CANAAN — An unemployed truck driver scored a $2 million lottery prize late last month. James Lovell of Clinton matched the first five numbers on the Feb. 23 Powerball ticket to claim $1 million. Because he used the Power Play option, his prize was doubled to $2 million, according to the Maine State Lottery. “All […]
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Lovell: Ramsden re-elected to board, budget passed
LOVELL — Voters re-elected Selectman John Ramsden and passed a $1.1 million budget Saturday at the annual town meeting. Ramsden defeated challenger Rose McKenzie, operator of the Lovell Village Store, by a vote of 80-54. During the three-hour meeting, voters approved the $1,108,594 budget, which was $70,440 more than last year. Voters also approved appropriating […]
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Lovell town meeting set for Saturday
LOVELL — Residents will be asked to approve an expected $1,115,984 budget at the annual town meeting Saturday. Voters will be asked to act on 88 articles, including electing a selectman, making a recommendation for the appointment of a code enforcement officer and seeing if the town will give town officers a suggested 1.7 percent […]
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Lovell landmark a great loss to the town
LOVELL — The Lovell Village’s General Store that burned Saturday was once the hub of the community. “It was the center of village life,” Lovell Historical Society member Catherine Stone said. “Some might argue it was the center of life in Lovell.” Four days after an early-morning fire erupted in the nearly 200-year-old structure at […]
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Saturday fire levels Lovell building
LOVELL — Fire crews from five communities battled a fire in a historic landmark building in Lovell Saturday morning. According to Chief Tom McKenzie of the Lovell Volunteer Fire Department, the fire broke out around 6:45 a.m. Saturday at 224 Main St. McKenzie said that by the time the first crews arrived on scene, the […]
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Lovell Village fire disrupts phone service
The fire at 211 Main St. began before 6:45 a.m., which is when firefighters and emergency responders were alerted to it. The blaze disrupted telephone service in the area, the dispatcher said. Further information was not available Saturday night. [email protected]
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Military note – Kori Macdonald
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Marine Corps Pvt. Kori F. Macdonald, son of Joy M. Macdonald of Lovell, Maine, and Leonard Macdonald, of Sumner, Maine, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot. For 13 weeks, Macdonald stayed committed during some of the world’s most demanding entry-level […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievement
PARIS — Kelly Laplante has been selected as the 2012-13 recipient of the Central Maine Community College Aspire Higher scholarship. This scholarship enables her to take up to 15 credits of CMCC courses tuition free at the Western Maine Community College Center in South Paris. Laplante is an Oxford native and attended Oxford Hills Comprehensive […]
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HUD survey seeks count of homeless
LEWISTON — If you or someone you know is homeless, Tri-County Mental Health Services needs your help. Government funds are sent to states and agencies based on the number of homeless that live in each community. Help get the resources you need simply by standing up being counted. There are two ways to be counted: 1. […]