Buddy McLain was one of six soldiers with the 101st Airborne who were ambushed and killed by enemy fire on Nov. 29 in Afghanistan. Memorial service for McLain will be held Saturday at Mountain Valley High School starting at 11 a.m.
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Ceremony honors McLain
RUMFORD — About 40 veterans, police officers, firefighters, town officials and River Valley residents stood in silent salute Thursday afternoon as a black band was placed on the shield of Army Pvt. Buddy McLain. McLain, 24, of Peru, was one of six soldiers from the 101st Airborne killed when they were ambushed Monday by an […]
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6 soldiers, including Peru, Maine man, killed by policeman were 101st members
The soldiers were working with several Afghan units at an observation post in Nangahar province in Afghanistan on Sunday when the policeman fired on them, Maj. Gen. John Campbell said during a video teleconference with reporters at Fort Campbell. The cause of the shooting remains under investigation by American and Afghan authorities and has prompted […]
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Former Peru woman joins police force
PERU — Erin Thompson, formerly of Peru, has graduated from the Broward County Police Academy class. Thompson is a 2002 graduate of Mountain Valley High School and received a bachelor of science degree in police studies in 2006 from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Thompson finished first in her class […]
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Family mourns loss of soldier
PERU — Early Wednesday morning, grieving widow Chelsea McLain and her mother arranged colorful flowers on a downtown lamppost in Rumford, beneath the shield bearing the name of Chelsea’s husband, Buddy McLain. McLain, 24, was one of six soldiers killed when they were ambushed Monday by an Afghan Border Police officer, according to his family […]
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Peru man killed in Afghanistan
RUMFORD — Christmas lights, frosted pine cones and a red bow adorned a wreath placed on a Congress Street lamppost around a shield bearing the name of U.S. Army Pvt. Buddy McLain. It and others like it were made by former Selectman J. Arthur Boivin and placed this summer on lampposts lining the street to […]
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Maine’s medical professionals recognized for helping outside state’s borders
Dr. Hector Tarraza took some vacation time to go to Peru for a couple weeks earlier this month. But it was no vacation. Tarraza performed dozens of surgeries on patients who would otherwise have continued to suffer, or in some cases would have died. And the morning after a 15-hour trip home to Cape Elizabeth, […]
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River Valley polling places, times
Polling places and times Albany Twp.: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Town House Andover: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Town Hall Bethel/Mason: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Crescent Park Elementary School Byron: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Town Hall Canton: 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Town Office Carthage: Dixfield: 9 a.m.-8 p.m., American Legion Hall Gilead: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Town Hall Greenwood: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., […]
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Candle on hot wood stove starts fire at Peru house
PERU — An unattended scented candle in a Yankee Candle Co. glass jar atop a hot wood stove caught fire, attracting about a dozen firefighters from Peru and Dixfield late Wednesday morning when the homeowner called 911 to report a structure fire, fire officials said. However, Peru fire Assistant Chief Dean Milligan said the fire […]
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Peru resident says fee for data excessive
PERU — Resident Dwight Hines complained to selectmen Monday night that the $25 fee for getting tax assessing data from the town on a disc is excessive. Town officials defended the price and explained why it is so high. “I moved here four months ago and I want open government,” Hines said. In a letter […]