OTISFIELD — Firefighters on Monday continued to monitor brief flare-ups of smouldering rubble as rain poured down over the remains of a home, barn and business razed in a fire Sunday evening. Otisfield emergency responders returned to Gary and Debby Dyer’s property on Route 121 on Monday morning to douse hay that caught fire when crews […]
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Otisfield fire levels barn, home, business
OTISFIELD — A couple arrived home from visiting a sick relative to find their home, barn and business destroyed Sunday evening. Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, fire crews were called to 624 Route 121 for a report of a barn on fire. “The back of the barn was already on fire when (firefighters) knocked on […]
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Driver in horrific Otisfield crash arrested for stealing, wrecking car
PARIS — An Otisfield man appeared in court Friday on charges that he stole a truck and wrecked it in a horrific crash last week. In handcuffs and wearing a neck brace, Mark C. Male, 46, of 251 Ahonen Road, made his initial court appearance before a judge in Oxford County Superior Court on Friday morning. […]
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Driver in Otisfield crash identified
OTISFIELD — Police identified the driver of a pickup truck demolished in a high-speed crash Tuesday as 46-year-old Mark Male of Otisfield. Maine State Police Trooper Adam Fillebrown said Male was in serious condition Wednesday at Central Medical Center in Lewiston where he was being treated for facial and other injuries. Male, of 251 Ahonen Road, […]
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Otisfield: New Heniger Park leases set
OTISFIELD — A long-awaited 99-year lease agreement for Heniger Park is complete and copies are expected to be sent to leaseholders this week. “It’s a bird in the hand. This is a guarantee,” Board of Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said. The agreement with the town provides a guarantee for leaseholders that their camps will be […]
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Craft fair Nov. 15 at Telstar High BETHEL — A craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Nov. 15, at Telstar High School cafeteria. It benefits the Telstar Alumni Association. There will be crafts, a Chinese auction and a bake sale. To rent a space or for more information, call Sally […]
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Man in stable condition after rollover rips truck apart
OTISFIELD — State police said a man was in stable condition Tuesday after a crash on East Swampville Road that ripped the cab off his pickup truck, twisted the frame and spread debris over 50 to 60 yards. Maine State Police Trooper Adam Fillebrown said the driver, who is in his 40s but whose name […]
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Ad hoc committee formed to address structural damage to Pleasant Lake dam
OTISFIELD — Selectman Rick Micklon said progress is being made to address the structural damage at Pleasant Lake dam that is leaking as much as 1,000 gallons of water per minute in at least three places. Casco and Otisfield selectboard members, along with Peter Barber, president of the Pleasant Lake Association, and others met in […]
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Otisfield board reviewing Heniger Park lease agreement
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen is close to finalizing an agreement that will allow 37 leaseholders in Heniger Park to extend their leases 99 years. “We’re getting real close,” Chairman Hal Ferguson said. He and board members Rick Micklon and Len Adler received the final lease agreement draft from the Portland law firm of […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Lovell: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Hartford: Appeals Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Newry: School Withdrawal Meeting, 5 p.m., Town Office Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town […]