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Friday, October 2, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 40
Fiber Network will be the Largest in Maine YORK COUNTY – The City of Sanford has announced plans to build a 32-mile municipal broadband network with optical fiber, a system eight times as large as the next largest municipal network in Maine. Sanford’s network will be capable of Internet upload and download speeds as fast as 10 gigabits-per-second. While driven by the need to stimulate and enhance commerce, the network will be mixed-use,
available to businesses, residents and government and nonprofit entities, and will position the city very favorably in ongoing efforts to attract new enterprises and jobs to the region. Sanford will work with two vendors: GWI, a Maine-owned Internet services provider, and NextGen Telecom Services Group, a fiber optic network contractor based in Rochester, NH. GWI and NextGen were partners in a competitive bid process, and they expect con-
struction to begin as early as Spring of 2016. The project is also the first major new fiber loop to be built to significantly extend the much-heralded 3-Ring Binder. The 3-Ring Binder in its original form did not serve York County. It is an open access fiber network intended to connect rural, disadvantaged, unserved and under-served communities to an ultra-modern See NETWORK page 9...
Proposed route of the fiber network, the largest municipal one in Maine.
Fall Fun Farm Day at Hilton-Winn Farm CAPE NEDDICK – The Youth Enrichment Center at Hilton-Winn Farm is excited to host their 12th Annual Fall Fun Farm Day for York County Families and visitors on Saturday October 10. In the past years over 800 visitors have joined this non-profit organization for this fall event, supporting their dedication to positive youth development through nature-based education and stewardship of the unique agricultural landscape and farming
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The 2015 Fall Fun Farm Day will be held at 189 Ogunquit Road in Cape Neddick, (3.2 miles from down town Ogunquit). The activities will run from 10 a.m- 4 p.m. Activities will include meeting friendly farm animals, pony rides, nature based arts and crafts, hay rides, scarecrow making, pumpkin painting, nature hikes and games. Live music playing in the fields sets the mood for the whole day. See FARM page 2...
Project Grad Presents Monster Dash & Fall Festival WELLS – Project Graduation for Wells High School will be presenting a “Monster Dash� and a “Fall Festival� on October 3 to raise funds for the Class of 2016's June graduation celebrations. The Monster Dash will begin at 9 a.m. (onsite registration at 8 a.m.) at the Eastern Shore Beach Parking Lot located at the end of Atlantic Avenue in Wells. The race will end at the front of Wells Junior High School at 1470 Post Road (Rt. 1) with prizes awarded in various categories. It should be a memorable sight for passers-by as dash participants have the option of wearing a monster-like costume while running. Registration is $20 per person with children 4 and under free. Pre-registration
for the Monster Dash is available during normal business hours at the Superintendent’s Office for the Wells-Ogunquit CSD located at 1460 Post Road in Wells. The first 100 runners to register for the Monster Dash will receive a specially created Monster Dash t-shirt. In addition, Project Graduation will also be handing out coupons to ALL race participants redeemable for a free t-shirt from any Olympia Sports store. The Fall Festival runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ward Gymnasium at Wells Junior High School. At this event there will be new and gently used Halloween costumes and other items for purchase, 50 baskets in a basket raffle, plus games and prizes for children. There will also be baked goods plus other
food and beverages available for sale. As an added treat there will be a “make your own sundae�
table presented by Rose Cove See DASH page 9...
Rare Supermoon Lunar Eclipse of 2015 Thrills Skywatchers On Sunday, September 27, the moon passed through Earth's shadow and wowed sky-gazers around the world with a dazzling total lunar eclipse during a perigee full moon, better known as a "supermoon" (super blood moon.) Supermoons occur when the moon reaches its full phase at or near the satellite's closest approach to Earth, and appears abnormally large and bright and producing a reddish hue. The September 27 event
is quite special in that the last supermoon eclipse occurred in 1982 and the next won't take place until 2033.
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traditions of New England. Throughout the day, children and adults alike come together as a community to experience the natural fall beauty of the farm. With 50 acres of fields and woods surrounded by over 225 acres of conservation land, the Youth Enrichment Center at Hilton-Winn Farm offers a spectacular setting to bring children to the outdoors for fun, fresh air and a chance to grow and learn from the natural world around them.
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