POLAND — It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday and school buses are rolling down a long dirt road. The faces peering out are a mixture of excited and anxious. Suitcases, plastic bags, duffles and a motley selection of stuffed animals are in piles around the space outside a grand log lodge on Thompson Lake in Poland. […]
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3 cars, one pedestrian involved in Buckfield crash
BUCKFIELD — An accident involving three cars and one pedestrian Saturday morning resulted in life threatening injuries for two people, one in a car and the pedestrian. The accident happened just before 11 a.m. on Route 140 in front of the Buckfield-Sumner Transfer Station. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department responded and, according to police, the incident […]
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Woman stabbed in Rumford, flown to hospital
RUMFORD (WGME) — A 35-year-old woman was stabbed Friday night on Cumberland Street in Rumford. Police say received reports of the stabbing around 5:46 p.m. The victim was flown to Central Maine Medical Center by LifeFlight. Her name and current condition have not been released. Police closed Cumberland Street for an hour Friday night while […]
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Teamsters file second complaint against Paris
PARIS — For the second time in less than a month, Teamsters union Local 340 is filing a complaint against the town with the Maine Labor Relations Board. This time it claims bad faith bargaining regarding the part-time firefighters union, according to Lorne Smith, Local 340 secretary-treasurer and bargaining agent. There are 17 per diems […]
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West Paris tax rate increased
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously, though reluctantly, Thursday to set the tax rate at $18.90 per $1,000 of assessed property value. It’s a an increase of $1.35 from last year’s $17.55. “It should be noted this (increase) is not unprecedented,” Selectman Dale Piirainen said. “In 2014 the increase was $1.25.” Board […]
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What you need to know
Waterford Board of Selectman July 10, 2017 Waterford Town Office Paving bids What happened: Bids were opened from F. R. Carroll Inc. of Limerick and Bruce A. Manzer Inc. of Anson. What it means: The board accepted Carroll’s bid Monday. However, Chairman Randy Lessard said Tuesday evening that the board met Tuesday to go over […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen Paris Town Office July 10, 2017 Fire Department What happened: Selectmen discussed ongoing union negotiations in executive session, while during open session some residents expressed frustration regarding the process in cutting $145,000 from the Fire Department budget at the June annual town meeting. What it means: Budget Committee member Richard Merz […]
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Oxford board tables application
OXFORD — A story published on Page B1 of the Region edition Friday should have said Oxford selectmen tabled the liquor license application for Honey Badger Bar and Grill because it was incomplete. It was a reporting error.