STEEP — Members of the Paris Police and Fire departments, along with Russell and Sons Towing, pull a 2005 Nissan Murano out of a steep ravine on Paris Hill Road on Tuesday evening, Oct. 3. Paris Police Officer Bill Cook said Karina Rodriguez of Turner reported she crashed her vehicle Monday, Oct. 2, around 11:30 […]
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Autumn winds on Bear Pond
AUTUMN WINDS — Whitecaps break against the shore of Bear Pond in Waterford last week as the humid, summer air was blown away by strong winds bringing in cooler air on Thursday, Sept. 28.
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A lifetime at the Fryeburg Fair
Thomas Bond, director of the Maine Christmas Tree Association, sits at the Fryeburg Fair on Wednesday afternoon. Andrew Sklar and Anna Bosnick of New York City entertain fair-goers at the Fryeburg Fair on Wednesday afternoon. Hermione Keeling, 3, waits with some impatience to get on a ride in Kiddieland at the Fryeburg Fair on Wednesday […]
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Help for hurricane victims
As part of Spirit Week, students at the Buckfield Junior-Senior High School held a bottle drive to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. The students raised $931.26 and the teachers donated, bringing the total to $1,011.26. Margie Bickford, member of the Central and Mid Coast Maine chapter of the American Red Cross, […]
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What You Need to Know
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Oct. 3, 2017 Buckfield Town Office BVC agreement What happened: Selectmen tabled further discussion on the town’s agreement with the Buckfield Village Corporation until all members were present. What it means: Board Vice Chairwoman Cheryl Coffman was unable to attend Tuesday’s meeting. Chairman of the corporation Board of Assessors, Glen Holmes, addressed the […]
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Otisfield voting on cable service ordinance
OTISFIELD — Residents will vote Wednesday on whether to approve an ordinance that would allow Spectrum cable company to provide service to 80 to 90 percent of the town. The vote will follow a public hearing at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said at the board’s Sept. […]
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'Sunshine' wins Fryeburg Fair dessert contest
When Debbie and Lenny Harmon of Standish were walking through the paddocks at the Fryeburg Fair on Tuesday afternoon checking out the horses, this beauty nuzzled up to her. Pacers pull their sulky drivers around the back stretch at the Fryeburg Fair on Tuesday afternoon. Visit sunjournal.com for a video from Tuesday’s racing. The stands […]
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Hartford man charged with sexually assaulting underage girl
PARIS — Bail was set at $2,500 cash for a Hartford man charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile girl inside his camper last month. Dylan Drake, 19, was arrested Friday, Sept. 29, and charged with Class A gross sexual assault, which is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up […]
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SAD 17 fund balance 'healthy'
NORWAY — School Administrative District 17 Business Manager Cathy Coffey told the board of directors on Monday evening that the district ended its 2016-17 fiscal year with a fund balance of $1.60 million. That’s an increase of $257,358, or 1.82 percent, over the previous fiscal year. A total of $696,058 of the $1.60 million was […]
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West Paris selectmen OK for grants for library repairs
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday to accept $10,000 from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation for the Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library, according to David MacDowell, chairman of the West Paris Library board of trustees. MacDowell said the money will go toward a new roof and repair of the flashing surrounding […]