BYRON — An extensive search for a 46-year-old man missing from his home at 38 Noyes Road entered its fifth day Monday without success, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said. Derek Adams, 46, disappeared at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, along with Copper, his 2-year-old German shepherd mix, officials said. The dog showed up at the house […]
2017
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Lewiston’s tax help program has new leadership, goes live Jan. 16
LEWISTON — As the tax season kicks off, Lewiston’s free tax preparation program — where IRS-certified volunteers have helped hundreds of people get millions back in refunds — has new leadership. The Lewiston-Auburn CA$H Coalition is led by Sue Martin, site coordinator, and Linda Cronkite, asset manager. The L-A CA$H Coalition offers free tax preparations for […]
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Livermore Falls man dies in Livermore crash
LIVERMORE — A Livermore Falls man died early New Year’s morning after a two-car crash on Route 4, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. An autopsy is scheduled to determine if 41-year-old Shawn Berry died from injuries in the crash or from a medical condition. […]
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Decision unlikely until spring on ‘Green Bridge’ historic status
BRUNSWICK — A decision about whether the Frank J. Wood Bridge is added to the National Register of Historic Places is expected to be delayed until spring. But the delay will provide more time for work by a Brunswick-Topsham committee charged with making design recommendations for a potential replacement bridge, Linda Smith, Brunswick’s manager of economic and community […]
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Monmouth Theater gears up for summer
MONMOUTH — Twenty-nine people auditioned Monday for roles in six plays to be presented at the Theater at Monmouth this summer. Directors Dawn McAndrews and Adam Blais listened to the actors read parts at the Hellen Melledy Grange. The plays in the Summer Repertory Season, June 24 through Aug. 20, are: • Moliere’s “Learned Ladies” directed by Sally Wood; […]
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Dixfield selectmen approve sewer, water budgets
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Board of Selectmen have approved annual budgets for the water and sewer departments, the latter of which promises a $13,000 reduction in 2020 from this year’s total. The sewer and water budgets are on a calendar year, as opposed to the municipal budget, which runs on a fiscal year, July through […]
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Airport building needs ‘major rehab’ before re-utilization
OXFORD — County Administrator Scott Cole said significant heating, plumbing and roof problems must be addressed as the county prepares a plan to re-utilize the Oxford County Regional Airport. “The building itself needs major rehabilitation following the Oxford Aviation years,” Cole said last week of the facility that was constructed from 1969-70. Oxford Aviation, founded in […]
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Brunswick potters collaborate, 2,000 years apart
BRUNSWICK — Bob Metivier is working on a series of ceramic mugs that involves collaborating with another Brunswick potter — one who lived more than 2,000 years ago. Metivier, who works under the brand Dust of the Earth Pottery, is combining art and history in a series of mugs that borrow their design from a piece of […]
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Police log
Androscoggin County • Joshua Gary, 20, of 280 Death Valley Road, Minot, operating under the influence, 3:30 a.m. Sunday at that address by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office.