JAY — The Androscoggin River Trail Source to the Sea will begin its paddling tour Thursday, July 31, through the Jay-to-Auburn area. Thursday’s event is a paddle after hours at the Otis Mill boat launch in Jay starting at 5:30 p.m. with hosts The Androscoggin Land Trust and the Androscoggin River Watershed Council. “This is […]
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Dixfield resident requests up to $10,000 from town to build Harlow Park structure
DIXFIELD — Selectmen decided Monday to determine ownership of a new Dirigo High School electronic scoreboard before using money from the Ione Harlow Fund to build a structure to house it. Resident Mark Thompson asked selectmen for up to $10,000 from the fund to pay for the scoreboard housing. He said Irving Forest Products recently […]
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Dog complaints raise issue of Peru road ownership
PERU — Complaints about dogs running loose on Stage Coach Road can’t be settled until ownership of the road is determined, Animal Control Officer Sue Milligan told selectmen Monday night. Residents Jim Gallagher and David Briggs complained to town officials about Steve Fuller’s dogs running loose on the road, which is off Dickvale Road. Board […]
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Dixfield resident requests up to $10,000 to build new Harlow Park structure
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved establishing a fundraising committee for a new outdoor electronic sign to announce events. At the June 23 selectmen meeting, Chairman Scott Belskis brought up the idea of forming a committee to raise money for a sign. “I want to look and see if there are any […]
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Palmer: Paving noise in Rumford to last six or seven days
RUMFORD — Town officials learned Monday that noise from pavement grinding and repaving work for next month’s in-town project on Route 2 won’t last three weeks. Work will start at night on Wednesday, Aug. 6, on Route 2 at the intersection of Bridge Street and Prospect Avenue, extending east for 1.16 miles. Daily lane closures […]
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Rumford police justified in use of deadly force
LEWISTON — The Office of the Attorney General has determined that Rumford police Sgt. Tracey Higley acted appropriately in using deadly force to shoot and wound Jessica Byrn-Francisco during an armed confrontation in Rumford last March. According to the attorney general’s investigation, Higley commanded Byrn-Francisco 11 times to put down her knife before he fired […]
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Fast-moving storms make an impression
Thunder and lightning rolled across central Maine on Monday night, dropping trees and power lines in its path. As the storm moved through Oxford County, it left over 1,000 Central Maine Power customers in the dark. Reporter Tom Standard, on the road from covering the Peru selectmen’s meeting, had to be creative on his way […]