PERU — Pfc. Buddy McLain’s family met with officials last week at the Pentagon for a briefing on measures, including better screening of recruits, the military has taken to prevent attacks by Afghan soldiers on allied forces. McLain, 24, of Peru and five other soldiers in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division were killed by […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County jail: * Michael B. Tracy, 46, of Wilton, Sept. 26, operating after suspension, released on personal recognizance, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Kevin I. Edwards, 28, of Waterford, Sept. 28, domestic assault, Maine State Police. * Shawn D. Hodge, 31, of Rumford, Sept. 28, […]
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Third wind power ordinance approved by Rumford selectmen
RUMFORD — Selectmen are hoping the third time is a charm after unanimously voting for a proposed Wind Energy Facility Ordinance on Thursday night. Voters will decide in November whether to adopt it. “I think the board accomplished what they set out to do, which was make a compromise on the ordinance and protect the […]
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Dixfield police awarded $189,617 grant
DIXFIELD — The Police Department has been awarded a federal grant to hire a full-time officer for three years to focus on domestic violence cases. The $189,617 comes from the federal office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The department is one of six in Maine to share in $1.3 million. “I am delighted that (police) […]
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Fall foliage paddle set for Saturday
RUMFORD — Paddlers of all ages and abilities are invited for a day on the Androscoggin River in Rumford on Saturday, Oct 1. The event is sponsored by the Androscoggin River Watershed Council, the Mahoosuc Land Trust and the River Valley Growth Council. One of the Androscoggin River Watershed Council’s purposes is to Promote recreational […]
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Newry ordinance proposal would effectively ban wind projects
NEWRY — The Planning Board is proposing ordinance amendments that would effectively ban the construction of commercial wind power projects in the town. A public hearing on the proposal will be scheduled in October. Planners have hammered out changes to the Unified Development Review Ordinance, which governs land use and development, to incorporate wind projects. […]
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Hamel sentenced to 45 years for role in 2009 Rumford murders
PARIS — It wasn’t Eric Hamel’s idea to kill two men in Rumford, but Hamel agreed to participate, an Oxford County Superior Court justice said Thursday in handing down a 45-year prison sentence. Eric Hamel, 21, was the last of three accomplices sentenced in the August 2009 shootings of Victor Reed Sheldon and Roger Leroy […]
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Hamel sentenced to 45 years for role in 2009 Rumford murders
PARIS — An Oxford County Superior Court Judge Thursday sentenced Eric Hamel, 21, to 45 years in prison for his role in a 2009 double homicide in Rumford. Hamel was the last of three sentenced in connection with the August 2009 double murder of Victor Reed Sheldon, and Roger Leroy Day Jr. In 2009, Hamel’s […]