PERU — Dirigo Elementary School students carefully studied three owls Chewonki instructor Jessica Woodend showed at an after-school program Wednesday. One was tiny, 7-year-old Huntington, a rust and white-colored screech owl. One was medium-sized, 25-year-old Byron, a barred owl known for calling ‘who cooks for you.’ The third was large, 29-year-old Olivia, a giant horned […]
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Slaying suspect awaiting psychiatric evaluation
PARIS — A Peru man accused of killing his mother-in-law in front of his six-year-old daughter has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial, according to his attorney. Paul Orchard, 33, remains at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset pending an opening at Riverview Psychiatric Center in […]
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Rumford winter parking ban effective Saturday
RUMFORD — Maine’s first measurable snowstorm this fall could happen this weekend, depending on the track of an approaching storm system. A 3:42 p.m. update Wednesday from the National Weather Service in Gray said that a powerful low pressure system will develop off the coast this weekend. “There is potential for a significant system to […]
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Beacon House Social Club to host inaugural Halloween party Oct. 31
RUMFORD — The Beacon House Social Club will hold its inaugural Halloween party from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at its office on Canal Street. Beacon House peer member Heidi Blais said the club had been looking for new events to host that would “help us get our name out there a little […]
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Hanover residents approve $504,163 budget
HANOVER — Twenty-five residents on Tuesday unanimously approved a $504,163 budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, town employee Ellie Andrews said Wednesday afternoon. The budget included Regional School Unit 10’s assessment. The budget is “about $50,000 more than the previous year,” Andrews said, with a majority of the increase because of RSU 10 budget increases. […]
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Rumford police log
Charges * At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, a Waldo Street business reported a shoplifting complaint. Following an investigation, Patricia Paquette, 60, of Rumford, was summoned by Sgt. Douglas Maifeld on charge of theft (shoplifting). She is to appear on Dec. 2 in Rumford District Court. Reports * At 1:21 p.m. on Oct. 26, an […]
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Newry board appoints selectman to SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee
NEWRY — Selectman Brooks Morton is the fourth and newest member of Newry’s SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee. Morton was the only one of the three selectmen who didn’t have a potential conflict of interest, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday morning. Withdrawal Committee lawyer Daniel S. Stockford of Brann & Isaacson of Lewiston and Portland told […]
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Wind power project presented to Roxbury residents
ROXBURY — Selectmen and a few residents learned Tuesday evening that a wind power developer wants to put three turbines atop North Twin Mountain. Bob Patton, the principal of Lower Falls Consulting in Falmouth, said the mountain has the potential for a small wind power site. He said a group will go before the Roxbury […]
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Mexico to ask Rumford about use of library
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Tuesday evening to ask the Rumford Public Library to draft a proposal on what it would cost Mexico to use the library. Selectman Andy Dupuis said he wanted to see if the Rumford library could look into the matter before Mexico sets its budget. “I think we […]