FRYEBURG — Local police and fire departments responded to a report of a small plane that crashed at Eastern Slopes Regional Airport at around noon Wednesday. According to the Oxford County Regional Communications Center, the two-seater plane crashed just off the runway. The pilot was able to get out of the plane and was seen […]
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Chamber music festival will kick off July 7 in Fryeburg
FRYEBURG — On Thursday, July 7, the 15th season of the International Musical Arts Institute Chamber Music Festival will hold its first “Music for Summer Evenings” concert at Fryeburg Academy. The special two-week-long tribute season will honor the memory of late founder and artistic director Eric Rosenblith, who died last December. This season brings together […]
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On the air: Ham radio operators hone skills
FRYEBURG — A pair of mosquitoes flitted around laptop keys early Saturday afternoon beside ham radio operator Tim Bubier of Lovell. He sat inside the parked Androscoggin County Incident Management Assistance Team van on the Midway at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. It was Field Day for Bubier and several other members of the Oxford County Amateur Radio […]
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Fryeburg shelves Oak Hill
STANDISH — There were high expectations right from the start of the softball season. With much of its team back from last year, Julie Boucher was hoping for a season to remember for Oak Hill softball. Her third-seeded Raiders had already surpassed their playoff run of last year and were gunning for a regional title […]
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Acclaimed troubadour will perform in Fryeburg
FRYEBURG — Folk singer-songwriter Dave Mallett, known for his carefully written, poetic offerings, will perform at Fryeburg Academy on Saturday, July 2. In a career spanning four decades, Mallett’s songs have been recorded by more than 150 artists, including Pete Seeger, Alison Krauss, John Denver, Emmylou Harris and even the Muppets. His “Garden Song” has […]
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‘Walk a Rotary Mile’ to benefit polio eradication
FRYEBURG/BETHEL — The final eradication of polio will be the objective as Five Rotary Clubs combine forces in two separate locations, Fryeburg and Bethel, to “Walk A Rotary Mile” Saturday, May 7. The Rotary clubs of Fryeburg, Bridgton, Oxford Hills, Bethel and Rumford will host walkers and their sponsors as they walk a mile to […]
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Fryeburg will host ‘The Short Film Concert’
FRYEBURG — Asbury Shorts, New York City’s longest running short film exhibition, will present “The Short Film Concert” at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 7. Asbury Shorts NY, making its third appearance in Fryeburg, screens new and classic short films at theatrical venues across the country. Organizers will present a […]
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Police say Fryeburg fire suspicious; homeowner found alive
FRYEBURG — A man, who officials at first feared died in a fire, was found alive by a Maine warden not far from his destroyed Highland Park Road home Friday afternoon. Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office first believed that Dana Hatch, 58, may have died in the blaze that destroyed his home, according […]