New Gloucester News

Make the most of your time this winter by picking up the basics on cheese making.

An arts group in Maine is asking that state's playwrights to submit one-act plays for a festival to celebrate the work of furniture maker Thos.

The anointed "hot toy" of the 2009 holiday season is a furry, electronic hamster that retails in stores for the relatively modest price of $8 to $10. But the toy marketed under the catchy moniker Zhu Zhu Pets is in very short supply in stores.

Mary's Regional Medical Center Emergency Room, 45 Golder St. a Daniel Joseph Lavoie, 52, of 107 Pierce St., domestic violence assault, 1:45 a.m. Sunday at that address.

To many people, there's no more picturesque setting to celebrate the holidays than in a snowy New England town.

The New England Championship Cyclo-cross Series made its return to New Gloucester, Maine, Saturday, with the first day of the Downeast Cyclocross Weekend.

Harry Reid dines out: "Oh, waiter! Um...Waiter, I am powerless to eat this meal." "What is it now?" "Well, y'know how I said I needed the broccoli spears facing a certain way and the fish had to be a certain temperature and the gravy had to be a certain consistency and the butter had to be medium-soft?" "Yes. You've sent your meal back six times ...

EUSTIS a ' Two men were charged Thursday in connection to a theft of an all-terrain vehicle in Auburn and a marijuana growing operation in Eustis.

The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram has announced the Top 10 winners in its 'Dash of Inspiration ... Women Motivating Women' contest.

Maine State Police said they are using K9 teams to locate a man near the intersection of Upper Village Road and Bald Hill Road in New Gloucester.

UNITY : This year's Common Ground Country Fair weekend has come and gone, and for those who headed out early, the weather made for a fine time a ' at least during the first two days.

No one moves to rural Maine in the middle of an economic depression to find a job.

CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP a ' Franklin County sheriff's deputies charged a New Gloucester man Thursday in connection to a break-in at a camp on Route 27.

September 02, 2006 Contact: George Ellis, Development Director Office: 207- 772-2151 Portland, Maine- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland will hold its annual Friendraiser event: Raise the Roof Bluegrass and Barbecue 2009 on Sunday, Sept.

AUBURN a ' An two-car accident on Beech Hill Road sent three people to an area hospital Saturday night.

Draft Truck driver Brandon Bagley serves Capt'n Eli Soda from the vehicle's side-panel tap.

Sparks flared in New Gloucester Saturday morning. It was part of a training burn for the town's fire and rescue crews.

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine a ' The Maine Warden Service says a 62-year-old New Gloucester man died after his all-terrain vehicle crashed in a ditch in the southern Maine town.

A 62-year-old New Gloucester man died Friday, Aug. 14, from leg injuries he sustained in an ATV incident.

PORTLAND SEA DOGS PLAYERS TO VISIT OPPORTUNITY FARM What: Pre-Game Visit for the Boys and Girls at Opportunity Farm When: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 10:30 am - 11:30am Where: Opportunity Farm's Boys' Campus, New Gloucester, Maine Who: 4 Portland Sea Dogs Players will participate in a meet & greet and wiffle ball game.