MECHANIC FALLS — A local man who offered to help the victim of a nearby house fire Monday afternoon called the Fire Department on Tuesday when his garage caught fire. “I’m the cause of it,” Robert Russell said Tuesday night of the blaze that destroyed the 1½-story, wood-framed garage at 39 Jordan Road. The building […]
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Firefighters battle Mechanic Falls house fire
MECHANIC FALLS — A Mechanic Falls man and his son lost their Route 121 home in a wind-driven fire of undetermined origin Monday afternoon. Lou Goulet and his son were not home when the blaze was reported at 1:30 p.m. by a passer-by, Mechanic Falls Fire Department Deputy Chief Matt Fifield said. He estimated the […]
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Ellen Larrabee
1915 – 2013 AUBURN — Ellen Larrabee, 98, of Mechanic Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Gardiner, on Jan. 23, 1915, to James William and Elsie Ranlett Lodge. She spent her childhood in Massachusetts and pursued her teaching degree at Framingham Normal School. During her life […]
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Gun show at Elks Lodge LEWISTON — Lewiston Elks Lodge 371 will host a gun show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Lodge, 1675 Lisbon Road. The event is open to the public and admission is $5 per person, free under […]
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High-speed chase through two counties ends in crash, arrest
OXFORD — A high-speed chase across two counties ends in a crash and arrest in Oxford. Kenneth Dunn, 27, of Auburn was traveling west on Route 121 in a black 2002 Volkswagen Golf at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Jon Guay of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s […]
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Mechanic Falls tax increase looking likely, manager says
MECHANIC FALLS — Town Manager John Hawley told the Town Council on Monday night that the prospect of property taxes going up this year is almost a given. “For the first time ever, I am truly nervous about next year’s budget,” Hawley said. He detailed the effects that Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget would have […]
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Maine Snowmobile Association to meet with local club members
RUMFORD — The Maine Snowmobile Association has organized two Western Region meetings for this week and next. The first will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Bog Hooters Snowmobile Club’s clubhouse on Austin Road in Mechanic Falls, just off Route 26 near the transfer station. The second will be held at […]
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Life is sweeter than ever at Better Than Average
Not quite two years ago, Shannon Bissonnette, owner of Better Than Average, told us, “We are definitely not your typical jam and jelly company. We try to get people to think out of the box.” And out of the box she has definitely ventured! Because demand for her homemade jams, jellies and sauces increased substantially, […]
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Arthur E. Duchemin
LEWISTON — Arthur E. Duchemin, 59, of Mechanic Falls, formerly of Bull Run Road in Greene, passed away from this material world on Jan. 19, while surrounded by his wife, Suzanne, best friend, David Giasson, and a circle of family and friends. He fought a courageous battle over multiple health challenges. He was born in […]