So. You’ve survived yet another blizzard without skidding off the road and into a ravine. Not a single time all winter have you been forced to dine on one of your own extremities in order to stay alive in your buried car. Congratulations, champ. Just don’t go busting your arm patting yourself on the back, […]
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Posted inRiver Valley
Biggest loser challenge postponed
BETHEL — Courtney Bennett, owner of Workout 24-7 at 32 Parkway Plaza in Bethel, has changed the start and end dates of the Biggest Loser Challenge. The challenge, originally going from Jan. 9 to Feb. 27, will begin Feb. 1 and end April 1. “Many members were wanting to join but with the holidays just […]
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Turner man accused of sexually abusing girl
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Turner man remains jailed on a charge of sexually abusing a child under age 16 last week, police said. Isaac Bryant, 28, was arrested Saturday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and taken to the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn. Officer Stephen E. Gould investigated a complaint from parents reporting the abuse […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Electronic sign on Otisfield board’s agenda
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday will review the possibility of installing an electronic road sign at the Town Office. The board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said an electronic road sign would inform people in real time of road closings because of weather or […]
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The Buzz: LAEGC gets a new leader, Don’t Panic gets new digs
This week, the Buzz is good. Don’t Panic Consulting is kicking off 2017 with a move from a fourth-floor office at the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council’s Lisbon Street headquarters to inking a lease for half of LAEGC’s second floor. Kevin Fletcher at Malone Commercial Brokers helped broker the deal on 2,956 square feet at 415 […]
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Compounding Solutions to double size of facility, add 30 jobs
LEWISTON — Compounding Solutions announced Tuesday that it’s doubling the size of its Goddard Road building to 120,000 square feet, growing the business and the number of employees. The company makes high-quality plastic pellets that are melted and then either extruded or molded to become everything from medical catheters to L.L.Bean boot bottoms. “We expect […]
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Sunday River breaks ticket sales record
BETHEL — Sunday River officials said the ski area enjoyed record-breaking ticket sales Friday, Dec. 30, mostly because of the nearly 2 feet of snow that fell the previous day. Darcy Lambert, director of communications for Sunday River, said the resort sold the most lift tickets ever in one day, as far back as their […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford commissioners approve budget increase
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners have voted unanimously to adopt a 2017 budget that raises property taxes by less than 1 percent. County Administrator Scott Cole said the total county tax was set at $5.73 million, a 0.64 percent ($36,453) increase over the 2016 budget. Total county expenditures for 2017 were set at $7.24 million, […]
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Geese, ducks survive big snowstorm
Finny and the gang made it fine through the big storm last week that left nearly 2 feet of snow. Wish I could say the same. Like so many other people, I am sure, every muscle in my body is screaming, “What have you done?” Regardless, we are all fine and the geese are none […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Livermore Falls man died from crash injuries
LIVERMORE — The state medical examiner has determined that the death of a Livermore Falls man early Sunday morning was the result of injuries he sustained in a car accident, and not from a medical condition. According to a statement from Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, Tuesday’s autopsy of 40-year-old […]