AUBURN — Alfred “Fredi” von Aesch, 64, a resident of Chesterville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 9, 1953, in Switzerland, the son of Friedrich von Aesch and Anna (Bandi) von Aesch. He attended school in Switzerland and graduated from […]
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Robert Clough Jr. to be remembered with lawn mower ride Saturday in Chesterville
Robert “Bob” Clough Jr. drives a cow train for the Aug. 12 Chesterville Family Fun Day. A lawn mower ride will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, in memory of Clough. The ride begins at noon at 383 Pope Road in Chesterville and ends at the Town Hall. Anyone with a lawn tractor is invited to […]
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Community helps Chesterville man recover from hit-and-run
David Tilton of Chesterville shows his new tricycle along with the one destroyed Saturday when a motor vehicle struck him as he pushed the tricycle up the North Chesterville side of Zion Hill Road. The driver did not stop. The community helped a disabled Chesterville man by providing a replacement tricycle for the one in […]
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Collaboratively built home in Chesterville celebrated
CHESTERVILLE — Several people attended an open house Friday afternoon at the first home built through Western Maine Community Action’s Community Home Replacement Program. With federal, state and local partners, students in the building construction and plumbing and heating programs at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington helped build a new home for […]
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Speed limits approved for three Chesterville roads
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen voted Thursday to approve state recommended speed limits for Chesterville Hill, Stinchfield Hill and Adams roads. Board Vice Chairman Tiffany Estabrook read the Maine Department of Transportation’s speed zone review, which was requested by selectmen after they received complaints about speeding on the three roads. According to state highway department records, an official […]
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Chesterville man accused of sexually assaulting woman
CHESTERVILLE — A local man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman following an investigation, Franklin County Lt. David St. Laurent said in a release. Roy Simoneau, 32, was arrested Friday on a felony charge of gross sexual assault, according to the release. A conviction on the charge is punishable by up to 10 years […]
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Plans given for Chesterville bridge replacement
CHESTERVILLE — Replacement of the Dutch Gap Road bridge over the Little Norridgewock Stream is expected to begin next summer at an estimated cost of $480,000 to the federal government, a state official said Wednesday night. Addressing residents at a public information meeting, Joseph Stilwell, Maine Department of Transportation project manager and engineer, said an […]
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Chesterville board approves excavator, heat pump purchases
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen on Thursday authorized spending $40,000 for an excavator and approved the purchase of a heat pump and water heater for the Town Hall. Road Foreman Mike Cote said Butch Haggan of Haggan Enterprises in Farmington gave him an estimate of $34,000 for a used excavator. The addition of a digging bucket, plumbing, […]
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Jolene R. Gatchell
CHESTERVILLE — Jolene Ruth Gatchell, 56, of Chesterville passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1960 in Norway, the daughter of Leslie and Geraldine Gatchell. She graduated from Rumford High School in 1979. Jolene went to work for G.H. Bass for many years until they closed, then […]