BETHEL — In an effort to support local farmers and food, DiCocoa’s Market and Bakery is hosting Farmers at the Market from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 25 to Sept. 17, in the driveway next to DiCocoa’s Market. Employee Anna Sysko said she and bakery owner Cathi DiCocco started hosting Farmers at the Market […]
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Grand jury indicts Norway man accused of stealing electronics, dog
PARIS — A grand jury has indicted a Norway man, charging that he broke into a Hebron home while the owners were away and stole electronics and the family’s golden retriever. Timothy Scott Robbins, 27, of 816 Crockett Ridge Road, faces felony burglary and theft charges. According to the indictment, on March 21 Robbins broke […]
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Roxbury ATV club to co-host trail maintenance workshop
ROXBURY — Officials with the Maine Off-Road Vehicle Division will co-sponsor a trail maintenance workshop with the Roxbury Riders ATV Club and Wagner Forest Management on Sunday, June 29, in Roxbury. The workshop on sediment and erosion control on ATV trails will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. Participants are to […]
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ATV club to hold Mystery Night Ride for Maine Children’s Cancer Program
ROXBURY — The Roxbury Riders ATV Club will hold its annual Mystery Night Ride for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 21. The venue for the cookout, children’s rides, mystery children’s movie and campfire with s’mores is trail master Michael and Wanda Worthley’s home at 1162 Roxbury Notch Road (Route […]
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Biologists re-capture ‘Big John,’ a black bear featured in 2010 BDN story
TOWNSHIP 36 MD — When Randy Cross last saw “Big John,” the 7-year-old 364-pound black bear was snoozing beside a tree in remote Washington County, shaking off the effects of the sedative that was administered an hour earlier. That was four years ago, when Cross, a wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries […]
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Father of injured 9-year-old disputes Rumford police report
RUMFORD — The father of a 9-year-old Rumford boy who suffered a fractured skull June 10 when the bicycle he was riding across Falmouth Street was struck by a pickup truck, disputes the police report. Reading from Sgt. Tracey Higley’s report, Sgt. James Bernard said Tuesday that a contributing factor in the 5:34 p.m. accident […]
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River Valley Recreation Center to host wrestling match
MEXICO — After several years on hiatus, professional wrestling is making a return to Mexico. Arthur MacIsaac, an employee with the River Valley Recreation Center, said the recreation center was approached by Main Event Wrestling from Bangor about holding a wrestling event at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21. “At first, we were a little hesitant,” […]
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Rumford board expected to decide whether to extend town manager’s contract
RUMFORD — Selectmen will have a full agenda when they meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. There is also an executive session scheduled for a personnel matter that is likely about whether to extend Town Manager John Madigan’s contract. At their organizational meeting June 11, selectmen held an executive session […]
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Four indicted on charges stemming from meth ring
PARIS — Four Oxford County residents have been indicted on multiple drug-related charges following a police sting that dismantled methamphetamine labs across the county four months ago. Scott Hart, 35, of Albany Township, Joshua Spencer, 28, of West Paris, Sarah Levesque, 38, of Gilead and Macy Blaisdell, 34, of Bethel were indicted by an Oxford County grand […]