1950 – 2016 DENMARK — Thomas “Tom” Pingree, 65, of Denmark died unexpectedly, Friday, April 1, at his home in Denmark. He was born on April 20, 1950, in Bridgton, the only child of Elwood Pingree and Elma (Pingree) Lord. He attended local schools, graduating from Fryeburg Academy in 1969. He went on to attend […]
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Civil lawsuit against Androscoggin County Commission to proceed
AUBURN — A civil lawsuit filed against the Androscoggin County Commission will proceed after a superior court found certain claims made by the suing cities and towns of Androscoggin County have sufficient merit to go to trial. The court ruled, however, that the case will proceed only against the County Commission as a legislative body, […]
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Dillingham to run for re-election
OXFORD — Rep. Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, has announced she will run for re-election in November. She is currently serving her first term representing District 72 in the Maine House of Representatives, which includes the towns of Mechanic Falls, Otisfield and Oxford. “It’s been an honor to serve the people of Oxford, Mechanic Falls and Otisfield in […]
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Mechanic Falls officials holding the line on spending
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council and the Budget Committee on Monday agreed that a “hold-the-line” spending plan for 2016-17 should decrease property tax bills slightly, if the school budget holds steady. The two panels deferred the Fire Department’s request to purchase an infrared camera. That took another $5,500 from the $2.4 million budget and brings the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn
Two people reported injured in Mechanic Falls collision
MECHANIC FALLS — Two people were taken to a Lewiston hospital Friday night after their cars collided head-on Route 26. Police said Timothy Richardson, 22, of South Paris, was driving north on Route 26 when his Saturn and a Nissan Versa driven by Tara Elliott, 40, of New Hampshire collided. Richardson’s car then struck a […]
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Mechanic Falls Historical Society gains increased public support
MECHANIC FALLS — Sunday’s meeting of the Mechanic Falls Historical Society may signal a turnabout in its fate. Declining membership, the resignation of a few key officers, not much money in the checking account and an aging building in which to house its collection all combined to prompt society President Matthew Gary to call a […]
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Historical Society needs support
The Mechanic Falls Historical Society has an important meeting scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20. The meeting is a call to all residents in support of the Mechanic Falls Historical Society so it can continue as an established organization in this community. The society is seeking to form a group of a few interested […]
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Town council discusses Historical Society’s insurance coverage
MECHANIC FALLS — Closing the Mechanic Falls Historical Society’s headquarters for the winter will affect insurance coverage on the building, Town Manager Koriene Low told the town council on Monday. Due to fact that the historical society lacks the funds to pay for heating the former Congregational Church building on Elm Street, officials made the […]
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Mechanic Falls, Greene residents arrested on theft, drug charges
MEXICO — A Mechanic Falls man and a Greene woman were arrested over the weekend on charges of stealing two cellphones from Wal-Mart, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday morning. Hodsdon said Shaun Bennett, 34, of Mechanic Falls was arrested Friday on two counts of theft, unlawful trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of heroin. […]