RUMFORD — A local man accused of felony drug trafficking will be arraigned Friday in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris. Robert D. Lemieux, 57, of 20 Byron St., was arrested at his home at 11 a.m. Wednesday by Maine Drug Enforcement Agent Tony Milligan on a warrant charging aggravated trafficking in synthetic narcotic Oxycodone, […]
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Telstar High students help with renovations at Bethel Historical Society
BETHEL — “I like this old stuff,” said Telstar High School student Adam Literak Saturday, as he looked through boxes at the Bethel Historical Society. Literak was one of a half dozen THS students who volunteered their time to help the Society move 35 years’ worth of collection items out of the storage room at […]
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Man with violent history arrested by Dixfield Police
DIXFIELD — A man with a long history of violence in Western Maine was arrested by Dixfield police on Tuesday. Guner Vicelich, 23, of Rockland, was arrested by Chief Richard A. Pickett at Rumford District Court on a warrant stemming from three separate incidents in Dixfield, Pickett said. Vicelich was charged with three counts of […]
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Dixfield Police log
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Police Department responded to 90 incidents from Dec. 11 to Jan. 11. Among the incidents were: Theft * Dec. 17 at 9:30 a.m. a Main Street business owner reported the theft of a cash box with approximately $60 inside. The owner was unsure when the box was taken. * Dec. 22 […]
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Roxbury residents lodge turbine noise complaints
ROXBURY — West Shore Road homeowner Linda Kuras knew she’d hear noises from wind turbines atop Flathead Mountain, which lines the east shore of Roxbury Pond. She and several other residents fought in vain for years against Record Hill Wind LLC’s project to place 22 turbines on town ridges. Turbine noise was one of many […]
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Roxbury board addresses 911 concerns
ROXBURY — In November 2007, fire and a propane tank explosion destroyed an old camp off East Shore Road at Garland Pond in Byron. Half of the responding 25 firefighters got there late, because they were only given East Shore Road as the location. So they arrived quickly on East Shore Road, but it was […]
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Roxbury selectmen propose fee hike for building permits
ROXBURY — Building permit fees could soon jump from the current $10 to a maximum $250 per new residential building. Selectmen voted 3-0 Tuesday night to hold a public hearing at 5 p.m. on Valentine’s Day on the proposed new fee schedule. Selectman Timothy DeRouche said the board is attempting to hire a code enforcement […]
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Mexico seeks grant for water, sewer work
MEXICO — Selectmen on Tuesday night moved a step closer toward applying for a Community Development Block Grant to pay for new water and sewer lines along Alder and South Main streets. Town Manager John Madigan said the money would be used in conjunction with road improvements on those streets. Work on the sewer and […]
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RSU 10 budget expected to be more taxing on towns
DIXFIELD — RSU 10 Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday that he expects the 12 member towns will have to pay a larger percentage of school cost in the coming fiscal year. “The bottom line is that we’ve had the same budget for four years. We’re going to have to come to the communities for some […]
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RSU 10, volunteers seek to quash drinking-party mentality
DIXFIELD — Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter continues to hear that some parents believe drinking parties, particularly near graduation time, are somehow a rite of passage. He, the RSU 10 board, emergency responders and others from the community aim to change that belief with a dramatic, and oftentimes emotional new program called “Every 15 Minutes.” […]