An informational meeting on AT&T’s proposal to build a cell phone tower on the Phillips Road in Weld was met with complaints, comments and questions.
July 2020
Southern Maine schools again delay in-person sports activities
High school coaches in Cumberland and York counties cannot meet with their student-athletes until Aug. 24.
MLB notebook: Dodgers’ Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing, mocking Astros
Joe Kelly gets suspended for throwing a fastball near the head of Houston’s Alex Bregman and mockingly taunting Astros star Carlos Correa.
Port City Music Hall announces permanent closure
Lauren Wayne, general manager of the company that owns the venue, says it couldn’t survive the lack of revenue during the pandemic.
Lawsuit delays Frank J. Wood Bridge replacement, drives up cost
Topsham and Brunswick plan to contribute more than $300,000 each for public spaces near the approaches to the Frank J. Wood Bridge, which will eventually be demolished.
Brush fire burns small area along railroad tracks near Route 26 in Oxford
OXFORD — Firefighters extinguished a brush fire that burned about 200 feet along Route 26 and the railroad tracks near the town highway garage. The fire, which covered an area of 200 feet by 100 feet, burned mostly the top layer of leaves and brush, Oxford Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Cordwell said. It took firefighters […]
Skowhegan Area High School student-athletes voice mascot preferences
Fourteen student-athletes weigh in, with Riverhawks receiving the most votes in informal poll.
Oxford County police log
• Marcel J. Delorme, 36, of 37 Peaslee Ave., Chelsea, on a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked, 11:03 a.m. Monday in Oxford by Oxford Police Department. • Scott R. Forbes, 57, of 300 Kings Highway, Kennebunk, on charges of operating while license suspended or revoked for operating under the influence with priors […]
Daniel Kagan receives national award
LEWISTON — Berman & Simmons attorney Daniel Kagan has been honored with the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association for Justice, the preeminent national organization for trial lawyers. The award recognizes members of the American Association for Justice Board of Governors who during the past year have been of special assistance to the association […]
Driver in Dresden crash facing charge after falsely identifying herself to police
Kassandra Gammon, 27, of Augusta, who is now being charged with operating after revocation, used her sister’s name when deputies asked who she was at the crash scene, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.