MINOT — With the roar of over 50 dirt bike engines revving and the drop of a green flag, a wave of competitors in the seventh annual J Day Offroad Race at Hemond’s MX and Offroad Park Sunday in Minot shot forward. With so many bikes taking off at once, the racers were clustered together […]
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Minot board considers wood harvest
MINOT — Selectmen voted Monday night to have Deputy Fire Chief Stephen French contact a logger about harvesting trees at the Orchard Fire Station log. French said a wood harvest crew is working at abutting property. It was specified that money from the harvest would be used to replace the Fire Department’s base radio. It […]
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Robert M. Graham
MINOT — Robert “Bob” Morgan Graham passed away on Saturday, June 24, at home surrounded by his family, after a brave battle with cancer. Robert was born July 31, 1952, in Salem, Mass., the son of Robert J. Graham and Johan (Titus) Graham. He came to Maine at a young age and graduated from Cape Elizabeth […]
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350 riders brave the mud in Minot's motocross
MINOT — Hundreds of racers took part in fast and muddy fun at the 11th annual Gold Cup New England Classic at Hemond’s MX and Offroad Park on Saturday. The park is at 695 Woodman Hill Road in Minot. The weekend-long event drew 305 racers of various skill levels from all over New England to […]
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Motocrosss races set for Minot this weekend
MINOT — The 11th annual Gold Cup New England Classic will take place this weekend at Hemond’s MX and Offroad Park, 695 Woodman Hill Road. Practice begins at 10 a.m. Friday and runs all day. On Saturday and Sunday, practice runs start at 8:30 a.m., with each rider taking two, and races immediately after. The […]
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Minot Consolidated gets new principal
MINOT — A Lewiston assistant principal has been hired to lead Minot Consolidated School. The Regional School Unit 16 board on Monday approved the hiring of Kaitlynn Brown as principal of the elementary school. Brown has been serving as assistant principal of McMahon Elementary School in Lewiston. Michelle Russell, assistant principal at Farwell Elementary in […]
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Voters to decide on $21.69M school budget
Voters in Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls will cast ballots their ballots Tuesday, June 13, on the Regional School Unit 16 budget. The school budget ballot question reads: “Do you favor approving the Regional School Unit Sixteen (16) budget for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year that was adopted at the latest Regional School Unit budget […]
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Minot man with knives subdued with duct tape
CANAAN — A 26-year-old Minot man accused of running amok with knives and causing an estimated $3,000 damage at a campground in Somerset County was duct taped by campers while they waited for police, officials said. Police arrested Brandon York on three counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and charges of assault and […]
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Death Valley Road to be paved this summer
MINOT — Death Valley Road is finally going to be paved from one end to the other. “Twenty years ago, the Death Valley Road wasn’t even plowed all the way through,” Town Administrator Arlan Saunders said Tuesday. “Paving it all the way through marks a milestone.” Over the years, the town has made improvements: a […]