Alice Jeanne Osborne Black, who passed away Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, was born to Imogen and Harry B. Osborne in Pine Bluff, AR. After a few days, she came to Humphrey, AR where she remained the rest of her life. She, Donna Wessels, Ann Epperson and Irene Ellerman grew up on the same street in Humphrey and became lifelong friends. Alice, Donna and Ann lived on the same street, until Alice’s death. Nancy Lockhart came to visit her grandparents in Humphrey during summers and became another lifelong friend.
Alice was a graduate of Humphrey High School. She also attended Stephens College, a private women’s college in Columbia, MO for a year. She made more lifelong friends during her time at Stephens.
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To the Editor:
Each session the Maine legislature allows all senators and representatives to submit bills for consideration. It is an opportunity for our representatives to advocate for the needs of their constituents, to move economic policy for their region, influence tax policy, promote education and health care.
This session the deadline for submitting bills was Dec 18. It was with great interest that I looked forward to the release of the bill titles our legislators have submitted in representing the needs of the people of Franklin County. The list of titles is below. The wording of the bills has not yet been printed.
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Thorn Dickinson, CEO and president of NECEC Transmission LLC and vice president of business development at Avangrid, speaks with Kim Lindlof, Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce president and CEO and executive director of the Central Maine Growth Council, at the Chamber’s business breakfast Thursday at the Waterville Country Club.
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OAKLAND Pending a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, construction on the New England Clean Energy Connect will start early next month, the head of the NECEC Transmission company told members of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce at their October Business Breakfast on Thursday.
January
Three teams from Spruce Mountain Middle School were recognized for their accomplishments at the Maine FIRST LEGO League Championship held in December at the Augusta Civic Center. Members of ‘Just the Incredible 6’ won the Global Innovation Award and finished 10th in the robotic performance portion of the competition. The team Silent Bot Deadly took 11th out of the 28 teams in the robotic performance while Space Savers, a team of sixth graders were recognized with the Core Values Gracious Professionalism Award.
More than three months after the explosion at the LEAP Inc. central office building in Farmington, Larry Lord’s condition was upgraded to fair. Lord received burns over more than half of his body in the explosion at the LEAP building where he was maintenance supervisor. He is credited with saving the lives of several LEAP co-workers after he got them out of the building moments before the explosion at Farmington Falls Road.
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State Sen. Russell Black, R-Wilton, tells members of the Jay Select Board on Monday night that legislation is likely to be introduced in the coming legislative session that would increase the number of Franklin County commissioners and districts. Newly-elected state Rep. Sheila Lyman, R-Livermore Falls, left, who represents Jay, asked members of the Select Board to share their opinions on the possible change.
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JAY Legislation being crafted in Augusta would increase the number of Franklin County commissioners and districts from three to five, state Sen. Russell Black, R-Wilton, told the Jay Select Board on Monday night.