HARTFORD — The Board of Selectmen will remain all women. In the annual town election Tuesday, Lorelee Swan beat Clarence Hill, 50-26. Swan will serve the remaining two years of left by Selectman Peg Poskus, who resigned last month for health reasons. Selectman Cathy Lowe ran unopposed and received 77 votes. She will serve another three-year […]
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Bob Calawa
HARTFORD — Bob Calawa, 88, a resident of Hartford and a former resident of Chelmsford, Mass., passed away peacefully after a period of declining health at his home in Maine on Saturday, May 6. He was the beloved husband of Victoria “Vicki” (Aveni) Cunningham of Hartford, with whom he would have celebrated 30 years of […]
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Michael Whittemore
HARTFORD — Michael “Mike” Whittemore, 65, a resident of Hartford, passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1951, in Farmington, the son of Wilfred Whittemore and Eleanor (Jones) Whittemore. He was a 1970 graduate of Jay High School. Michael served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Saratoga. He […]
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Hartford man pleads guilty to choking woman over changing toilet paper
PARIS — A Hartford man pleaded guilty Wednesday morning at Oxford County Superior Court to choking a woman when she asked him to replace the toilet paper. Gary Gross, 68, was arrested Feb. 28, 2015, on charges of aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and violating conditions of release. Judge Nancy Carlson […]
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Hartford Yard Goats blast Portland Sea Dogs
There were fireworks at Hadlock Field after the Portland Sea Dogs’ game Sunday evening, and it gave the paid attendance of 7,368 something to cheer about following an 8-1 loss to the Hartford Yard Goats. Boston Red Sox No. 1 prospect Yoan Moncada led off the bottom of the first inning with a bang, lining […]
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Portland Sea Dogs fizzle against Hartford
Balog handed a 2-0 lead before he even took the mound then left the bump after giving up four runs in just two-thirds of an inning. The game eventually did grow long for the Sea Dogs, whose pitching and hitting both faded in an 8-5 loss at Hadlock Field on Thursday. A prospect in the […]
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Hartford elects clerk, passes budget
HARTFORD — Residents last week elected a new town clerk and approved next year’s fiscal budget. Voters on June 14 selected Hartford resident Elizabeth Plumley over Paris resident and Deputy Town Clerk Barbara Robinson as town clerk in a 59-36 vote. Plumley will serve a three-year term. At the town meeting on June 18, residents approved […]
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Louise M. ‘Weze’ Krise
1959 – 2016 BRUNSWICK — Louise M. “Weze” Krise, 56, of Lewiston passed away after a brief illness Saturday, May 28, at Mid Coast Hospital. Louise was born Oct. 23, 1959, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of the late Aylene Krise. Louise enjoyed spending time with her grandbabies, feline fur babies, cooking and handcrafts, and she […]
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Hartford to elect selectman, clerk/treasurer/tax collector
HARTFORD — Annual town elections Tuesday, June 14, at the Town Hall will decide on a selectman, town clerk, treasurer and tax collector, as well as a moderator. Selectman Peg Poskus is running unopposed for a three-year term and Deputy Clerk Barbara Robinson and Elizabeth Plumley are seeking the jobs of clerk, treasurer and tax […]
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RSU 10 board approves proposed $38.23M budget
SUMNER — The Regional School Unit 10 board Monday overwhelmingly approved a proposed 2016-17 operating budget of $38.23 million. It’s 4.2 percent more than this fiscal year and 2.9 percent more for the local share compared to 2015-16. “We have cut,” Dixfield representative Barbara Chow said. “We looked through this multiple times and we’re realistic […]