LIVERMORE — RSU 73, Spruce Mountain School District, announces pre-kindergarten registration and screening. Registration is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, at Spruce Mountain Primary School, 107 Gibbs Mill Road, Livermore. The child must be 4 years old on or before Oct. 15 in order to register. Call 207-897-3355 to schedule an appointment. It is necessary that parents […]
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Walking home in the sunshine
Donna Karkos of Livermore walks home from work in Livermore Falls on Monday, enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal) Donna Karkos of Livermore wanted to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine on her way home from work on Monday. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
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Claudette D. Lemelin
AUBURN — Claudette D. Lemelin, 84, beloved mother and memere, died Wednesday, March 21, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn, with family by her side. Born on Aug. 19, 1933, in Livermore Falls, she was the daughter of Carmelle (Labine) Castonguay and Peter Castonguay, one of 13 children. She was educated in Livermore schools, and […]
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Livermore plow truck, tow truck jackknife during tow
LIVERMORE — A tow truck hauling a town plow truck slid down a hill, causing both to jackknife and the plow truck to snap a utility pole on River Road on Thursday morning, Androscoggin County Chief Deputy William Gagne said. No one was injured, he said. Michael Hastings, 47, of Chesterville was driving the Dutch […]
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Chickens perish when coop burns to the ground in Livermore
LIVERMORE — An undetermined number of chickens perished Tuesday night when a small chicken coop was destroyed by fire, Fire Chief Don Castonguay said. It was reported as a structure fire at 1638 Federal Road. The glow from the chicken coop fire initially made it appear that the owner’s house was on fire, Castonguay said. […]
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Owner of hydroelectric facilities in Jay requests tax abatement
JAY — Androscoggin Hydro, a subsidiary of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy based in New Jersey, has filed a tax abatement request for 2017 for its two hydroelectric facilities on the Androscoggin River. Eagle Creek bought four hydroelectric facilities from Verso Corp. in January 2016 for nearly $62 million. The other facilities are in Livermore and […]
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Morrill "Sonny" R. LaFreniere
AUBURN — Morrill “Sonny” R. LaFreniere, 83, a resident of Livermore, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Androscoggin Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 30, 1935, in Lowell, Mass., the son of Joseph LaFreniere and Mabel (Safford) LaFreniere. In 1953, Sonny left Jay High School to join the U.S. Marines […]
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A fire truck for all seasons
An old firetruck marked Durham Fire Department Tank No. 1 sits in the snow in front of Barnyard All Terrain Park on Boothby Road in Livermore on Wednesday. Park operator David Lovewell owns it but said the International Fleetstar is just for show – it does not compete in mud runs at the park. “Some […]
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Livermore fisherman loving the ice
Mike Fleischmann Jr. of Livermore ice fishes Tuesday on Long Pond in Livermore where he said the ice is 16 inches thick in places. “I can’t get enough of it. I don’t fish in open water in the summer, I wait until winter,” said Fleischmann, who just moved to the area and bought land on the […]
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Wilton woman walks away from crash on river
LIVERMORE — A Wilton woman walked away from a crash Saturday night, after the SUV she was driving landed on a shelf of ice on the Androscoggin River. Elizabeth Neuschwanger, 46, was northbound on Route 4 and failed to negotiate a corner before the bridge over the river near Goding Road. The SUV hit a […]