PARIS – The Oxford County Commissioners voted 3-0 on Tuesday morning to authorize the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to spend up to $7,300 on office furniture for the department. Sheriff Chris Wainwright said the department has about $11,000 in its drug forfeiture account, and he feels replacing the department’s office furniture would be a good […]
January 2019
Posted inBusiness
Hannaford to open second Brunswick store
The planned location at Cooks Corner Shopping Mall would employ roughly 150 workers.
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Posted inOxford Hills
24-year-old man killed in Buckfield collision on Route 117
BUCKFIELD — A 24-year-old man died Wednesday night when his Volkswagen Beetle crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a Ford F-150 hauling a trailer on Route 117, police said. A 55-year-old woman driving the truck was taken to the hospital as a precaution for injuries that were not life-threatening, Maine Department of Public Safety […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Lewiston police investigate man’s stabbing
LEWISTON — A local man sustained stab wounds to his chest and abdomen Tuesday night at an apartment somewhere on Pine Street. Police said Matthew Gammon, 36, was in a St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center parking lot and reported he was stabbed during a fight shortly before 11 p.m. He was taken to Central Maine Medical […]
Posted inNation / World
Fractured polar vortex means more winter mayhem for eastern U.S.
The swirling winds tens of thousands of feet high in the sky above the Arctic — the dreaded polar vortex — broke apart into three parts to ring in 2019. Now the eastern half of the United States is about to feel the consequences. Weather models project the onset of a severe and punishing winter […]
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football coach Jim Hartman returning to Yarmouth High
The former Portland coach led the Clippers to state titles in 2010-11 and will now coach an eight-man team.
Posted inRumford Falls Times
Community gives final hug to Greg Viger
Less than a day before the passing of Greg Viger, more than a hundred community members gathered outside his room at Rumford Hospital Sunday afternoon to honor and give one final hug to the Rumford man, who was a staple of the community.
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Litchfield man charged with stealing, drinking wine at Augusta Walmart, burning merchandise
Jacob Lorance, 30, was arrested on Monday afternoon and held on $25,000 bail on charges of arson and theft, police said.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Presentation focuses on board members’ role
School board members listened to a presentation on the role they play in their community and school.