SABATTUS — Come on. You know you want it. You’re always in the mood. One of the great oral experiences in life is the shivering, sugary explosion of ice cream on the tongue. Tinged with mint, fraught with fudge or streaked with strawberries from the season’s sunny bounty, the American ice cream adventure is a […]
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Government at a glance: Sabattus
Board: Sabattus Selectmen Met: Tuesday night Town manager another year Issue: Town Manager Rick Bates’ one-year contract was up in February. He was new to the town last year, hired under a unique arrangement in which Sabattus contracted for staff with Municipal Resources Inc. of New Hampshire. The scoop: Bates works 24 hours a week. […]
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Writers club reception
The Oak Hill Young Writers’ Club will hold a Writers’ Reception at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, at Oak Hill Middle School in Sabattus. Sharon Lee, author of “Barnburner and Gunshy,” Jim Baumer, author of “Moxietown” and “When Towns Had Teams,” and Tom Pelletier, author of “Two Arrows,” will speak. Others are Keith Evans, […]
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Lisbon, Sabattus officials support combining police forces
LISBON — Officials from Lisbon and Sabattus are considering combining their police forces to save money, Town Manager Steve Eldridge said Thursday. “As we look toward the future and the way the economy is at this time, we must look at what the cost of this service will be in the next five to 10 […]
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Woman gets 10 months for arranging sham weddings
BANGOR, Maine — The Sabattus woman who enlisted more than a dozen other Mainers, including family and friends, to enter into sham marriages with immigrants was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 10 months in prison. Angela Roy, 37, sobbed as a federal judge described her role as a recruiter and wedding planner in […]
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Maine sap tappers enjoying banner harvest
JAY — Sap tappers across Western Maine said Thursday it has a banner year for maple syrup production. The weather has cooperated, keeping temperatures below freezing at night and in the 40s during the day. That and the snowpack have kept the trees from budding early, enabling sap to flow longer into the spring. Anthony […]
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Sabattus house fire Monday night ruled accident
SABATTUS — State Fire Marshal’s Office officials have determined that the fire that gutted a Sabattus home Monday night was accidental, caused by malfunctioning electrical wiring inside the home. After the Sabattus, Wales and Lewiston fire departments contained the blaze Monday night, state fire investigators responded to the scene to interview residents and neighbors of […]
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Fire destroys Sabattus home
SABATTUS — No one was injured in a blaze that destroyed the home of George Gowell at 594 Sabattus Road on Monday night. With snow falling hard and fast, fire departments from Sabattus, Wales and Lewiston responded to the scene just before 9 p.m. Monday. The home’s two residents were not home when it started, […]
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Government at a glance: Sabattus
Board: Sabattus Selectmen Met: Tuesday night Snow Fest Issue: After a brief public hearing, selectmen approved a mass gathering permit for the Sabattus Mountaineers’ Sabattus Snow Fest on Sabattus Pond. (The event has been known as radar runs in the past.) The scoop: The board waived the $250 permit fee for the nonprofit. Up next: […]
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Father/daughter dance at school
SABATTUS — The 21st CCLC After-School Program will host a Father/Daughter Dance from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Oak Hill Middle School. The dance is open to eighth-graders and under. The cost per couple is $15, with an additional cost of $5 for each additional daughter. Semi-formal attire is acceptable. Chris Jones […]