BUCKFIELD — The new owners of Wells Wood Turning and Finishing Inc. said all existing employees will remain working at the Buckfield facility and they’re excited about the potential growth for the business. On Nov. 28, Turning Acquisitions LLC of Portland and its principals Simon Varney and Christian Chandler acquired Wells Wood Turning from previous owners […]
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Winter Preview: Buckfield boys’ basketball
Kyle Rines, the Bucks’ soccer coach, has brought some athletes with him from the pitch, and the hope is they can add even more leadership to what is an older but not particularly experienced nucleus. They don’t have much size but expect to have strong guard play with Jacob Kraske, Derek Salisbury, Ethan Jackson and […]
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Winter Previews: Buckfield girls’ basketball
Buckfield’s jump up from Class D to Class C didn’t affect the bottom line much. The Bucks went 6-13 in 2014-15 and then finished 6-12 last season. The only real difference was that they didn’t make the postseason last year. As it was a season ago, the objective for the 2016-17 Bucks will be to […]
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Winter Preview: Class C girls’ basketball
If it isn’t a consensus in Class C South, it’s close. “I’d have to say, the top two, by far, are Boothbay and Monmouth,” Mt. Abram coach Larry Donald said. “Monmouth and Boothbay, in particular, are going to be really good,” Dirigo coach Rebecca Fletcher said. The Mustangs lost some key players from last year’s […]
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2016-17 Buckfield cheering preview
Coach/years: Lyndi Worhtley (first year) Conference: East-West Class: D South Team roster: Senior — Jasmine Wheeler; Juniors — Cassidy Hart, Hailey McNeil, Gabrielle Damon, Meagan Strout, Andrew Wilson; Sophomores — Faith Worthley, Jenna Doucette, Wyatt Lewis; Freshmen — Saige Collette, Chloe Warren, Sutapacha Tripp. Season outlook: The Bucks start off the year loaded with spirit […]
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Buckfield Selectmen: What You Need to Know
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Dec. 6, 2016 Buckfield Town Office Legal dispute What happened: Selectmen unanimously decided to table action on a special amusement permit request, local liquor license allowance application and state liquor license application for the Buck-It Grill & Pub after legal issues arose with the lease and sale of property. What it […]
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Motion to amend bail denied for Buckfield man charged with heroin trafficking
PARIS — An Oxford County Superior Court judge denied a motion Tuesday to lower the bail of a Buckfield man charged with trafficking heroin. Dana Ingerson, 30, was one of 15 people arrested in 2015 in what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. He was charged with Class A aggravated trafficking […]
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H.S. Football: Portland ends Oxford Hills’ run
“What the coaches said in general, and I said to them, we need to forget this score and remember what a great season we had,” Oxford Hills coach Mark Soehren said. “We can’t let this define what we’ve done.” The Vikings finish the season with a 5-5 record. They won a playoff game for the […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Cape Elizabeth 35, Spruce Mountain 20 Winthrop/Monmouth 21, Dirigo 14 Lisbon 26, Oak Hill 20 Windham 26, Cheverus 21 Bonny Eagle 35, Sanford 13 Thorton Academy 38, Scarborough 13 Brewer 42, Cony 28 Brunswick 48, Messalonskee 21 Marshwood 28, Kennebunk 20 Biddeford 28, Greely 22 MDI 35, Oceanside 12 Winslow 22, Madison/Carrabec 20 Wells 28, […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
No. 4 OXFORD HILLS/BUCKFIELD (5-4) at No. 1 PORTLAND (7-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Physically, the Vikings aren’t scared of anybody. And emotionally, they are coming off their first playoff win in 16 years. But they’re making their way to Fitzpatrick Stadium two weeks earlier than every team dreams of at the start of the regular […]