FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently filed at Franklin County Detention Center: * Sheila Hathaway, 35, Farmington, failure to appear-theft by unauthorized taking/transfer, Jan. 18, $100 cash bail, court appearance Feb. 23, Maine State Police. * Philip Ledoux, 29, Rangeley, domestic violence assault, Jan. 18, $3,000 unsecured, court appearance Feb. 23, Rangeley Police Department. […]
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New school director needed to fill vacancy
LIVERMORE FALLS – The names of those interested in being appointed to a vacant seat on the RSU 73 board will be given to selectmen, to Town Manager Kristal Flagg said Monday. Director Ann Souther’s resignation was accepted Thursday. The Livermore Falls resident served on the RSU 36 board and was elected in April to […]
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Board approves Livermore Falls school closure
LIVERMORE FALLS — RSU 73 directors voted unanimously Thursday night to close the high school in Livermore Falls no later than June 30, 2013. The board found the school — one of two campuses of Spruce Mountain High School — is unnecessary or unprofitable to maintain within the meaning of state law. The decision means […]
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Snowblower stolen from town contractor
LIVERMORE — The snowblower used to clear the sidewalk on the Route 4 bridge over the Androscoggin River was stolen from the town contractor’s Federal Road home on Jan. 6, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Wednesday. The matter was reported to the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department immediately upon discovery and to the town’s insurance company, […]
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OHHS ’72 reunion PARIS — The Oxford Hills High School class of 1972 is planning its 40-year reunion on July 7. Class members are invited to provide current contact information to Paul Ricci at 515-6881 or paulricci@hotmail.com, or Lynn Hamper at 539-4586 or lhamper7@gmail.com. Clover Christmas AUBURN — A Christmas gathering of family members was […]
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First ‘plowable’ snowstorm of 2012 hits Maine
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Northern New Englanders who feared — or hoped — they’d be in for a long, snowy winter after the first flakes fell in October finally got a second helping Thursday, more than two months later. Many schools were closed in New Hampshire and Maine, and multiple accidents were reported in southern […]
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Jay-Livermore Falls Seniors to meet Jan. 16
LIVERMORE FALLS — On Jan. 9 the Jay-Livermore Falls Seniors resumed their regular Monday meetings at Murray Hall at 1 p.m., with 31 members present. Chairwoman Shirley Couture opened the meeting with a prayer, salute to the flag and a moment of silence for departed members and for men and women serving in the armed […]
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Martha M. Beardsley
AUBURN — Martha M. Beardsley, 83, a resident of Livermore went to be with the Lord on Jan. 9, while at The Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn. She was born Sept. 10, 1928, in Monroe, Conn., the daughter of Kenneth and Marion (Johnson) Merrill. She graduated from Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing in 1949. […]
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Library offering e-reader workshop, Saturday story time
LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library will hold a hands-on e-reader workshop at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. Attendees should bring their device (Nook, Kindle, Pandigital, etc.) and Elaine will show how to download books and try to answer any other questions. New this month, the library is offering a Saturday Story Time open to […]