AUGUSTA — The Maine Attorney General has ruled that police officers were acting in self defense when they fatally shot a Paris man during an August standoff in Mexico. The standoff, which lasted several hours, began Aug. 17 after Steven Piirainen, 52, stole a pickup truck in Paris and led police officers on a nearly […]
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Canton board to gate Meadowview Road to curb illegal dumping, road abuse
CANTON — Selectmen voted 3-0 Thursday night to have Administrator Scotty Kilbreth look into prices for two gates to be placed at either end of Meadowview Road. There are places along that road that have been proverbial party spots for young people from the Jay, Livermore Falls and Canton areas for many decades. Additionally, people […]
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Dixfield residents question budget-approval process
DIXFIELD – Residents at the annual town meeting Thursday were told they could recommend changes to the budget, but the amounts on the June 9 warrant will be the selectmen’s recommendations. “If (voters) want to change the budget that’s proposed, they’ll have to vote it down at the polls,” he said. “They can’t change the […]
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No flooding worries yet for western Maine
AUGUSTA — Western Maine and Lewiston-Auburn weren’t included in Thursday’s Maine River Flow Advisory news release, because there isn’t any flood potential looming. That’s what Mark Hyland, operations director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency said Friday afternoon in Augusta. “It’s my understanding that the flood potential in Lewiston-Auburn is low at this point,” he […]
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Meroby Elementary School 2nd-graders visit sugar shack
MEXICO — Between rain showers Friday afternoon, 45 children from Meroby Elementary School took a field trip to Ray and Ann Carver’s Swift River Maple syrup farm at 275 Swift River Road. They came to learn how the Carvers tap 350 maple trees and boil down the sap into different grades of maple syrup. The children, teachers […]
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Weight loss challenge to benefit girl with CF
RUMFORD — What began as a small wager between two men on Facebook and has mushroomed into a meaningful fundraiser for a 17-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis. The area is rallying for Ashleigh Merchant, the daughter of Randy and Heather Violette-Merchant, who is waiting for a double-lung transplant. She is on a waiting list at […]
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Dirigo receptionist receives Distinguished Citizen of the Year award
DIXFIELD — Resident Deb Glover was presented with the Distinguished Citizen of the Year award at Thursday evening’s annual town meeting at Dirigo High School. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said that whoever is chosen must “unselfishly volunteer their time, make significant contributions to their town because they genuinely care about their community, and have high […]
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Canton board to consider appeal for proposed $350K downtown revival project
CANTON — Selectmen on Thursday night held their last meeting in the Town Office at 9 Staples Hill Road. The building will be closed Saturday, April 11, so that its contents can be moved into the new Town Office in the new building next to the fire station on Route 108 at 94 Turner St. […]
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Mexico man inducted into USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame
MEXICO — Daniel T. Barnett of Mexico recently achieved a pinnacle in his martial arts training when he was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in Newark, N.J. The 27-year-old Mexico native, who works as a greeter at the Mexico Wal-Mart, began learning karate at the age of 5 at the Greater […]