LIVERMORE FALLS – Police are investigating the theft of 67 bags of ice from an ice chest outside of Food City on Main Street. The ice chest received about $250 damage and the ice is valued at $75, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Wednesday. The vandalism was reported Tuesday afternoon and is believed to […]
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$18.73 million school budget moves to last hurdle
JAY — RSU 73 residents voted 36-5 Tuesday to approve a revised $18.73 million budget to operate schools in 2012-13. The spending plan has another hurdle to pass before it is official. The package goes to residents in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls in a yes or no referendum vote in each town Tuesday, July […]
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Truck owner knocks spray can out of suspect’s hand
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man is accused of vandalizing the tailgate of a truck on Knapp Street after the owner caught him in the act. Lt. Thomas Gould issued Duane Hanson, 22, of Livermore Falls a summons on a charge of criminal mischief, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. Hanson was attempting to […]
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Military policewoman on way to recovery, fundraiser planned
LIVERMORE FALLS — U.S. Army military policewoman Sgt. Helaina Lake, who was seriously injured in a suicide-bombing in Afghanistan in June, is on her way to recovery but still has a long ways to go. “She sounded so much better a couple of days ago when I spoke to her than she did a couple […]
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Police stymied by fireworks law
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police responded to several complaints Friday night due to fireworks being set off in the Wheeler Street area. There were five complaints that began at 10:21 p.m. with the last complaint coming in at 10:40 p.m. Police responded to where the fireworks were being set off. Police could not do anything about […]
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Parish Thrift Shop open for summer JAY — Parish Thrift Shop, Bartlett Memorial United Methodist Church, North Jay, is open for the summer from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Available items include lightly used clothes, household items, dishes, books, toys, baby clothes and some furniture. Good parking. Mexico High Class of 1964 MEXICO — […]
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Governor should release the bonds voters approved
The will of the people has always been respected in Augusta, if not in fact feared. Legislators and governors have typically deferred to the wisdom of voters when it is expressed by a statewide vote. Last week Gov. Paul LePage signaled he is willing to flout that precedent when he froze $25 million in community […]
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Suspect ‘being stupid’ in Livermore Falls charged on warrants
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police arrested a Winthrop man Thursday morning on warrants after charging him with pulling down a town flower pot. Shortly after midnight, police responded to a report of a young man taking the decorative flowers and pot down from a Main Street pole. Sgt. Stephen Allen found Michael Hall, 23, of Winthrop […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Amanda Martin, daughter of Jeanne and Dan Martin of Lewiston, has been named to the dean’s list with a 4.0 average for the spring semester at Cornell University. A 2009 graduate of Lewiston High School, Martin is majoring in theater and sociology. BOSTON — Brittany Martin, daughter of Jeanne and Dan Martin of Lewiston, […]
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Livermore Falls woman charged with hindering apprehension
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local woman faces a misdemeanor charge of hindering apprehension after she transported someone police were looking for, police said. Angela Gancarz, 43, of Livermore Falls was given a summons on the charge at about 7 p.m. Wednesday by Lt. Thomas Gould after she refused to reveal the location of the person being […]