LIVERMORE FALLS — Upon advice from legal counsel, the special Regional School Unit 73 school board meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 2 has been postponed. The special meeting had been called Dec. 26. The agenda included two executive sessions to discuss personnel issues. Superintendent Todd LeRoy on Dec. 24 confirmed the elimination of the principal’s […]
2019
Posted inMaine
A little bit of snow could make roads slick Thursday morning
Maine’s next weak weather maker should bring another round of light snow Thursday. While not a big storm, it’s probably enough for some slippery travel. The storm is expected to move in around 2 a.m. Thursday and begin to move out Thursday afternoon. It’s looking like a general 1-3 inches on Thursday. Friday will be […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, sj-web
State Police spend Wednesday investigating scene of couple’s death
PARIS — In November, Heather Bickford and Dana Hill decorated a sparkling white Christmas tree in their Market Square apartment, and Bickford shared the image on Facebook. On Tuesday night, the two were found dead in that apartment. Bickford’s daughters, ages 8 years and 2 months, were home when the couple’s bodies were discovered. The […]
Posted inObituaries
Alfred “Breezy” Galgovitch
AUBURN – Alfred “Breezy” Galgovitch, 93, was born in Lisbon Falls Oct. 21, 1925, the son of John and Mary Borsak Galgovitch. He received his education in the Lisbon Falls schools. He served in the Army Nov. 10, 1943 to April 21, 1946. He served in the famed 10th Mountain Division in Italy, during World […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, The Rangeley Highlander
Gallery reception features young artists
Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host gallery reception for young local artists.
Posted inCommunity, The Rangeley Highlander
Over fifty years of feeding deer at Powers Farm
Reporter happens upon a family that has been feeding deer for over fifty years.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Police capture suspect after car chase through Greene
GREENE — A Buckfield man was arrested at about noon Wednesday after a multi-county car chase during which the driver was seen tossing items out his window, authorities said. The chase ended when the black Nissan sedan driven by Joshua Morin, 32, slid into a ditch at the corner of Sawyer and North Hatch Hill […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Janet Mills sworn in as governor, declares ‘we are all in this together’
The Farmington Democrat, the first woman to occupy the governor’s office in Maine’s 199-year history, delivers a message of inclusion and hope, saying the time has come to protect and improve the state we all call home.
Posted inBusiness
Gorham Savings president adds CEO to title
Steve deCastro replaces former CEO Chris Emmons, who retired Dec. 31.