PERU — Security cameras were installed at the town sandbox at 85 Peru Center Road on Wednesday morning to monitor who is taking sand and how much. Road Commissioner Lee Merrill told selectmen Jan. 16 that he would shut down the community sandbox as of Feb. 1, mostly because people were taking more than allowed […]
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Annual derby missing $2,000 fish this year
ROXBURY — Each February, during the state’s free family fishing days, local anglers look forward to the Roxbury Pond Ice Fishing Derby. But while the Feb. 18 event is going to happen, the sponsor will be the Roxbury ATV Riders, not the Mexico Lions Club. Therefore, the practice of a tagged brook trout worth $2,000, if […]
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Gusty winds mean extra cuddles for kids
Monday’s storm dumped more snow as Maine’s intense winter pattern continued. In the Rumford area, it was a winter wonderland around 8 a.m. Monday, with a fluffy 17 inches or so of new snow making it easy for people to shovel or snow-blow. However, only about an hour or so later, the winds began to […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Special town meeting and selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, postponed Jay: Budget Committee, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Jay police catch speeders at Spruce Mountain Sled-In
JAY — Despite the blizzard-like conditions and single-digit temperatures, this year’s turnout at the 5th annual Spruce Mountain Sled-In and Family Fun Day at French Falls in Jay was “really good,” according to Jenny Boivin, Jay Recreation Committee member. “There seems to be a lot of kids this year,” Boivin said. With all the fun activities […]
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Hundreds attend HollandStrong ice-fishing derby, despite bad weather
LIVERMORE FALLS — The fishing wasn’t great, but the company was awesome, said Round Pond resident Pete Duguay, referencing the HollandStrong ice-fishing derby on Saturday at Round Pond in Livermore Falls. This was the second year the derby was held in memory of Michael Holland, to raise money for a scholarship in his name. Holland, […]
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Rumford police log
• Feb. 6, 9:04 a.m.: A Rumford resident reported the theft of cash while giving someone a ride. Patrolman Matthew Desroches is investigating. • Feb. 5, 8:24 p.m.: Kyle Cote, 19, of Rumford was arrested on Washington Street on a charge of disorderly conduct and refusal to submit to arrest or detention. Cote posted $600 unsecured bail […]
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Mexico selectmen to meet Friday
MEXICO — For the second time this week, the Board of Selectmen has postponed its meeting. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Town Office conference room. Public hearings for a liquor license renewal for Oakdale Country Club and a taxi cab license renewal for Gilbert Scott, doing business as Private Taxi, are scheduled. […]
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Newry selectmen to counter Rep. Head's letter with their own
NEWRY — Selectmen asked the town administrator Wednesday night to draft a letter asking the acting commissioner of the Maine Department of Education not to support a bill that would prevent Newry from withdrawing from School Administrative District 44. State Rep. Fran Head, R-Bethel, wrote to acting Education Commissioner Robert Hassan Jr. on Jan. 24, […]
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Two men rescue pair from burning home in Mexico
Friends Donald Hathaway, left, and Justin Varnum helped a homeowner and her mother get out of their burning home on Swift River Road in Mexico on Sunday. MEXICO — Justin Varnum and his friend, Donald Hathaway, were returning from the fire station with a permit for a barrel fire at Varnum’s home Sunday when Hathaway spotted […]