PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Jacques St. Laurent, 45, of Hanover, domestic violence assault and obstructing reporting of a crime, 7:15 a.m., July 20 in Hanover, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Roger Fadden, 47, of West Paris, violating a protective order, 2:15 p.m., July 21 in […]
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Bethel Historical Society sharing 19th century diaries
BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society will share details from a series of diaries written by Jacob Lovejoy, a 19th century Albany Township resident, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Moses Mason House. Executive Director Randall Bennett said the six small but highly-detailed diaries were written from 1863-1892 by Lovejoy, a […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: • Tammy Demers, 41, of Baldwin, operating under the influence, 7:56 p.m., July 15, Hiram, Maine State Police. • Brian Donovan, 26, of Rochester, N.H., domestic violence assault, 11:48 p.m., July 16, Brownfield, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Matthew Frost, 25, of […]
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Famous western Maine tourmaline mine up for sale, asking $2.7M
NEWRY — In 1972, more than a ton of tourmaline was pulled from Plumbago Mountain. But how much is left? That’s for the new owner to find out. The site of one of the world’s largest tourmaline finds went up for sale this month — 2,222 acres with exclusive mining rights on 50 acres — […]
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Engineers cite grout failure in Sunday River chairlift collapse
NEWRY — Insurance company investigators have tentatively identified failure of the grout that locks steel supports in place as the cause of a chairlift failure at Maine’s Sunday River this month. Sunday River spokeswoman Darcy Lambert announced the tentative findings Wednesday and said MountainGuard engineers are returning Thursday to take samples. The top unloading terminal […]
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New West Paris librarian values community, lifelong learning
WEST PARIS — “The library is a lifeline for people,” Brenda Gould said as she sat behind the circulation desk in the Arthur L. Mann Library in West Paris. Gould was recently hired as the new librarian at the unique castle-like institution, which was built of local fieldstone in the 1920s. She has long been […]
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Sunday River names Snow Sports School director
NEWRY – Sunday River Ski Resort has hired a Gould Academy alpine coach as the director of its new Snow Sports School, spokeswoman Darcy Lambert said. Erickson has worked in the ski industry for more than 35 years. He served as a Professional Ski Instructor of America examiner, an alpine coach at Gould Academy, and […]
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Bethel resident offers to inspect Ethel Bisbee School for $1
BETHEL — A resident offered to do an in-depth inspection of the former Ethel Bisbee School for $1, if a preliminary look inside the building reveals it’s worth the time, Town Manager Christine Landes said Monday. Landes said Bo Boden, who owns and operates Accu-Pro Inspections, offered to do the inspection to make a list […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: • Keith Geer, 21, of Mexico, operating after suspension, 8:09 a.m., July 11, Rumford, Rumford Police Department. • Bethany Hill, 29, of Waterford, failure to appear, 6:47 p.m., July 11, Waterford, Maine State Police. • Kyle Johnston, 30, of Fryeburg, violation of […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Jay: Jay Village Water District Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., Niles Memorial Library Jay: North Jay Water District Board of Trustees, 6 p.m., Niles Memorial Library Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford […]