PERU — Perry Virgin caught the bug early. His passion for flying was passed on to him by his father. “I literally took my first flight when I was only 2 weeks old,” the Peru man said. He has been flying planes since he was 14 years old. Virgin’s father, Theron Virgin, started flying in […]
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Sleepy Route 2 driver travels several hundred feet in drainage ditch
HANOVER — A local teen took a wild ride Thursday for several hundred feet in a muddy drainage ditch off Route 2 when he fell asleep at the wheel, police said. Matt Morin, 19, suffered a possible dislocated thumb in the accident that occurred at 1:14 p.m. a short distance from his parents’ house, Oxford […]
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Agencies across Oxford County to collect medications Saturday
PARIS — Seven police departments in Oxford County, as well as the Sheriff’s Office, are participating in Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday with nine locations for residents to drop off their unused prescriptions. Residents can safely dispose of medications before they can get into the wrong hands or into the environment. According to a release […]
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Wind power moratorium gets hearing in Peru
PERU — Chairman Bill Hine told a hearing Thursday night that his Wind Ordinance Committee is waiting to see the impact of wind power developments in Woodstock and Roxbury before drafting regulations for Peru. Hine said the turbines on Spruce Mountain in Woodstock and Record Hill in Roxbury are near enough to Peru that residents […]
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Rumford man charged with theft, carrying illegal knife
RUMFORD — Police accused a local man of stealing alcohol from a Hancock Street business late Wednesday evening. After arresting and charging Christopher Sheldon, 26, with theft at 11:10 p.m., Sgt. Tracey Higley said the officers discovered he had a spring-assisted knife with him. That prompted a second misdemeanor charge of possession or distribution of […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Joshua Libby, 30, of Paris, Oct. 25, assault, Paris Police Department. * Marcy D. Wright, 32, of Oxford, Oct. 25, failure to pay fines for operating after suspension, $185 cash bail, Oxford Police Department. * Cortney M. Durgin, 20, of Norway, Oct. […]
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Dixfield to hold informational meeting on tax programs
DIXFIELD — The town will host an informational meeting on tax-increment financing programs Nov. 7, and Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky is hoping taxpayers will attend. Laura Santini-Smith, director of the Tax Incentives Program with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, will present information and answer questions. Mike Rogers of Maine Revenue Services will […]
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Peru woman escapes serious injury in crash on Route 108
PERU — Police say a local woman escaped serious injury Wednesday afternoon when a drunken driver from Lewiston broadsided her car on Route 108. Michael N. Dubuc, 58, was arrested on a charge of operating under the influence, first offense, Oxford County Deputy Sheriff George Cayer said. Dubuc, the owner of Michael’s Pool n’ Patio […]
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Maine regular firearms season on deer starts Saturday
RUMFORD — It’s time to start wearing the blaze orange vests and hats if you intend to walk in or along Maine forests. Resident hunters take to the woods on Saturday, Oct. 29, when the 25-day regular firearms season on deer begins. That means Halloween is opening day for nonresidents. The season ends on Nov. […]