YARMOUTH (AP) — Massachusetts State Police have located a grandmother and a toddler sought by a sheriff’s office in Maine. State police said 49-year-old Melanie E. Wever, and the child were found by troopers and local police at a gas station in Stoneham, Mass., north of Boston, just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Police said Wever […]
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Former senator George Mitchell to keynote Susan L. Curtis dinner on March 8
PORTLAND — Former Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell will be the keynote speaker at the annual Leadership Celebration of the Susan L. Curtis Charitable Foundation on March 8 at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks. Opened in Stoneham in 1974 in memory of former Maine governor Ken Curtis’ daughter, Camp Susan Curtis, through the […]
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Snowmobiler injured in Stoneham
STONEHAM — A Rhode Island woman was taken to the hospital complaining of injuries Saturday afternoon after her snowmobile hit a small tree, according to the Maine Warden Service. Elizabeth Shaker, 59, was on a groomed trail three-quarters of a mile off Allen Road at 1 p.m. when the right ski of her 2008 Arctic […]
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Saturday fire levels Lovell building
LOVELL — Fire crews from five communities battled a fire in a historic landmark building in Lovell Saturday morning. According to Chief Tom McKenzie of the Lovell Volunteer Fire Department, the fire broke out around 6:45 a.m. Saturday at 224 Main St. McKenzie said that by the time the first crews arrived on scene, the […]
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Vermont man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting young Stoneham girl
PARIS — A Vermont man admitted Thursday in court to sexually assaulting a young girl in her home in Stoneham in May 2012. Kevin P. Collins, 53, of Brattleboro, Vt., pleaded guilty to one count of gross sexual assault, a Class A felony, in Oxford County Superior Court. One count of gross sexual assault and […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Joseph R. Cox, 27, of Woodstock, Jan. 10, probation violation, Maine Probation and Parole. * Wesley E. Hewey, 58, of Stoneham, Jan. 10, failure to pay fines, Maine State Police. * William L. Pannabecker, 20, of Bridgton, Jan. 10, violation of bail condition and […]
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HUD survey seeks count of homeless
LEWISTON — If you or someone you know is homeless, Tri-County Mental Health Services needs your help. Government funds are sent to states and agencies based on the number of homeless that live in each community. Help get the resources you need simply by standing up being counted. There are two ways to be counted: 1. […]
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Donations will change Tree of Peace to white
NORTH WATERFORD – Because of the tremendous response last holiday season, a Tree of Peace and Love will again be located on the lawns of both the North Waterford and Stoneham Congregational churches. The trees will initially be wrapped in colored lights. For a $5 donation a light bulb will be changed to white and […]