RUMFORD — Sandy Witas was busy Monday cleaning up the two adopt-a-spot vegetable gardens downtown. She pulled each plant, roots and all, and tossed it into the back of her pickup. This year’s two spots – a giant brick planter at Hartford and River streets, and a planter at the end of Congress Street — […]
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Auburn motorcyclist hurt in Sabattus crash Sunday
SABATTUS — An Auburn motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital following a Sunday afternoon crash. George Hartford, 43, of Auburn, was taken to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston following the 4:45 p.m. crash at the intersection of Sabattus Road and Main Street. As of Sunday evening, he was still being evaluated and […]
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Hartford finally pays firefighting bill
HARTFORD — Selectmen on Thursday authorized payment of a bill from Sumner for fighting a house fire on Cary Hill Road last October. The $1,012.50 was approved by the board after questions were raised about why it had taken so long to make the payment. An early morning fire destroyed the farmhouse of Ken and […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Hartford constable requests beach ordinances
HARTFORD — Chuck Merritt, constable for the town, told the Board of Selectmen Thursday night that he can’t give citations legally because the town has no ordinance against numerous problems he encounters while patrolling the town beach on Lake Anasagunticook. Rowdy behavior, beach fires, foul language, drinking, littering and trespassing have all been reported, but […]
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After the tornado: Cleanup in Oxford County
John Katula of Sumner looks around at fallen trees on his property Monday. He estimated he lost about 45 acres of trees in when a tornado hit Friday afternoon. Ten windows of his home were blown out and the roof on one side flew off. Katula said he ran for safety inside his house, grabbed […]
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Hartford waits for clearance on phone lines to work on road
HARTFORD — Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson told selectmen Thursday night that he will begin work on Ricker Hill Road as soon as he gets clearance on hundreds of feet of buried phone lines. Hartford allowed Oxford Networks to bury phone lines in the road right of way many years ago, and according to Selectman Chairman […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Hartford officials requesting cable TV service
HARTFORD – The Board of Selectmen signed a letter Thursday night asking Time Warner to consider bringing cable TV service to the town. Diane Clairmont of 77 Beach Way attended the meeting to once again ask officials to check into getting service. She and five of her neighbors attended the board meeting two weeks ago. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Firefighters battle woods fire in Hartford
UPDATED 7:26 p.m. HARTFORD — A fast-spreading fire blazed through 23 acres of woods off Labrador Pond Road Saturday. It took several hours for Maine Forest Rangers and firefighters from nearly a dozen towns to get the fire under control, due both to weather conditions and the fire’s remote location. “It’s dry; the relative humidity […]
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Wilton woman injured in three-vehicle crash
WILTON — A local woman was injured Friday afternoon on Burgess Hill when a tractor-trailer struck the back of a vehicle and pushed it into her car. Donna Sloma, 56, complained of back and chest pain and was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington by a NorthStar ambulance, Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. […]