PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Department of Education soon will try again to award $1 million in grant money it controversially rescinded from four communities in May, but the lawmaker representing at least one of those grant recipients said the damage already has been done. State education officials informed schools in Portland, Biddeford, Fryeburg and […]
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A Fryeburg man pleads not guilty to sexual touching
PARIS — A Fryeburg man pleaded not guilty to molesting two infants and possessing child pornography Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Luke Edmunds, 22, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of possession of sexually explicit materials and unlawful sexual contact. According to an affidavit by Maine State Police investigator Frank Stepnick, Edmunds was living in […]
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Fryeburg man indicted on sexual touching, child pornography charges
FRYEBURG — A 22-year-old man was indicted Friday on charges of unlawful sexual contact and possessing child pornography. Luke Edmunds, who has no legal address, was living in Fryeburg with a family member when police traced an Internet address sharing child pornography on file-sharing networks, according to an affidavit by Maine State Police investigator Frank […]
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All about Bach
The annual , presented by White Mountain Musical Arts, will be held Aug. 24-26, with performances at Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg. On Friday, there will be music by the Bridgton Bavarian Band; a minuet dance performed as it was in Bach’s day by students of the Tina Titzer School of Dance; […]
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Route 113 in Fryeburg closed this week for construction
FRYEBURG — Culvert replacement work on Route 113 in Fryeburg takes place Tuesday, Aug. 21, through Thursday, Aug. 23. Department of Transportation officials said the work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and will necessitate the closure of approximately 500 feet of Route 113. The work zone is located 2,000 feet […]
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Military notes
Navy Seaman Apprentice Jacob Carter, son of Mary K. Flenner of Sevierville, Tenn., and Jonathan L. Carter of Fryeburg, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Carter completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, […]
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OCEA-R awards scholarships
OTISFIELD — The Oxford County Education Association – Retired announces the following recipients for the OCEA-R scholarships for the Class of 2012. Sylvia Brooks from Fryeburg Academy plans to attend the University of Maine at Farmington to major in elementary education. She is the daughter of Rodney and Jessica Brooks of Lovell. Adam Mahar from […]
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Well done – Students named to dean’s lists
AMES, Iowa — More than 5,465 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2012 spring semester dean’s list, including Jennifer Elizabeth Smith of Fryeburg, majoring in veterinary medicine. NEWTON, Mass. — Amanda Coolidge of Bethel, Brandyn Cloutier of Dixfield, Haleigh Traynor of Lewiston and Anna Gamwell of […]
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Saint Joseph’s College names dean’s list students
STANDISH — The following local residents were named to the dean’s list at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine for the spring semester. Auburn: Matthew Barlion, Courtney Hansen. Brownfield: Halley Alfano. Buckfield: Brittany Wiley. Denmark: Lisa Costello. Durham: Chelsea Dupal. Fayette: Willie Brown. Fryeburg: Brianna Thurston. Gray: Heather Aceto, Elizabeth Allen, Christopher Bryant. Harrison: Jennifer Googoo. […]