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PublishedFebruary 13, 2015
Paperwork not filed in Paris police chief OUI arrest
PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy who pulled over Paris police Chief Michael Madden nearly three months ago and summoned him to court for operating under the influence never sent the required paperwork to suspend Madden’s driver’s license, according to Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon. He said Sgt. Andrew Feeney could face disciplinary action if […]
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2015
Fox on ice: Norway ice skating rink to be dedicated to longtime volunteer on Friday
NORWAY — The late Bruce Fox was the image of the ideal volunteer, which is one of the many reasons the town’s ice skating rink will be dedicated to him on Friday evening, says Recreation Director Debra Partridge. There will be an ice skating party as part of the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend from 5 to […]
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2015
Norway celebrates its snowshoe history with a festival this weekend
NORWAY — A candle-lit snow-filled trek, a three-legged race, musical chairs and a wife carrying contest, all of this and more can be done for free — and on snowshoes — as part of the fifth annual Norway Snowshoe Festival this weekend. The three-day event is organized by the Norway-based Western Foothills Land Trust with help from Norway […]
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2015
Roberts Farm open for school vacation week
NORWAY — The Roberts Farm Preserve warming hut will be open – with cross country skis and snowshoes available to borrow – from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Feb. 16 through Feb. 20, for school vacation week. It will continue to be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. […]
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2015
Bringing Chad home: Sumner mother starts fund to help with van purchase
SUMNER — “I made a promise. It was time to come good,” Maureen “Mo” Libby wrote on her shared living provider application for the state when she decided to bring her wheelchair-bound and mostly nonverbal son, Chad, home. Before the two could live together again in the three-story barn-turned-home on Butterfield Road in Sumner, Libby had […]
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2015
Oxford Plains Dragway meeting heats up the crowd
OXFORD — If attendance at Sunday’s meeting was any indication, Oxford Plains Dragway is revving up for a spectacular 2015 season. It was standing room only at Oxford’s Anderson Staples American Legion Post 112 on King Street with the roughly 150 people in attendance spilling over into the vestibule. Oxford Plains Dragway owner Jeff Shock and […]
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2015
Plowing ahead: Gammon grooms trails for Norway Trackers Snowmobile Club
NORWAY — On top of the hill at the end of Rye Knoll Drive chugs “the beast” — Ken Gammon’s orange 1974 Sno-Cat — ready to groom some of the town’s roughly 70 miles of snowmobile trails Sunday morning. It’s time to climb into the small, two-seat cab, using the tread on the elongated tracks, a small step […]
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2015
North America’s largest apatite found in Maine
PARIS—To the untrained eye, the purple ridged gemstone that landed on the faceting machine of South Paris jeweler Dennis Creaser appears small, but not only did it break a state record, it is the largest piece found in North America to date, he said. On Tuesday, Creaser—who owns of Creaser Jewelers on Main Street—showed off […]
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2015
Domestic violence is a community issue, educator says; presentation at Mechanic Falls Town Office on Tuesday
MECHANIC FALLS—Hosting the upcoming discussion on domestic violence is one way Safe Voices Community Educator for Androscoggin County Julia Teitel helps shed light on what she calls a “community issue” by not keeping the once taboo subject behind closed doors. Teitel will be on hand from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at […]
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2015
Ice fishermen are a special kind of fish out of water
OTISFIELD—David Billings steps outside of the shanty his grandson built and immediately points his finger to the orange flag that’s tipped up from the hole in the ice just 15 feet beyond. He quickly walks over to the edge of the ice, bends down and looks at the line. “I think he stole my bait,” […]
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