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Well done – Students named to dean’s lists

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield College has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the spring 2013 term. Timothy Andrews of Farmington, studying athletic training. Jordan Hersom of Turner, studying movement and sport studies. Michael Castonguay of Livermore, studying health science/pre-physical therapy. — CANTON, N.Y. — The following students have […]

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Posted inObituaries

Ruth E. Harlow

LIVERMORE — Ruth Elizabeth Harlow, 72, a resident of Livermore, went to be with the Lord from her home on Monday, July 8, after her struggles with a long illness. She was born Aug. 5 1940, in Old Town, the daughter of Wendell Mosher and Eleanor Swett. She graduated in 1958 from Jay High School […]

Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal

Campaign launched to raise money to finish barn

LIVERMORE — Directors of the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center launched a campaign Monday to raise the remaining $250,000 needed to build a barn. A barn and the farmer’s cottage were lost in an accidental fire on April, 28, 2008. The cottage was rebuilt and opened in 2011. The center is a nonprofit living museum, dedicated […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Body found in Livermore woods

UPDATED 10:31 A.M.: The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department identified the body as Nathaniel Paradis of Livermore Falls. The Livermore Falls Police Department has been investigating his disappearance since June 2. Police do not suspect foul play. LIVERMORE — The remains of a human body were found in the woods off Route 4 Monday afternoon. A spokesman for […]

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Samantha L. Leadbetter

LIVERMORE — Samantha L. Leadbetter, 43, a resident of Hathaway Hill Road, Livermore, died unexpectedly, Thursday, July 4, at her home. She was born Oct. 29, 1969, in Farmington, the daughter of Charles R. York and Alana Ladd. She attended Mount Blue High School in Farmington, and later received her GED. On July 18, 1998. […]

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Washout closes Route 108 in Livermore

LIVERMORE — A section of Route 108 was closed to traffic Wednesday night after water from the nearby river washed across the roadway. At about 10 p.m., Androscoggin County Sheriff’s officials said an area between South and River roads would likely remain closed overnight. It was not immediately clear if the road itself was damaged. […]

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Free shredding service offered to Livermore residents

LIVERMORE — The town’s Transfer Station staff has arranged for a confidential record “Shredding Day” on July 13 with the town’s recycling organization, Oxford County Regional Recycling. Shredding will be done off premises, but the organization will send a locked container along with a bonded person to watch over it and follow it to a […]

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Livermore to pay to remove graffiti from portable toilet

LIVERMORE — The town will have to pay for the removal of graffiti on a portable toilet at Brettuns Pond. If the purple spray-painted graffiti cannot be removed, it is possible the town may be charged to buy or replace the portable toilet, administrative assistant Kurt Schaub said. Someone spray-painted three sides of the toilet […]