DALLAS PLANTATION — An Indiana man suffered serious head trauma Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle went out of control from a possible mechanical failure on Route 16, according to Franklin County Sgt. Nate Bean. The operator, Ryan Dishner, 41, of Indiana was driving a 1996 black Harley-Davidson east toward Eustis when the motorcycle crossed over […]
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Boil-water order in effect on Stone Street in Jay
JAY — The Jay Village Water District has put out a boil-water order until further notice because of a break in a waterline on Stone Street on Wednesday evening shortly after 10 p.m. Only customers who lost water will have to boil it. A crew worked through the night to repair the line break, and the […]
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Wilton board to take public comments on abandoned house
WILTON — Selectpersons will take public comments about an abandoned building at 30 Webb Ave. when they meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Office. The board will consider actions for the town to take after the hearing. The hearing begins the process of declaring it a dangerous building under state law, according to […]
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Maine readers psyched for more Harry Potter
LEWISTON — She’d ordered the cauldrons but had yet to give the exploding polyjuice potion a test run. Mary Randall figured she had a little time to fit that in before leading Saturday’s Potions Class at the Lewiston Public Library. Twelve copies of J.K. Rowling’s eighth book, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” were already […]
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Jay apartment house fire quickly doused
JAY — A fire on the roof of a second-floor balcony early Thursday morning caused minimal damage to a three-story apartment house, Jay Fire/Rescue Chief Mike Booker said. The fire at 9 Church St. at 4:48 a.m. Thursday was caused by a discarded cigarette, he said. The cigarette started a fire in the shingled balcony […]
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Stolen Livermore Falls truck found in Long Pond in Livermore
LIVERMORE FALLS — A truck reported stolen from a Church Street residence early Wednesday morning was found partially submerged in the waters of Long Pond in Livermore. A 2008 GMC 1500 was taken from the residence sometime between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday, said Livermore Falls Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. The owner […]
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One dead, two injured in Rangeley
RANGELEY — State Police say one man is dead and two others have been injured in a confrontation at a home in Rangeley early this morning, according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety on Thursday. Several people are being questions by detectives, he said in a release. The two injured […]
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One dead, two injured during confrontation on Main St. in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Maine State Police say one man was killed and two others were severely injured during an apparent home invasion early Thursday morning. The incident occurred at 2564 Main St. in Rangeley at 1:30 a.m., according to police. The building there has two apartment units overlooking Rangeley Lake and the altercation occurred in one […]
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RSU 9 budget passes by 37 votes
FARMINGTON — Voters in the Regional School Unit 9 district narrowly approved a $32.7 million school budget by a vote of 1,325 to 1,288. It was the second attempt to pass a budget for 2016-17. The nine towns voted as follows: * Chesterville, rejected 70-166; • Farmington, approved 575-400; • Industry, approved 51-46; • New Sharon, […]
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4-H volunteers share special interests with youths
FARMINGTON — Nails go back thousands of years, and most were made by blacksmiths, Robin Beck recently told a 4-H Blacksmith SPIN Club class. After the American Revolution, families — including children — would make their own, she said. Beck, of Livermore Falls, Janine Winn of Temple and Stan Tilton of New Sharon shared their […]