The selectmen had what turned out to be their last public meeting of the month on March 18. Only Selectman Rick Hiland and Selectwoman Cathy Ryan were actually in the room (though sitting far apart). Selectman Joe Ferris was on the phone. They reviewed and signed the manifest and other neces…
The time to panic is unquestionably right now. I, for sure, am not alone in my insecurity. I have seen people as close as six feet away that are stricken with fear and malaise.
The following information on the town of Fryeburg website was updated on March 27 and the following measures will be implemented as necessary. Fryeburg has been monitoring the COVID-19 virus and its potential impact in our community. After serious consideration, and in consultation with Frye…
Suzanne Raiche, town clerk and tax collector for Eaton, wants townspeople to do any town business involving the Eaton Town Hall online during this time of almost no-contact. This is for everyone’s safety.
The following is from the Freedom Town Office: Effective Saturday, March 21, the Freedom Town Offices will be closed to the public until further notice. Town Office staff will still be working during normal business hours to serve the needs of the public and will be accepting appointments to…
I’m afraid this week’s column will have to be short and sweet due to all of the cancellations.
Just two selectmen were on hand for the March 4 meeting. Cathy Ryan was excused. The selectmen discussed how the town is getting ready for the FLAP grant. There is an item on the town’s warrant reflecting the town’s portion of this grant. Selectman Richard Hiland is dealing with the memo of …
The Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, Maine, was sure rocking a week ago Saturday night with the Alana MacDonald Band’s stellar performance. Alana MacDonald, Teg Glendon, Robbie Coffin and Mike McGinnis were so dynamite that the rafters shook.
The second Saturday contra dance at the Tamworth Town House is canceled.
The snows of winter are beginning to fade, and the ice flows are starting to retreat into open water; once again signaling that the groundhog may have been correct in his forecast.
Happy March everyone, spring is almost here.
Just a reminder that the next Freedom Conservation Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at the town hall. Matt Howe, the new Green Mountain Conservation Group director, will attend with his staff, present a 20-minute water-quality update, and also discuss potent…
Fryeburg Academy Theater will present its 2020 One Act Festival play “Last Tuesday” on March 5 at 7 p.m. The people in Donald Margulies’ play are strangers on a train, but not to us. They are familiar figures on a Metro-North train going from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan to New Haven …
The Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, Maine, was sure rocking Saturday night with the Alana MacDonald Band’s stellar performance. MacDonald, Teg Glendon, Robbie Coffin, and Mike McGinnis were so dynamite that the rafters shook.
The selectmen’s meeting of Feb. 19 was not as well-attended as the week before. The only audience was Stan Solomon.
Be sure to come along to the Tamworth Town House on Saturday, Feb. 29, for a traditional arts fest. Celebrate the singing and dancing traditions, part of Tamworth for over 250 years. From 9 to 11 a.m., there will be a shape note sing: a New England hymn style popular in the 1700s, still empl…
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