Meadow Straw, 8, a pupil at Sabattus Primary School, attends a Flag Day celebration at Carrie Ricker School in Litchfield on Thursday. Skits, singing and educational segments were presented by classes. Straw won a third-place prize for a flag design. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Incumbent Litchfield selectman re-elected
The chairman of the Litchfield Board of Selectmen was re-elected Tuesday, defeating two challengers who together received about 50 percent of the vote, according to unofficial election results. The chairman, Mark Russell, received 371 votes Tuesday, according to the unofficial tally. The other two candidates, Renee Lachapelle and Richard “Ric” Swett, received 252 and 124 […]
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Litchfield, Sabattus, Wales voters approve RSU 4 budget
WALES — Voters in Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales approved a $19.17 million spending plan for Regional School Unit 4 Tuesday. Sabattus voters approved the budget 523-186, Litchfield approved it 419-378 and Wales voters approved it 216-76. The budget is up $355,984, or 1.89 percent, from this fiscal year’s $18.81 million. The majority of the increase […]
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Controversial RSU 4 budget up for vote
Voters in the towns of Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales will consider a $19.17 million spending plan for Regional School District 4 when they head to the polls on Tuesday. That proposed budget is up $355,984, or 1.89 percent, from this year’s $18.81 million budget. The only two new spending proposals are the hiring of a […]
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Marguerite M. Nelson
LITCHFIELD — Marguerite M. Nelson, 84, of Litchfield passed away Saturday, May 19, at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born in Auburn on Feb. 1, 1934, the daughter of the late Leland and Olivia (Pettipas) Nelson. She was educated in Auburn schools. Maggie worked in the local shoe shops and for her father, […]
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Litchfield students ready for Memorial Day
Students and parent volunteers from Carrie Ricker School of Litchfield volunteer their Sunday morning to attend a Memorial Day prepping opportunity led by their teacher and Sabattus American Legion Auxiliary officer Jennifer Caron. The group, led by Sabattus American Legion member Ron Caron, planted flowers at the Sabattus Monument, seen here, and Pleasant Hill Cemetery […]
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Motorcycle crash kills Litchfield man
LITCHFIELD — A Litchfield man died Sunday morning after the motorcycle he was riding struck a utility pole on Oak Hill Road. Derek Parker, 35, died at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Parker, according to Seth Allen, a specialist with Maine State Police, was riding his Honda CRF 450 dirt bike, an off-road motorcycle, […]
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RSU 4 budget vote Wednesday
WALES — The Regional School Unit 4 board of directors will hold a hearing on the 2018-19 budget at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Oak Hill High School gym. The board is recommending a $19.1 million spending plan, which is $350,000 more than this fiscal year. It is a 1.87 percent increase. “Our goal this […]
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Litchfield woman reported missing is located in Southwest Harbor
A Litchfield woman who police said was missing early Monday morning was located later in the day in Southwest Harbor, where she was driving her car. Early Monday, Maine State Police announced that the woman, 77-year-old Jacka Beckwith, had failed to show up at a relative’s house in Bangor on Sunday and was later spotted […]
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Kimberly Jo Mironovas
LITCHFIELD — Kimberly Jo (Hutchins) Mironovas, 47, of Litchfield, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 21. She was formerly of Andover. Born in Rumford on June 11, 1970, she was a daughter of Arthur and Jeannette (Simmons) Hutchins. Kimberly graduated from Telstar High School and then went on to graduate from Becker College in Worcester, Mass., in […]