NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will vote Thursday on whether to accept more than $60,000 from the Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp., which disbanded in 2016. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. In July 2016, 12 of the 15 municipalities involved with the corporation voted to dissolve it and disburse […]
2018
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston man who stabbed cop gets eight years
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who repeatedly stabbed a police officer who was trying to arrest him last year was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison, after pleading guilty to related charges. Jonathan Order, 29, of 113 College St. had threatened to kill Lewiston police officers who were sent to his apartment on Sept. […]
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Autopsy performed on Mexico man found in cold
MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Wednesday that he is awaiting results of an autopsy on a 23-year-old Mexico man he found dead behind a vacant sawmill on Route 120 on Tuesday. The Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy Wednesday morning, the chief said. “They’re waiting on the toxicology results before ruling on the cause of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
WinterKids Winter Games begin
Park Avenue Elementary School sixth-graders Maddox Demers, left, and Stephen Michaud-Simpson hold a sign they and classmates made for the parade around the school Wednesday morning to kick off WinterKids Winter Games. The four-week physical activity and nutrition challenge will continue all month. One elementary school in each of Maine’s 16 counties was selected to […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston man indicted in hammer attack
AUBURN — A Lewiston man was indicted on robbery and assault charges Wednesday in an alleged hammer attack in Auburn that left a man with severe head injuries in November. Jason Anthony Wotton, 32, was indicted by the Androscoggin County grand jury on charges of aggravated assault, robbery and violating bail. According to police, on […]
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Four people indicted in Poland robbery in October
AUBURN — Three men and a woman were indicted Wednesday in a home robbery in Poland where electronics and pot were stolen and threats were made to shoot the victim’s dog. Jordin Small, 19, and John Wright, 18, both of Auburn, were each charged with a single count of robbery with a firearm. Caleb Wagg, 18, […]
Posted inBethel
Meeting on SAD 44 bullying policy postponed
BETHEL — An informational meeting on the new SAD 44 bullying policy has been postponed until Thurs. Jan. 11, because of the incoming snowstorm. The meeting, originally scheduled for Jan. 4, will take place in the Helen C. Berry auditorium at Telstar Regional Middle/High School at 6:30 p.m. “Between three portions of presentations, we plan […]
Posted inFranklin
Chesterville meeting postponed
CHESTERVILLE — The Jan. 4 selectmen meeting has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, because of the impending snowstorm. (Chesterville Facebook page photo)
Posted inFranklin
Farmington begins 2018 budget process
FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday reviewed initial budget requests for town departments. Requests for capital improvements and public services total $5.76 million, a decrease of $136,882 from last year. The Police Department budget includes a $70,000 increase in personnel services, Chief Jack Peck said. He made small cuts in other areas, including fuel, to keep […]
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State dismisses arson charges against Rumford man
FARMINGTON — A state prosecutor has dismissed two arson charges against a Rumford man for insufficient evidence, according to a Franklin County court document. James Bigos, 55, was accused of setting a fire that destroyed a large workshop/shed on Route 43 in Temple next to a residence where his ex-wife was living on Dec. 20, […]