BANGOR — A Van Buren man known as “The Border Guy” was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison for his role in a drug-running scheme that brought cocaine from Texas to Canada through Maine. Robert Rossignol, 61, pleaded guilty in March to charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to […]
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With polar bear attack behind him, grateful lawyer back at work
LEWISTON — Five months ago to the day on Christmas Eve, Matt Dyer woke to the shadow of a bear falling on his tent. The polar bear pulled him out by the neck and ran toward the water — and almost certain death for Dyer. “I guess I was just lucky, and lucky in many […]
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Remainder of relief fund for Lac-Megantic to be delivered
FARMINGTON — Board of Selectmen Chairman Ryan Morgan announced on Friday that he would be going to Canada this week to deliver the remainder of the money from a relief fund to benefit Lac-Megantic. The Farmington Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Richard Davis set up the relief fund after a train hauling oil rolled […]
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Hearing set for Canadian teen in police chase
FARMINGTON — A Canadian teenager accused of driving through a U.S. border crossing and ramming a federal agent’s vehicle Oct. 14 will face more charges once all police reports are received, an assistant district attorney said Wednesday. Zachary Wittke, 16, of Eganville, Ontario, sat beside his attorney, Christopher Berryment of Mexico, for what turned out […]
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Otisfield society to present program on The Great Ice Storm of 1998
OTISFIELD — Where were you during The Great Ice Storm of 1998? On Thursday, Nov. 7, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Otisfield Community Hall, the Otisfield Historical Society will feature memories of the storm. But first, they need some help from those who experienced it. “Fifteen years and nine months after the ice storm […]
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Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway rehiring workers thanks to $3 million loan
HERMON — Thanks to a recent $3 million loan, workers are being rehired by the bankrupt railway that owned the runaway train that devastated a Canadian town, killing 47 people, the railway’s court-appointed trustee said Monday. Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway secured a $3 million loan from Camden National Bank to allow it to keep […]
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Anna M. Mathieu
1922 – 2013 AUBURN — Anna M. Mathieu, 91, formerly of Harmons Corner Road, Auburn, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. She previously resided at Clover Manor. She was born in Sainte-Agnes, PQ, Canada on April 30, 1922, daughter of the late Alyre and Florida Maheux […]
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Border agent injured when stolen car rammed vehicle
COBURN GORE — A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was injured when his car was rammed by a stolen vehicle Monday night has been treated and released from a hospital, Keith Hoops, public affairs spokesman for the Houlton sector of the Border Patrol, said Thursday. Hoops declined to give the agent’s name because the case […]
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Sylvia Fontaine
1915 – 2013 RUMFORD — Sylvia Fontaine, 98, of Mexico died at the Rumford Community Home on Monday, Oct. 14. She was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick, on May 4, 1915, a daughter of William and Alice (Parise) Blanchard. Sylvia’s family left Canada in 1925 and moved to Rumford. Sylvia had three sisters and three […]
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Family, friends recall Carmel mountaineer who died in solo Canadian Rockies climbing expedition
CARMEL — When looking at photographs solo mountaineer Rich Gebert took of the towering peaks in the Canadian Rockies he climbed, the narrow summit ridges he walked, and the smile on his face while conquering them, it’s easy to see he loved it. “This is the good life,” Gebert posted on Facebook with a picture […]