OTISFIELD — Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore told selectmen Wednesday evening that that the town beach on Pleasant Lake will be closed until further notice because of E. coli bacteria in the water. Pastore said she recently was notified by residents that children swimming in the lake were getting sick after getting out of the water. […]
2018
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Poland selectmen agree to form Recreational Marijuana Use Committee
POLAND — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to form a seven-member Recreational Marijuana Use Committee by their Aug. 21 meeting. The committee is to draft an ordinance spelling out zoning, land use and other regulations for recreational marijuana facilities. The panel will include two selectmen, one planning board member, a member from the Community and Economic Development Committee and three residents. […]
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GoFundMe account established for Dobbie’s twin sons
A GoFundMe account has been established to raise money for Kimberly Dobbie’s 11-year-old sons following her murder Sunday. Albert Flick, 76, of Auburn is charged in the killing. The GoFundMe Kim Dobbie Memorial Benefit has been established by Mary Arata, a friend of Dobbie’s from Massachusetts, according to an email Wednesday from Arata. “I’m a […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford County Sheriff's Office to buy terrain vehicles
PARIS — The Oxford County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday morning to allow the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to buy two utility terrain vehicles and a trailer for use with the agency’s Stonegarden detail. Operation Stonegarden is a federally funded border security enhancement program in which deputies help the U.S. Border Patrol monitor the boundary between […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
In the line of duty: Police, family mark 30th anniversary of LPD officer's death
LEWISTON — It’s been 30 years, but Lewiston police officer David Payne has not been forgotten. Gunned down by a career criminal in the woods off River Road in 1988, the officer will be memorialized in coming days. Payne’s family will participate in a special service Sunday morning, July 22, at Richmond Corner Baptist Church. […]
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Winthrop man charged in attack on woman, toddler
WINTHROP — Police say a local man attacked a 27-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy early Monday morning. Brian Diaz, 23, was charged with aggravated assault involving domestic violence, a felony. According to court documents, he is accused of breaking two of the toddler’s ribs and using a knife to slash the woman’s right thigh. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Lewiston library staff: Murder suspect had 'bad vibe'
LEWISTON — David Moorhead says the first time he saw Albert Flick, “I got a bad vibe. Not a murderer vibe, but a bad vibe.” In the weeks before Kimberly Dobbie was fatally stabbed Sunday morning, Dobbie and Flick came to the Lewiston Public Library with her 11-year-old sons, according to Moorhead, the children’s librarian. […]
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Oak Hill's Bailey a big target at Lobster Bowl
Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl football player Darryn Bailey of the West team during media day at Foxcroft Academy on Tuesday. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) DOVER-FOXCROFT — At Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl training camp, Austin Pierce is the president of the Darryn Bailey Fan Club. Pierce expects club membership to swell by the time camp breaks on […]
Posted inFranklin
Livermore Falls manager checking to see what owners plan to do with burned house
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen authorized the town manager Tuesday to contact the owner of a fire-damaged home on Main Street to see if he will have it torn down, otherwise the town may do it. The home at 100 Main St. is owned by Percy Tassie of Rhode Island, who had no insurance on it, […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Learning science through slime and rockets
Diane Johnson, left, and her grandson, Bode Fournier, 8, work Wednesday afternoon with Isaiah Taylor, 8, and his mother, Kelley Taylor, all from Rumford, to create paper airplanes during a STEM day afternoon at the Rumford Public Library. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Children also made slime, bottle rockets, straw rockets and […]