NEW GLOUCESTER — Voters at Monday’s annual town meeting rejected an ordinance prohibiting the sale of fireworks, arguing against interfering with commerce and saying sales are regulated by the state. John Randall of the Public Safety Committee said the big concern was safety in local stores. In slightly less than three hours, moderator Gary Wood […]
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New Gloucester to vote on buying truck, replacing bridge
NEW GLOUCESTER — Voters at the annual town meeting Monday will be asked to approve spending nearly $500,000 from capital reserves for new equipment and construction projects. Action on the 35 warrant articles begins at 7 p.m. Monday, May 4, at Memorial School on Route 231. Voter registrations will be held at 6:30 p.m. The […]
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Selectmen open two bids for New Gloucester bridge replacement
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Thursday opened two bids for replacing Outlet Road Bridge at the northern end of Sabbathday Lake. St. Laurent & Sons Excavation Inc. of Lewiston offered $159,721 to do the work and Glidden Excavating & Paving Inc. of Gorham offered $107,584. Both bids will be reviewed by town staff and consulting […]
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High school baseball: Rookies help Gray-New Gloucester to win over Poland
Evan Harmer, a senior, making his first varsity start as a pitcher after starting at catcher for three seasons, allowed just two runs on five hits over six-plus innings, and sophomore Zack Mann one-upped him in his first varsity appearance, tossing three innings of no-hit relief to help lead Gray-New Gloucester to a 3-2, nine-inning […]
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AG charges New Gloucester men with civil rights violation after Portland attack
PORTLAND — Two New Gloucester brothers charged in an April 19 attack on a man in an alley off Congress Street were accused Monday in a civil rights complaint filed by Maine Attorney General Janet Mills. “This behavior is absolutely outrageous and has no place in our society,” Mills said in a press release. Charles […]
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Maine AG files civil rights complaint against New Gloucester brothers
PORTLAND— The Maine attorney general is filing a civil rights complaint against two brothers who were charged in what police say was a racially-motivated assault. Police say 35-year-old Charles Bean Jr. and 30-year-old Benjamin Bean, both of New Gloucester, were arrested April 19 after a fight with 33-year-old Antonio Byars. Police say the Beans, who […]
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Evelyn Leavitt
NEW GLOUCESTER — Evelyn Leavitt, 85, a longtime resident of New Gloucester, died peacefully Wednesday, April 22, at home with her family by her side. Evelyn was born May 17, 1929, in Lisbon Falls, daughter of Walter and Edna Wallace Rideout. Evelyn was the third born of 10 children. She graduated from Livermore Falls High […]
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Portland police charge New Gloucester men with racially motivated attack
PORTLAND — Two brothers face assault and civil rights charges after an attack police said was racially motivated. Assistant police Chief Vern Malloch on Tuesday said Charles Bean Jr., 35, and Benjamin Bean, 30, both of New Gloucester, were arrested around 5:20 p.m. April 19, in an alley outside 790 Congress St. The brothers are each […]
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Althea Eldridge
1951 – 2015 LEWISTON—Althea Eldridge, 63, of New Gloucester, passed on Wednesday, April 15, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born on May 25, 1951, a daughter of Homer and Lottie Jewett of North Yarmouth. She married Arnold Eldridge of New Gloucester on Aug. 29, 1970, and was an employee at Shaker […]
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New Gloucester fire snuffed out with snow
NEW GLOUCESTER — It would appear the remaining snow is good for something, after all. A group of passers-by are credited with dousing a house fire Wednesday by smothering it with snow while waiting for firefighters to arrive, an official said. At about 3:30 p.m., New Gloucester Fire and Rescue received a call for a […]