PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Tracy Gagnon, 30, of Lewiston, burglary, theft and violation of bail conditions, 9:26 p.m., June 20 in Rumford, Rumford Police Department. * Evan Theriault, 18, of Livermore, violation of bail conditions and violation of protection order, 4:25 a.m., June 20 in […]
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Wilton voters approve $2.1M budget, $15K for sewer upgrades
WILTON — Voters at town meeting Monday raised and appropriated $15,000 for the sewer plant upgrade project. About 125 voters passed all articles amounting to a $2.1 million spending plan for the 2016-17 fiscal year. A motion was made not to raise but to appropriate $15,000 from the undesignated fund balance of $1.6 million for […]
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Livermore Falls man accused of running from police
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man is accused of running from police Sunday. Officer Connor Willard ran a plate on a vehicle on Campground Road that he believed he had just witnessed speeding and it came back not belonging to the car to which it was attached, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Monday. Willard […]
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Just a Minute: First day of summer
Range Ponds State Park, Poland POLAND — At noon, eight blue kayaks glided up to the hot, sandy shores of Range Ponds State Park. Seven Gray-New Gloucester Middle School students and outdoor educator Calvin Vaillancourt popped out. On any other day, they might have been finishing up a lesson. Vaillancourt has given them physics challenges […]
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RSU 9 expels Mt. Blue student indefinitely
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Thursday to expel a high school student for an indefinite period of time for having drugs on school property. The vote followed an hourlong expulsion hearing. They directed Superintendent Tom Ward to notify the student and parents and to develop a re-entry plan for the student.
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Livermore Falls woman pleads guilty to Jay robbery
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice found a Livermore Falls woman guilty Monday of being the getaway driver and helping plan the robbery of a 75-year-old Jay man on June 28, 2015. Amanda Cote, 39, pleaded guilty to felony robbery, burglary and hindering apprehension or prosecution under the Alford doctrine, her attorney Peter Kaynor said. It […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Roger Fadden, 47, of West Paris, violation of protection order, 11:31 p.m., June 14 in West Paris, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Ronald Bartlett Jr., 44, Fryeburg, failure to appear and violation of protection order, 10:42 p.m., June 15 in Fryeburg, […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico […]
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Stanley Steamer tour to visit Farmington
FARMINGTON — History can be seen Tuesday afternoon when the annual Eastern Invitational Steam Car Tour makes a stop at Kennebec Home Brew Supply and Wild Fern Winery, 235 Farmington Falls Road. Stanley Museum Executive Director Debbie Smith said the tour is an annual event with the location changing every year. She wanted the tour in […]
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Community celebrates a century of sports at Hippach Field
FARMINGTON — The bleachers were filled and many brought their own lawn chairs for the Hippach Field Centennial Celebration on Saturday night. Local attorney and historian Paul Mills served as master of ceremonies. The Howard Hippach Memorial Athletic Field was opened and dedicated in June 1916. Hippach was a three-sport athlete at the prestigious Abbott […]