WALES — Voters said no, again. Residents in Sabattus and Wales defeated the new Regional School Unit 4 school budget in a referendum Tuesday, according to results from town clerks. Litchfield residents were the only ones to pass it, voting 84-71 in favor. Sabattus voted 68-111; Wales voted 43-50. The cumulative results, 195-232, were enough […]
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Sabattus woman dies of injuries from crash
LEWISTON — The passenger in a vehicle involved in a head-on collision Saturday afternoon on Route 196 has died of her injuries. According to David St. Pierre of the Lewiston Police Department, 80-year-old Charlene McKeen of Sabattus succumbed to her injuries Sunday morning. St. Pierre said McKeen was the passenger in a 2004 Chrysler Concorde […]
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Sabattus native has a company that turns waste into energy
It happens to us all, almost without thought. You peruse the produce section of your local grocery store and find yourself poring over the tomatoes. Within a couple doubtful touches, you decide on the perfect pairing for your “B” and “L.” But what about the ones that didn’t make the cut? What happens to them? […]
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Oak Hill High School honor roll
SABATTUS — Oak Hill High School has announced the spring semester honor roll. Grade nine High honors: Katelyn Cloutier, Brooke DePuy, Kylie Deschene-Stewart, Andrey Klokov, MaKayla Nadeau, Leanna Parker Bair, Jamie Prue, Brooke Surette, Kylee Veilleux. Honors: Mikayla Black, Andrew Davis, Mariah Easler, Abigail Fuller, Jada Gastia, Alexis Gile, Tycen Hill, Cyndyl Jones, Andrew Klaft, […]
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Bertrand L. Geoffroy
AUBURN — Bertrand L. Geoffroy, 87, of 440 Minot Ave., Auburn, formerly of Middle Road, Sabattus, passed away Tuesday, July 9, at Clover Manor. He was born in Quebec City, P.Q., Canada, July 2, 1926, son of the late Luc Romeo “Joseph” and Lucienne Boulais Geoffroy. He was married Nov. 6, 1946 to Annette Fournier, […]
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Well done – Students named to dean’s lists
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield College has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the spring 2013 term. Timothy Andrews of Farmington, studying athletic training. Jordan Hersom of Turner, studying movement and sport studies. Michael Castonguay of Livermore, studying health science/pre-physical therapy. — CANTON, N.Y. — The following students have […]
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Thomas College dean’s list
WATERVILLE — Area students who were named to the dean’s list at Thomas College for the spring 2013 semester are: Connor Coburn of Auburn, majoring in criminal justice Tyler Shennett of Auburn, majoring in sport management Kalinda Cox of Bethel, majoring in accounting with a forensic concentration Brittani Salsbury-Welch of Canton, majoring in elementary education […]
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Sabattus police to sell forfeited truck, bank money for a new ride
SABATTUS — The town is selling a drug dealer’s pickup to help buy a new car for the police chief. Police seized the red 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 last September along with money and $600,000 in plants after raiding a sophisticated indoor marijuana growing operation at 227 Bowdoinham Road. On May 13, David Bizier, 48, […]
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RSU 4 gives first OK to new school budget
WALES — By a show of hands, voters gave preliminary approval to the new, trimmed RSU 4 school budget Wednesday night. The $17.69 million budget for 2013-14 still has to face residents of Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales at the polls in a referendum vote Tuesday before becoming final. Voters rejected a $17.75 million budget last […]