They came, they saw and they ate seared marinated tofu and espresso-rubbed filet mignon. They were New York parents dropping kids off to summer camp and visitors just passing through — people generally from away stopping into the upscale Oxford House Inn on Main Street in Fryeburg. Its menu is heavy on local foods — […]
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Rumford resident charged with leaving scene of crash
MEXICO — A Rumford man is charged with leaving the scene of a crash on Swift River Road early Sunday morning, according to Lt. Roy Hodsdon of the Mexico Police Department. Matthew Lloyd, 22, of Rumford was charged Sunday morning and given a date of Nov. 5 to appear in 11th District Court in Rumford. […]
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Auburn Police Department gets federal funds to hire two officers
AUBURN — City police can hire two more officers after $250,000 came in Friday from a federal Community Oriented Policing Services grant. Deputy Chief Jason Moen said the money will be used to cover 75 percent of the current school resource officer positions for three years and shift that current local funding to new jobs […]
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Former Rumford ski coach, teacher publishes book on Black Mountain
RUMFORD — Richard Kent was at the Black Mountain Ski Resort the first day it opened in 1961. “I lived right next to the mountain growing up,” Kent said, “and my whole family grew up there as skiers and racers.” Through the 1970s and 1980s, Kent was a ski coach for Rumford High School and, […]
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Rumford Town Manager says ‘family’s happiness’ was primary reason for resignation
RUMFORD — A week after Town Manager Carlo Puiia officially resigned from his position, he said that his primary reason in doing so was “to focus more on his family’s happiness and safety.” Following an executive session at the Sept. 19 selectmen’s meeting, the board unanimously voted to accept Puiia’s resignation. In his resignation letter, […]
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SAD 44 to vote on Andover withdrawal plan
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board will decide whether to accept an educational plan from the Andover Withdrawal Committee when they meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30, at Telstar High School. A committee from Andover has been working on an educational plan for the town’s 100 or so students since a majority of residents […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
State group aims for fix of county jail system
LEWISTON — An effort to examine Maine’s foundering jail network — and find a fix — now rests with a 15-member group of appointees who will meet next week with the public. On Oct. 4, the Commission to Study Board of Corrections is scheduled to host a public hearing in Augusta. Meanwhile, appointees are gathering […]
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Maine game wardens ready to star in season two of ‘North Woods Law’
Fans of the cable TV show “North Woods Law” love to talk about the time Maine Game Warden Kris MacCabe caught a loon in a box. MacCabe found it in a frozen stream in Weld, swimming in a pocket of open water that had been iced and snowed over. While cameras rolled, he chuckled and […]
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Health coalition tours Med-Care building, learns of new programs
MEXICO — Members of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition toured the new Med-Care Ambulance building Wednesday before their meeting in the conference room. “We want to be a part of the community before the emergency,” said Laurieann Milligan, community outreach director of Med-Care. With the completion of the facility, Milligan said sufficient space is […]
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Selectmen vote for Planning Board to draft recall ordinance
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Tuesday evening to ask the Planning Board to draft a recall ordinance for the town. Selectman Reggie Arsenault was the lone dissenter, while Selectman Peter Merrill abstained from voting because he arrived after the discussion was held. During an Aug. 29 Planning Board meeting, resident Albert Aniel […]