PARIS — Responding to residents’ concerns, Oxford County commissioners decided this week to reopen a bridge on the Old West Bethel Road in Albany Township that they voted to close last month. The 21-foot bridge, which is in severe disrepair, crosses the Crooked River about two-tenths of a mile northwest of Route 5 near Songo […]
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection is Sept. 21
BETHEL — On Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., residents in the Bethel area will be able to bring their unwanted poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the SAD 44 Bus Barn. Residents with household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and […]
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Theresa B. Letourneau
1924 – 2013 AUBURN — Theresa B. Letourneau, 88, of Lewiston, died Saturday, March 16, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin, following a short illness. She was born in Albany, N.Y., on Aug. 28, 1924, the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Turmel) Belanger, and had been a resident of this community since 1933. […]
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Oxford County commissioners OK $1M unorganized territories budget
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners approved a $1.02 million budget for the Unorganized Territories on Tuesday. Although the 2013-14 budget is reduced by about $4,000 less than this year’s, a loss of excise tax revenue means taxpayers will pick up a bigger piece of the pie. The tax rate rose seven cents, from $3.07 to […]
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Household hazardous waste collection set for Sept. 22
BETHEL — On Saturday, Sept. 22, between 9 and 11:30 a.m., residents in the Bethel area will be able to bring their unwanted poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the SAD 44 Bus Barn. It is located at the corner of Main and Cross streets near the railroad tracks. […]
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Bridge winners listed LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Social Bridge Club winners at the Lewiston Armory on July 23 were as follows: first, Jan and Vern Arey; second, Jeanine Kivus and David Lock; third, Connie and Ron Reynolds; fourth/fifth tie, Richard Balian and Dick Allen with Scott Rivard and Jim Gray. First in B, Connie and […]
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3 TV display makers settle LCD price-fixing case
ALBANY, N.Y. — Three Asia-based companies have agreed to pay $571 million to settle claims by officials in eight states that they conspired to inflate prices for liquid crystal display screens used in televisions and computer monitors, according to New York’s attorney general. The agreements announced Thursday with AU Optronics Corp., LG Display Co. Ltd., […]
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Researchers: Mercury can lead to decline of loons
ALBANY, N.Y. — Researchers say a 10-year study of Adirondack loons shows mercury contamination can lead to population declines because birds with elevated mercury levels produce fewer chicks than those with low levels. The report released Thursday summarizes field research conducted by the Biodiversity Research Institute and the Wildlife Conservation Society. The work, sponsored by […]