RUMFORD — Before continuing work Tuesday night to revise the 1951 Charter, commission members spent about 40 minutes rehashing their operational workings. Seven of the initial nine members were present, a fact that concerned member Michael Peter Chase. “A couple of members have missed several meetings in a row,” he said without naming them. He […]
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Woodstock selectmen allow fire chief to pursue used ladder truck
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday evening to allow fire Chief Kyle Hopps to check out a used ladder truck in Canton, Mass., Town Manager Vern Maxfield said Wednesday. Discussion on the Fire Department’s ladder truck began in early August, after Hopps told selectmen repairs were needed to the turntable gears which allow […]
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Man convicted in Bethel rape scheduled for retrial
PARIS — A jury is expected to be selected next week for the retrial of a former Bethel man convicted of raping a sleeping woman in 2012. Spencer Glover, 32, was sentenced to six years in prison after a jury found him guilty on one count of gross sexual assault in July 2012. That decision was […]
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Newry board OKs liquor licenses, gets updates on town projects
NEWRY — Selectmen on Tuesday evening approved liquor licenses for Sunday River restaurants at Barker Mountain and North Peak, and a couple of catering liquor licenses for weddings at Mountain House on Sunday River. Administrator Loretta Powers said Mountain House on Sunday River is the old Romeo Baker house just beyond the Artists’ Covered Bridge […]
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Peru board accepts proposal from delinquent taxpayer
PERU — Selectmen on Tuesday night approved a request to halt foreclosure on three properties, after the owner agreed to pay all back taxes in 120 days. At a previous meeting, the board voted to start foreclosure proceedings against two landowners who had not made arrangements to pay overdue property taxes. One landowner, who owes […]
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Rumford Charter Commission continues revision work
RUMFORD — Seven Charter Commission members went through three sections of the document Tuesday night and voted on proposed revisions. What they didn’t get to on their agenda was addressing a petition-proposed spending cap that selectmen and the town attorney last year deemed should be a charter matter. Co-Chairman Chris Brennick said after the meeting […]
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Legion auxiliary hosting benefit supper for wounded veterans
DIXFIELD — The Ladies Auxiliary of the Swasey-Torrey American Legion Post 100 will host a spaghetti supper to benefit for the Wounded Heroes Program of Maine, Commander Ed Ellis said. The dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Legion hall. “Basically, this supper is a family thing,” Ellis said. “We’ll […]
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Mexico Town Office to host open interviews with Bonney Staffing Center on Sept. 4
MEXICO — The Town Office is hosting open interviews with Bonney Staffing Center from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 4. Residents in the River Valley are invited to bring their resume and meet with center staff to fill out applications and discuss the openings available through the staffing center, according to a news release […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * James Dennis Harris Jr., 33, Fryeburg, failure to pay fines, Aug. 27, 11 p.m., Fryeburg, Fryeburg Police Department. * Bradford J. Holyoke Jr., 32, Norway, operating after suspension, Aug. 26, 7:34 p.m., Norway, Norway Police Department. * Jackson Velez, 20, Rumford, two counts […]
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Rumford man pleads not guilty to distributing child pornography
PARIS — A former Rumford official pleaded not guilty to felony child pornography charges in court Tuesday. Jeremy Vashaw, 41, waived his right to have felony charges of dissemination of sexually explicit material and possession of sexually explicit materials read aloud during an arraignment hearing in Oxford County Superior Court. According to a grand jury indictment, […]