Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on March 5 in 11th District Court: * Joshua Ramey, 22, Wilton, operating after suspension, 3:10 p.m. Feb. 2 on Lincoln Avenue. He was released on $600 unsecured bail and will be arraigned on April 2 in 11th District Court. * Dylan Gallant, 18, Roxbury, burglary, […]
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Rumford Eagles Auxiliary to host Mardi Gras party
RUMFORD – Mardi Gras will start early this year at the Rumford Eagles Hall. In lieu of a Valentine’s Day dance, auxiliary member Kathy Boothby said the Rumford Eagles Auxiliary will host a Mardi Gras party from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Feb. 8. Although Mardi Gras does not begin until Feb. 12, Boothby said […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, River Valley
Bethel group hosting workshop on diagnosing, managing heart disease
BETHEL – The group To Your Health will host a workshop from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Bethel Congregational Church. Dr. Daniel van Buren will speak on how to properly diagnose and manage heart disease in women. According to To Your Health Chairman Rosabelle Tifft, the workshop is part of a yearlong […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Two Telstar students expelled
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board unanimously voted Monday night to expel two Telstar high school students. The decision followed more than two hours in two closed sessions. Superintendent David Murphy said via email that the reason for the expulsions is a sprinkler incident Jan. 11. At that time, police were called because a sprinkler […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Telstar school greenhouse operations seeks extracurricular status
BETHEL — The G.O.T. Farms after-school program at Telstar Middle School has grown considerably since its beginning four years ago. Now, it includes cooking and working with many area businesses and churches, as well as an expansion of the gardens around the school. Organizer Melissa Prescott, an art teacher at the school, wants to see […]
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Law court upholds Hamel’s sentence for double murder
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a lower court’s criminal sentencing of Eric Hamel, convicted of a 2009 double murder in Rumford. Hamel will serve two full and concurrent 45-year sentences imposed by the Oxford County Superior Court. Hamel, 22, of Mexico pleaded guilty in 2010 to two counts of murder in […]
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Reporter query: Filed your tax return already?
Have you filed your state or federal income tax return already? Maybe even received a refund? Please contact staff writer Kathryn Skelton at 689-2844 or [email protected] for a story on early filing. Thanks!
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Buckfield prepares for Carnival Ball
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield’s annual Carnival Ball is a little different from others held at schools. Instead of just high school students, the parents, siblings, grandparents and community are invited. It started many years ago when students and family attended the dance in winter attire. Now it’s more formal. “The bigger the family, the more votes […]
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Peru resident asks about public access channel
PERU — Resident Warren Oldham asked selectmen Monday night why the town doesn’t have a public access cable channel so their meetings can be televised. Selectmen said it was to save money. Also, the town voted a while ago not to contract with Time Warner for such a channel. Oldham said many people want the […]
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Injured driver, students from bus accident released from hospital
HANOVER – Oxford County sheriff’s Sgt. Timothy Holland reported Monday afternoon that three people injured in an accident involving two school buses Friday had been released from the hospital as of Monday morning. On Friday evening, Med-Care ambulance service Director Dean Milligan said two children from one bus who complained of back pain, and a […]