Friday, Aug. 21, the Majestic Theatre’s Summer Concert Film Series presents the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" on the full-size cinema screen in its air-conditioned venue.
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History
Baman Stone came to Fryeburg, Maine, in 1873 to be minister of Fryeburg’s Congregational Church, but just four years later, he was “uninstalled” — or fired, in common parlance. Too liberal, would be my guess, especially since he went straight from that posting to found a congregation of Swed…
