PERU — A fire that destroyed a camp on Worthley Pond early Thursday morning is under investigation by the state Fire Marshal’s Office. Assistant Fire Chief Tim Holland said the cause of the fire is still undetermined. The camp was on the east shore and owned by Wayne and Cheryl Sevigny of Mexico. The couple […]
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Early morning blaze destroys Worthley Pond camp
PERU – An early morning fire Thursday destroyed the camp of a Worthley Pond couple. Andy and Diane Shorey, friends and neighbors of the camp’s owners, Wayne and Cheryl Sevigny, said they woke to the sound of popping and crackling and when they stepped outside to see what it was they saw the fire. “At […]
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Peru takes beating, Mexico, Dixfield and Canton report no damage.
PERU — Residents on the far end of Dickvale Road may be stranded for sometime due to damage from Tropical Storm Irene. Road Commissioner Joe Roach has strived to keep up with the damage. Dickvale Road had a large washout about a quarter of a mile past Dow Brook Road, causing a road closure Sunday […]
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Friends work to save Peru Elementary as community center
PERU — Merger and consolidation have caused the town of Peru to lose a certain amount of town spirit, a sense of cohesion and identity, perhaps even a bit of civic pride. Friends of Peru Elementary School aims to bring life back to the traditional center of town. FPES has come up with a long […]
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Peru board to discuss wind tower survey Aug. 30
PERU — The Planning Board will review results of the wind tower survey and discuss how to proceed at its meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the voting room at the town office. In February, following a lengthy discussion with eight Wind Committee members and the Planning Board, selectmen voted to mail surveys on […]
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Peru boy charged with vandalizing Demerritt Cemetery
PERU — A 16-year-old local boy was accused Saturday of causing an estimated $16,000 in damage to 19 headstones on July 21 in Demerritt Cemetery. Oxford County Sheriff’s Sgt. Timothy Holland said Tuesday that he charged the youth with felony criminal mischief for toppling and smashing the headstones. The boy will be arraigned Oct. 11 […]
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Family, comrades remember Peru firefighter
PERU — On Sunday, this Western Maine town lost a native son who faithfully served it as a volunteer firefighter since the age of 14, and as assistant chief for most of the remaining 64 years until his death. On Tuesday morning, family and friends of Conrad E. Knox, 78, gathered at his home to […]
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Peru woman charged with OUI after crashing car into cemetery
PERU — Police accused a local woman of drunken driving on Tuesday afternoon after the car she was driving careened off Route 108 and into Demerritt Cemetery, destroying several headstones. Following the 3:15 p.m. accident, Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputy Willie Nelson charged Joann Durrell, 57, of 1049 Auburn Road (Route 108), with operating under the […]