GRAFTON TOWNSHIP — Fire crews Tuesday morning will resume battling a large woods fire off North Road near Silver Stream and Success Pond, Newry Fire Chief Bruce Pierce said Monday night. Pierce said he thinks the fire is somewhat contained, and crews will be on scene monitoring it overnight. The fire was called in at […]
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Turner man ID'd as driver in fatal Buckfield crash
BUCKFIELD — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver killed in a rollover accident Friday night as 23-year-old Jared Jones of Turner. Sgt. Chris Davis said Jones died at the scene of the wreck at 522 Turner St. Jones was driving a Jeep Cherokee east on Route 117, which is Turner Street, when it […]
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Injured hiker helped off mountain
BATCHELDERS GRANT — A Portland hiker was rescued Saturday afternoon after injuring her ankle while hiking Speckled Mountain, Maine Warden Service Sgt. Jason Luce said Sunday. Kaylee Hall, 28, was assisted by Saco Valley and Fryeburg rescue services, he said. She was taken to a hospital, but Luce said he wasn’t sure which one. Batchelders […]
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Five of ten people arrested in River Valley drug bust plead not guilty
PARIS — Five of the 10 people arrested Wednesday in a River Valley drug bust pleaded not guilty at 11th District Court on Friday. The five suspects who appeared in court were: • Courtney Dyke, 23, of Peru, on charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated importation of heroin and conspiracy to commit aggravated importation of […]
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Man dies when Jeep rolls in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — A man was killed early Friday night when his Jeep rolled at least once near the corner of Routes 117 and 124. LifeFlight was called to the area following the 6:30 p.m. wreck but was then canceled. Police said the man was the only occupant inside the Jeep when he crashed. Oxford County […]
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Fatal car crash in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — A man was killed early Friday night when his Jeep rolled at least once near the corner of Route 117 and Turner Street. LifeFlight was called to the area following the 6:30 p.m. wreck but was then canceled. Police said the man was the only occupant inside the Jeep when he crashed. There […]
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Oxford gets speed sign for Route 26 casino area
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to accept a $5,000 portable speed indicator from the Department of Transportation for Route 26 near the Oxford Casino. The sign is the first step in the eventual redesign of the area where two pedestrians were killed in one accident and a second serious accident […]
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Norway police officer pitches canine program to selectmen
Norway Police Officer John Lewis explains his proposal to start a canine program at the Norway Police Department to the Board of Selectmen on Thursday. NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen heard a proposal Thursday evening from town police officer John Lewis to obtain a canine to assist police in tracking people and sniffing out […]
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Otisfield woman receives Boston Post Cane
Betty Goss, 93, is presented with the Boston Post Cane by Otisfield Selectman Lenny Adler, a longtime friend, during Wednesday evening’s selectmen meeting. Adler said the cane is given to the oldest resident in town. Goss spent the first 15 minutes of the board meeting chatting and taking pictures with family and friends. Betty Goss, […]
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Albany Township woods fire draws nine departments
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from six departments spent Thursday morning finishing dousing a woods fire off Patte Brooke Road that was discovered Wednesday after apparently smoldering for several days, Greenwood Fire Chief Al Curtis said. Nine fire departments responded over a 20-hour period Wednesday and Thursday to the blaze that burned two to two-and-a-half acres. Curtis said neighbors near the […]