PARIS — An Otisfield man who led police on a chase, crashed his vehicle and attempted to flee from the scene in April pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Oxford County Superior Court to a litany of charges, including driving to endanger and attempting to elude an officer. Cody Niemi, 23, was also charged with operating […]
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Hiker revived, rescued on Albany Mountain Trail
BETHEL — Officials spent more than two hours Sunday night rescuing a downed hiker who appeared to go into cardiac arrest on Albany Mountain Trail. David Hanscom, chief of the Bethel Ambulance Service, said two men had been hiking about a half-mile in by Crocker Pond when 911 received a call of a person down […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Policy and Procedure Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Man injured in Naples rollover
NAPLES — A man and child were transported to a Portland hospital Saturday afternoon after the vehicle the man was driving crashed and rolled over due to a mechanical issue on Route 302, according to Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Jason Grimes, 42, of South […]
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Newry asks Sunday River for plan to upgrade Skiway Road
NEWRY — Citing the opinion of the town attorney and concerns about erosion, the Newry Planning Board last week voted unanimously to ask Sunday River Resort to come up with a plan for upgrading a portion of Skiway Road. The request is part of the Planning Board’s review of an application from Sunday River for […]
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Woodstock man sentenced to 24 months in prison on trafficking charges
NOTE: Waiting on a mugshot from OCJ. PARIS — A Woodstock man pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to two felony counts of trafficking in heroin and a single felony count of conspiracy to commit drug-trafficking. Brandon Blood, 25, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but 24 months suspended. Blood […]
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Norway Planning Board approves outdoor bar for 290 Maine
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted Thursday evening to allow 290 Maine to keep its outdoor bar open for the remainder of the summer. Chairman Dennis Gray said the board would approve the outdoor bar with the conditions that Ricci set up four dedicated parking spaces for the tenants of 274 Main St., stop serving […]
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West Paris homeowners to see decrease in insurance rate
WEST PARIS — Selectmen voted Thursday to charge a fee to Charter Communications for the 150 cable subscribers it serves. As a result, the town will receive about $9,000, Town Manager Wade Rainey said. The board also heard from Larry Morin of Pike Industries who expressed his company’s dissatisfaction with the recent bidding process for […]
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Rescued teen was ledge-jumping
WEST PARIS — The mother of the 15-year-old boy who jumped off Snow Falls into the water below and had to be rescued Wednesday evening said her son is up and walking and in good spirits. Sonya Martin of Oxford confirmed that her son, Kaleb Martin, was the teen who was rescued by members of West […]
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Teen rescued at Snow Falls in West Paris
WEST PARIS — A 15-year-old boy had to be rescued via kayak and ropes after falling roughly 50 feet onto the rocks and into a creek at Snow Falls on Wednesday night. Emergency vehicles from West Paris, South Paris, Woodstock, Oxford Fire/Rescue, PACE Ambulance and Tri Town Rescue lined the edge of Route 26 at […]