LIVERMORE — More than 1,500 homes were without power Saturday night after a car went over a bridge and down an embankment along Route 4 next to the Androscoggin River. Dispatchers said that before going over the bridge, the car hit a telephone pole and blew a transformer, causing the power outages. No one was […]
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James L. Williams
LIVERMORE — James L. Williams, 91, of Livermore, died Monday, Feb. 5, at his home in Livermore. He was born in Livermore on Sept. 5, 1926, to Amedie Williams and Rose Veilleux Williams. James was very active in the Saint Rose Church of Jay, serving as lector, catechist, choir member and manager of the Holy Cross […]
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Shooting hoops in Jay
Sophomore Brandon Frey, right, of Livermore shoots a basket Tuesday at the Spruce Mountain High School gym in Jay. Frey is a member of the school’s varsity boys’ basketball team. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Sophomore Brandon Frey, right, of Livermore who is nursing a sprained ankle, shoots a basket Tuesday at the Spruce Mountain High […]
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Norlands farm equipment on ice
Snow and ice coat an old piece of farm equipment at the Norlands Living History Center in Livermore on Wednesday morning. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal) An old piece of farm equipment sits at the Norlands Living History Center in Livermore on Wednesday morning. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
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Fire damages Livermore house
LIVERMORE — Firefighters quickly doused a kitchen fire at a home on Norlands Road on Tuesday night, Fire Chief Don Castonguay said Wednesday. More than 30 firefighters from five departments responded to the call at about 8 p.m., Castonguay said. Flames could be seen in the kitchen when they arrived, he said. The house is […]
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Ice-fishing 'awesome' this year
Some may have called Seamus Foley of Bryant Pond crazy for ice-fishing on a cold, soggy day such as Saturday, but in Foley’s opinion, it was the people off the ice who were crazy, because the fishing was “awesome.” That seems to be the pattern this year, because over in Livermore on Long Pond, Earl […]
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Rethink membership in RSU 73
As a Livermore Falls taxpayer, I believe it may be time for Livermore and Livermore Falls to take their schools back. Given the continued lowering of the town of Jay’s valuation, it is time for Livermore and Livermore Falls to rethink their membership in RSU 73. As Jay’s value continues to drop like a rock, […]
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Prayer and friends make a difference
LIVERMORE — When a noninvasive surgical procedure developed into much more than she expected, Jean Tardif knew God would always be with her. She said after several bouts of diverticulitis, surgery was finally needed. Laparoscopic surgery, also known as Band-Aid surgery, was scheduled to remove a section of intestine. “It was full of adhesions, so […]
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Christmas at Norlands reflects simpler time
LIVERMORE — At the Norlands Living History Center on Saturday there were no bright red and green baubles, colorful lights or golden garland, but Christmas was very much in the air. The lack of lavish decorations, reflecting a simpler time at the annual Christmas at Norlands event, was noticed by guests. It wasn’t until 1870, […]
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All aboard
Students at Spruce Mountain Primary School in Livermore on Tuesday flock to the new boat recently installed at the playground. One called it the Mayflower. The boat was obtained after a year of fundraising. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) Student Kilee Lewis slips down a slide on the new boat in the Spruce Mountain Primary School playground […]