BETHEL — A bomb threat sent electronically to a computer printer at Crescent Park Elementary School on Memorial Day has been termed a hoax, according to the Maine Information and Analysis Center. In an email to the school on Tuesday, the center said that in the past past 48 hours several entities nationwide have received […]
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Town selectboard candidates roundup
Several towns in and around Oxford Hills will hold elections for selectmen, school directors and other offices June 13, with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Buckfield There are two candidates for a three-year term for selectman and assessor in Buckfield. Del Dunn and Tina Brooks are vying for the seat held by […]
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Paris candidate’s background raised in campaign
PARIS — Gary Vaughn Sr. is running for a seat on the Paris Board of Selectmen, and some residents are making a campaign issue of his past crimes. The Sun Journal has received a number of anonymous messages, including a mailed copy of Vaughn’s criminal history run through the State Bureau of Identification, with suggestions his […]
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Veterans’ stories highlighted at Paris service
PARIS — Maine State Treasurer Terry Hayes of Buckfield encouraged veterans attending the Memorial Day service in Moore Park on Monday to share their stories with their loved ones before they’re lost in the annals of time. Before Hayes’ remarks, grand marshals Dominik and Diane Klinger led the parade down Main Street through Market Square, followed by […]
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Woman missing, officer still critical after Saco River crash
FRYEBURG — One police officer was released from the hospital Monday and one remains in critical condition after a boat crash Saturday on the Saco River, Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin said. Officers Nathan Desjardins, 20, and Dale Stout, 51, were responding to a report of a flipped canoe on the river when their boat […]
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Weekly Report May 12th – 25th 2017
5/12/2017 Deputy McCormick responded to a single vehicle accident on Foster Hill Rd in Freeman Twp., the driver was reported to have minor injuries. 5/12/2017 Deputy McCormick conducted a security escort for a man in New Sharon as he was attempting to retrieve personal belongings from a residence in town. 5/12/2017 Deputy Morgan responded to […]
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Norway residents urged to remember those in military
NORWAY — Brad Peck, administrator of the Maine Veterans’ Home in Paris, urged those at a Memorial Day observance Monday to thank those who have served in the military. “We must never forget to thank those who have served in the United States armed forces,” Peck said. “We must thank the veterans amongst (us) and […]
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Otisfield man receives Humanitarian Service Medal award
OTISFIELD — Paul Laird, a 60-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Otisfield, was presented with the Humanitarian Service Medal by Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, recognizing him for the work he did cleaning up the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where the United States conducted multiple nuclear weapons tests from 1948 to 1952. Forty years ago, […]
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Boater missing, police officers hurt in Saco River boat crash
Two Fryeburg police officers were seriously hurt Saturday afternoon when their boat crashed while responding to a report of an overturned canoe on the Saco River. A man was rescued from the water next to his capsized canoe but his female companion had not been found by early Sunday morning. The two police officers, meanwhile, […]
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Bethel bank robbed
BETHEL — An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from Northeast Bank at 11 Main St. in Bethel on Saturday morning. Oxford County Sheriff’s Office officials said the suspect entered the bank around 11 a.m. and presented a note to the teller on duty, demanding cash. The suspect was given an undisclosed amount of money […]