LEWISTON — More than a decade ago, Rich Livingston went to Augusta to urge the state to approve a controversial heart center in Lewiston. Maine had only two such centers, which meant Lewiston-Auburn-area patients typically had to travel nearly an hour to Portland or two hours to Bangor if they needed a full-service program for […]
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Call for help: Low-income Mainers scrambling after being dropped from discount phone service
After filling out an eligibility survey incorrectly, not getting the survey or ignoring it, low-income Mainers are being bounced from a federal discount phone service program — and being back-billed for past charges. Wayne Jortner, senior counsel at the Maine Public Advocate’s Office, has helped a dozen people in the past two months get back […]
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Heavy rain ends motorcycle swap meet in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — The first annual motorcycle swap meet, hosted by the Dixfield League of Riders at the American Legion, was forced to shut down early Saturday afternoon due to inclement weather. The swap meet was scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but Ed Ellis, director of the Dixfield League of Riders and first vice […]
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Albany woman speaks at Whitman Memorial Library about horse camp
WOODSTOCK — DiAnne Ward of Albany Township, owner of Deepwood Farm, said that when she was an infant, her first word wasn’t “mama” or “dada,” like most children. “When I was a baby, the first word out of my mouth was ‘horsey,’” Ward said with a smile Wednesday afternoon as she spoke to a small […]
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Canton selectman resigns; nominations are sought
CANTON — Selectman Lisa Cummings announced at Thursday’s board meeting that Selectman Scotty Kilbreth has resigned. Town Administrator Harry Childs said Kilbreth gave a verbal resignation Wednesday. Childs said nomination papers for the remaining year on Kilbreth’s term will be available May 11 at the Town Office and must be returned by 4 p.m. May […]
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Bands, choruses performing at Buckfield, Sumner schools
BUCKFIELD — May brings a wide variety of music to Buckfield Junior-Senior High and Hartford-Sumner Elementary schools. On Wednesday, May 15, seventh- and eighth-graders along with some sixth-graders will perform in the chorus, band and string ensembles at 6:30 p.m. at the high school. Much of the music will be bluegrass, country or Disney tunes. […]
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River Valley Healthy Communities prom campaign will highlight underage drinking
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will be teaming up with local florists and tuxedo rental shops for the third time in a campaign that attempts to highlight the recent, statewide decline in underage drinking. The campaign’s theme is “Wow, Times Have Changed,” according to RVHCC project coordinator Sandy Witas. “We robbed it […]
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Rumford Historical Society to showcase fashion styles of the past
RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society will host its annual Meeting of the Members at 7 p.m. May 15, featuring a fashion history presentation by member Louise Horne. Society President Jane Peterson said Horne volunteered to present fashions of Rumford, from 1800 to the 1960s. “She’s going to have people presenting the different clothes that […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Tyrone P. Charles, 29, of Auburn, May 8, failure to appear, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * William R. Homen II, 42, of Oxford, May 8, violation of bail condition, Oxford Police Department. * Amanda L. Brulotte, 30, of Oxford, May 9, violation of bail […]