Thorndike News

A fire that destroyed the Gilmore family's home on Veterans Highway early Friday was ruled accidental by investigator Kenneth MacMasters of the State Fire Marshal's Office.

Doug Spalding took two years to build an outdoor, wood-fired pizza oven and adjoining tea house which he has transformed into a year-round gathering place.

BELFAST : The following cases were closed June 16-20, 2008, at Belfast District Court: Michael T. Aiguier, 32, of Frankfort, attaching false plates, $200 fine.

UNITY : The Unity Barn Raisers were honored June 9, in New York City with the 2007 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award for Leadership in the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty.

An Etna motorcyclist faces a raft of charges after leading a sheriff's deputy on a high-speed chase Thursday evening.

CAMDEN : Mikado's for lunch? Can't wait until evening for a great Mikado's sushi roll or chicken dish? You can find Mikado's products at these locations.

THORNDIKE : Barbara Walch of Thorndike coupled her annual garden party with Open Garden Day for the Belfast Garden Club's sixth tour of 2008.

THORNDIKE : Grace Isabelle Murdock was born June 4, 2008, to Nicole and Noah Murdock of Thorndike, at Maine Medical in Portland.

THORNDIKE : The Thorndike Historical Society threw a party for five Thorndike residents all 90 years of age and older on Saturday, June 7, at the Thorndike Fire Station.

SEARSMONT : Visitors to Karen Aveni's garden Friday, June 13, should plan to bring food and spend a little time.

THORNDIKE : In the sweltering heat Sunday afternoon, June 8, at Mount View High School, 117 members of the Class of 2008 got some cool advice from their peers before turning their tassels in front of an ...

AUGUSTA : Five inspirational youth and seven "Great People Who Rock" were honored at a Blaine House ceremony attended by First Lady Karen Baldacci and others involved in the Keeping Maine's Children Connected ...

Under sunny skies, the inaugural "Don't Just Stand There" Camden Stiletto Run graced Bay View Street at 11 a.m. Sunday.

JACKSON : Brandi Ludden of Jackson and Belfast graduated recently with a degree in nursing from Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor.

UNITY : The Unity Downtown Enhancement Group, in conjunction with the Unity Elementary School Parent/Teacher Committee, sponsored the annual Family Fun Day at Field of Dreams on Monday, May 26.

THORNDIKE : The SAD 3 School Board will present the 2008-2009 budget at a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, in the Mount View High School gymnasium.

THORNDIKE : The Mount View SHARE group sponsored its ninth annual Project Sleep in a Box from 6 p.m. Friday, May 16 until 6 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at Mount View High School.

A Mexico man was jailed Wednesday night after a high-speed chase that began in Thorndike and ended in a crash at the Irving Mainway in Hampden.

THORNDIKE : A Mexico, Maine man reportedly led police on a 35-minute high-speed chase Wednesday night from Thorndike to Hampden that ended when he crashed a van into a wall at a gas station.

“We're so very grateful for the support of the district's youngest students in the six elementary schools”

UNITY : The final count is in - ' SAD 3 Elementary Schools raised $1,510.57 in the fourth annual Penny Drive to benefit nonprofit FUTURE MSAD 3. The total raised represents 151,057 pennies, most of which were ... via Village Soup