ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kristen Lavallee of Lisbon has enrolled in Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the nation’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. She is a graduate of Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., and the daughter of Nancy and Jim Lavallee of […]
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Fryeburg man faces charges after extradition from California
PARIS — A Fryeburg man extradited from California over the weekend pleaded not guilty to a slew of felony theft and burglary charges in 11th District Court on Monday. Ryan P. O’Keefe, 38, was indicted in late December 2012 on three theft and two burglary charges for break-ins at two Stow residences in August 2012. According […]
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Area students graduate from St. Joseph’s College
STANDISH — The following local residents earned their degree at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. Katherine Davis of Lewiston graduated in September with an Associate of Science in business administration. Elizabeth Shampine of New Gloucester graduated in September with a Bachelor of Science in general studies-psychology specialization. Haley McCrater of Lisbon graduated in September with […]
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Police seek help in Fryeburg arson
FRYEBURG — A Nov. 12 structure fire in Fryeburg has been ruled an arson and investigators are seeking help from the public. In a news release from the Fryeburg Police Department, Detective Sgt. Joshua Potvin said the department is working with the State Fire Marshal’s Office in gathering evidence at the home at 61 Belair […]
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Fryeburg hit with string of burglaries, attempted car thefts
FRYEBURG — Police are asking residents in East Fryeburg to be “hyper-vigilant” after four break-ins, one car theft and three attempted car thefts since Monday. In one case, thieves hit the same house twice. “We’re used to a quiet neighborhood,” said Detective Sgt. Joshua Potvin. On Saturday morning, a homeowner on Sanborn Road interrupted a […]
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Area students enroll at NESCom
BANGOR — The following are among the new students enrolled at the New England School of Communications for fall 2013. Joseph Austin of Casco, studying audio engineering in the Bachelor of Science in Communications Technology program. Cody Chiasson of Peru, studying video production in the Bachelor of Science in Communications Technology program. Tyler Haskell of […]
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Drug crime still challenge for county police
PARIS — Despite progress in the past year, drug crime remains one of the top challenges faced by municipal police departments, at least in southern Oxford County, officials said this week. Representatives from Oxford, Fryeburg and Paris police departments met with Oxford County commissioners and members of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday at the […]
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Maine PUC chairman recuses himself in Fryeburg-Poland Spring water case
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Public Utilities Commission chairman is removing himself from a case involving the Fryeburg Water District and the company that owns Poland Spring bottled water. Thomas Welch had come under pressure to recuse himself because he represented Nestle Waters North America, which owns Poland Spring, until his appointment to the PUC […]
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Farmington woman is one of few female harness racers
FARMINGTON — It’s not about being female; it’s about being competent, Charlene Cushing says. “It’s just earning your respect,” said Cushing, of Farmington, who along with her husband, Mike Cushing, owns and races a stable of Standardbred horses across New England. This week they will be racing at the Fryeburg Fair. One of a handful […]
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Showtime at Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — They pull. They tug. They grunt. And that’s just the trainers of the dairy-show cows who parade around the ring before trying to line the cattle up like show horses for the judge. “That’s a lovely box rump,” said the judge as he looked over the backsides of six dairy cows during the […]