TEXAS — Philip E. Julian, age 80, of Sabattus went to be with hIs Lord at 9:35 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2018, at the home of his daughter, following a courageous battle with cancer. Phil was born July 18, 1937, in Bloomington, Illinois, to Marie and Marius Julian. He graduated from Trinity High School in 1955, […]
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State House candidate in Sabattus calls Parkland shooting survivor a ‘skinhead lesbian’
[UPDATES: A pro-civility Republican also emerges to challenge Les Gibson | ‘Horrified’ Democrat decides to take on Gibson for House seat | Leslie Gibson under fire for his comments on Parkland teens | Republican state senator, Democrats call for Gibson to withdraw from state House race] Two of the students who survived a shooting at a Florida high school last month have […]
Rock Hard Johnson at Mixers
Mixers of Sabattus will host the Rock Hard Johnson Band on Friday night. With nearly 200 years of combined musical and performing experience, a new rock band has formed through the collaboration of five seasoned and versatile Maine musicians who collectively call themselves Rock Hard Johnson. The band is made up of member from TwiceShy, […]
Back-to-back crashes tie up traffic in Sabattus
SABATTUS — Police responded to three car crashes within two hours on Tuesday evening. One was serious; a passenger was taken to a hospital with broken bones, Chief Gary Baillargeon said Wednesday. In the other two crashes, no one was transported. Traffic was tied up in all three crashes as police closed single lanes, but […]
Carroll A. Ritchie
SABATTUS — Carroll A. Ritchie, age 81, of F. Sanborn Road, died Sunday, Feb. 11, at his home after a sudden illness. Born in Monmouth on Dec. 24, 1936, the son of the late Charles and Fern (Connors) Ritchie, he was educated in both Smyrna and Fayette before entering the electrical program at Central Maine Vocational […]
State program says it helped get 98 businesses off the ground last year
POLAND — Bill Bouchard started his new heating, ventilation and air conditioning company after 20 years of working for others and seeing some things done right here, other things done right there and wanting to pull those elements together. At his last southern Maine employer, Bouchard, 43, was a service department manager with more than […]
Oak Hill Middle School honor students are announced
WALES — The first semester honor roll of the 2017-2018 school year for Oak Hill Middle School has been announced. Exemplary Student Grade six: Sebastian Doyle, Aubrey McElhaney, Nhi Nguyen, Alexis Pelkey, Sarah Rossignol, Ian Sheehy and Eli Staggs. Grade seven: Arianna Thibeault. Grade eight: Makayla Begin, Gabrielle Chessie, Amara Denis, Rachel Duguay, Paige Gonya, […]
Patricia E. Marvin
AUGUSTA — Patricia E. Marvin, also known to many as Tuckie, joined the heavenly Father on Jan. 30, at 77. She was born on June 29, 1940. Tuckie served as a Sabattus police officer in the 1970s and served as an Androscoggin County deputy sheriff in the 1980s. She is survived by the love of her […]
Sabattus police search for suspect in attempted break-in
SABATTUS (WGME) — An attempted robbery in Sabattus Saturday night has police asking for the public’s help to track down a suspect. A broken window and a surveillance image lead police to believe someone tried to break into the Settlement on Crowley Road Saturday around 10:20 p.m. According to the Sabattus Police Department’s Facebook page, […]
Biddeford man charged with assaulting woman in Sabattus
A Biddeford man who “savagely attacked” a woman in Sabattus early Tuesday morning was arrested following a standoff with police at a Saco hotel, police said Tuesday. Sabattus Police Chief Gary E. Baillargeon in a statement identified the suspect as 45-year-old Jeremy Norris of Biddeford. Norris has been charged with elevated aggravated assault, domestic violence […]