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Fire department vote set for Wednesday

BYRON — Residents will decide on Wednesday whether to dissolve their longtime fire department in favor of contracting fire protection services from another town. The special town meeting is set for 6 p.m. in the Coos Canyon Schoolhouse. If a majority of residents who attend this meeting decide to dissolve the Byron Fire Department, selectmen […]

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Peru man injured when gun lever explodes

ROXBURY — A 49-year-old Peru man suffered injuries to his right hand when the lever action on the Marlin 45-70 rifle he was using exploded on firing during target practice Saturday, according to a Maine Warden Service report. Kevin Hostetter’s injuries included a dislocated thumb and cuts and burns, Warden Service spokeswoman Deborah Turcotte said. […]

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State to reconstruct 5 miles of Route 17 in Roxbury, Byron

ROXBURY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that the Maine Department of Transportation is planning to reconstruct five miles of Route 17 through town next year. The project, which is scheduled for construction in the summer of 2011, will begin 3.61 miles north of the Mexico-Roxbury line and extend north 5 miles to the Swift River […]