PARIS — Bail has been set at $25,000 worth of real estate for a local man charged with selling heroin. Troy Masterman, 41, was arrested on charges of aggravated drug trafficking and violating conditions of release. A conviction on the trafficking charge is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. The violation […]
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Motorcycle crash victim upgraded to 'fair'
NORWAY — A West Paris man who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Friday on Pikes Hill Road was listed in fair condition Tuesday, according to an employee at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Zachary Severance, 26, was driving on Pikes Hill Road when he lost control of his motorcycle on a curve, crossed into the opposite […]
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Kugell re-elected chairman of SAD 17 school board
PARIS — Veteran School Administrative District 17 Director Ron Kugell was re-elected chairman of the board during Monday’s meeting. Kugell, a 30-plus-year veteran of the school board and longtime chairman, has been a part of the district since 1961, teaching math and science and eventually serving as the Oxford Hills High School assistant principal from […]
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New town manager looks forward to helping Norway
NORWAY — After working for 32 years with Community Concepts in a number of different roles, including as chief executive officer since 2012, newly appointed Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said that he was ready for a change of scenery. “I was at Community Concepts for a really long time, and I was getting a little […]
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Otisfield board to discuss timber lots July 19
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet with the town forester to discuss the state of town timber lots at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Office. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said that the three lots “haven’t been looked at in a while.” During the board’s May 17 meeting, some selectmen suggested that town forester Bill Newcomb […]
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Buckfield man pleads guilty in Paris rampage
PARIS — A Buckfield man who was arrested in June 2016 after a dispute over hamburger led to a rampage with his truck pleaded guilty Wednesday to reckless conduct and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. Dale Bennett, 33, also pleaded guilty to driving to endanger. When Bennett was arrested in 2016, he was also charged […]
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The executive director of Oxford County Mental Health Services said she hopes to continue assisting rural police departments in the county respond safely to incidents involving mental or behavioral issues. One way for Stephanie LeBlanc to do that is the Oxford Hills region is by offering a “virtual ride-along program,” where participating departments call the […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Economic Development Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, […]
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Bethel talks trash fees for businesses
BETHEL — Selectmen have begun discussion on the Tri-Town Transfer Station towns possibly charging businesses and condominiums for trash disposal. But the idea drew strong opposition from businessman/condo manager Ron Savage. Becky Seacrest, an environmental planner with the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, has been working with the Tri-Town board on ways to save money […]
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Two injured in Buckfield crash released from hospital
BUCKFIELD — The individuals involved in an accident on Route 140 on Saturday morning have been released from the hospital after being treated for minor injuries. Katie Hicks, 33, of Buckfield, rear-ended Linda Lamontagne, 69, of Sumner just before 11 a.m. in front of the Buckfield-Sumner Transfer Station, according to police. Lamontagne’s car was then […]