PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday awarded a paving contract to Bruce Manzer of Anson for $65,154.56. The award was recommended by Road Commissioner Joe Roach. Manzer had the lowest of three bids for paving 1,500 feet on either side of the intersection of Gammon and Mineral Springs roads. Bids for auditing were […]
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Peru bicyclist expected to recover after collision with rig
MEXICO — A Peru boy who was seriously injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer Monday afternoon is expected to make a full recovery, Lt. Roy Hodsdon of the Mexico Police Department said Tuesday. Hodsdon said that according to preliminary reports, Daren Vachon, 15, was riding his bike west on Route 2 around 3 p.m. […]
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Bernadette Arsenault
1918 – 2013 LEWISTON — A brilliant star appeared in the heavens with the passing of Bernadette Arsenault, 94, of Mexico. On Saturday, Aug. 3, she was carried to heaven by her angels to be reunited with her family. The eldest of 10 children, she was born Bernadette Litalien in Jay on Nov. 19, 1918, […]
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Hartford man builds cedar-strip canoes by hand for a hobby
HARTFORD — Dixfield native Tom Mawhinney can build most anything once he decides to do it. All it takes is some free time, Internet research and some books written by experts. The heavy equipment operator, who flies a seaplane and runs his own business, Mawhinney’s Excavation, built what he calls his “man cave.” It is […]
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Sunken boat
PERU — Two photo captions and a headline published on Page C3 of Sunday’s Sun Journal about a boat search should have said John Volkernick and his son, Brian Volkernick, both of Dixfield, located the sunken boat in Worthley Pond the morning of July 24. Using a cellphone, Brian Volkernick photographed the sonar image.
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Milton Township, Hartford men injured in Peru rollover
PERU — Two local men were taken to Rumford Hospital following a rollover Tuesday morning on Concord Pond Road, Oxford County Deputy Sheriff Michael Dailey said. Bruce Farrar, 60, of Milton Township and his passenger, Michael Sanborn, 55, of Hartford, were taken by Med-Care Ambulance after they were found walking down the road from the […]
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Peru residents advised to boil water from spring
PERU — Residents using water from the Worthley Pond spring should boil the water before using it, selectmen secretary Angela Barkhouse advised Monday night at the selectmen’s meeting. Board of Selectmen Chairman Jim Pulsifer stated that DHS had told them to put the notice on the well instead of the bulletin board, so people would be […]
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Eco-Home Tour of area houses BETHEL — An innovative Eco-Home Tour of Bethel, Newry and Shelburne area homes will be held Sunday, Aug. 4, sponsored by the Mahoosuc Land Trust. The tour route begins at the Land Trust office, 18 Mayville Road, Bethel, where tickets go on sale at 12:30 p.m. Tour homes will be […]
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‘Puss in Boots’ on stage at UMF FARMINGTON — Children’s Summer Theater Camp performances will be held Aug. 2 and 3, 7 p.m., Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. Tickets are available at the door: adult/senior $6, student/child $4. This year’s performance is “Puss in Boots.” Kingfield Methodist to host breakfast KINGFIELD […]
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Worthley Pond celebrating Christmas in July
PERU — The Worthley Pond Association celebrates its annual Christmas in July this weekend. The area around the pond will be ablaze with lights and displays. Christmas music will be played. On the water, people are expected to circle the pond in well-lit decorated boats. The Worthley Pond Store, located at the Honey Run Beach […]