Charges Lewiston * Matthew Joseph Giguere, 24, of 11 Oak St., warrant, 4:36 p.m. Wednesday at 106 College St. * Joseph Michael Allen, 34, of 41 Winter St., Auburn, warrants charging failure to pay fines, 11:25 p.m. Wednesday at 64 Oxford St. * Chad Edward Fitzherbert, 37, of 229 Ash St., domestic assault, 9:52 p.m. […]
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Don Campbell will play at Harvest Hill Farms
Singer-songwriter Don Campbell will perform Saturday, Oct. 20, in Mechanic Falls, as part of the Harvest Hill Farms’ Fall Concert Series. MECHANIC FALLS — Singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Don Campbell , co-based in Portland and Nashville, will give a free concert Saturday, Oct. 20, at Harvest Hill Farms. Campbell , who has released 11 CDs, writes in many […]
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D. Fickett: Not understanding the message
People are not listening to Mitt Romney’s statement about the 47 percent. He is not speaking about those who are working for low wages and trying to support themselves and their families. He is speaking about those who do not want to get a low-wage job or really do not care to work. They think […]
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C. Beckett: Supports public education
My wife and I are voting for Colleen Quint in Senate District 17 on Nov. 6. Quint supports public education 100 percent. She would not divert local dollars to private, online or religious schools. She would not siphon taxpayer money from the public education system to be put into the pockets of big, out-of-state owners […]
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Smithfield board to meet LITCHFIELD — The Smithfield Plantation board of trustees meeting will be held at the Litchfield Town Office on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 5:30 p.m. Cribbage League winners listed LEWISTON — The Lewiston Senior Citizens Cribbage League winners at the Lewiston Memorial Armory on Oct. 4 were: first place, Louise Carey and […]
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Police log
Charges Auburn * Daniel Chamberland, 23, of 114 Cheryl Lane, Oxford, warrant, 4:55 p.m. Monday at the Auburn Police Department. * Mark Morris Berube, 41, of 33 South Main St. No. 2, violation of a protective order, 1:33 p.m. Tuesday on Sherwood Drive. Lewiston * Brandi Leigh Saucier-Martin, 36, of 84 South Hatch Hill Road, […]
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Mechanic Falls, Dixfield schools need Calling All Communities votes
Winners will be based on public votes MECHANIC FALLS/DIXFIELD – Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls and Dirigo High School in Dixfield are in the Top 100 of U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Communities campaign. The top 18 schools that receive the most votes will win a share of $1 million to spend any way they see […]
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Program for medical staff AUBURN — A two-day course on “Medical Preparedness and Response to Bombing Incidents” will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, and Wednesday, Oct. 10, Fireside Inn and Suites, 1777 Washington St. The program is being hosted by Central Maine Regional Resource Center and presented by Texas […]
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Hubert ‘Hugh’ Woodsum
GREENSBURG, Pa. — Hubert Charles “Hugh” Woodsum, 84, a longtime resident of Greensburg, Pa., and a native of Mechanic Falls, died on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Hugh was born in Portland, May 13, 1928, the son of Norton A. Woodsum and Edith M. (Stevens) Woodsum. He grew up loving the outdoors, music and science. His lifelong […]
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Margaret Karkos Rand
AUBURN — Margaret Karkos Rand, 99, of Mechanic Falls, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the Hospice House. She was born in Lisbon Falls, July 27, 1913, the daughter of Stephen and Anna Zinchak Karkos. She had been employed at W.S. Libbey Co. as a weaver and later at Clover Manor in the dietary […]