Buckfield Board of Selectmen March 6, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Building Bridge project What happened: Jeff Stern of the Androscoggin River Watershed Council gave an update on the Darnit Brook-Shedd Hollow Road project, including a timeline for work. What it means: Stern continues to look for grants to pay for replacing the bridge over Darnit Brook […]
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Gerald A. Farrar
SUMNER — Gerald Alton Farrar, 78, of Sumner, passed away Monday, Feb. 26, while doing what he loved. Gerald was born April 4, 1939, to Arland and Gertrude Farrar, in the same farmhouse where he later raised his own family. He graduated from Stephens High School in 1957 and served in the United States Navy before […]
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Corinne Ackley
SOUTH PARIS — Mrs. Corinne Ackley, 93, died Monday, Feb. 12, at the Maine Veterans Home in South Paris. She resided in Sumner. Born in Rumford on Oct. 24, 1924, she was a daughter of John and Ruth (Glover) Trenoweth. Corinne attended Rumford schools and worked for C.B. Cummings in Norway until her retirement. Corinne loved […]
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Program helps students aspire to more education after high school
SUMNER — Three school administrators Monday gave updates on the GEAR UP programs to Regional School Unit 10 directors Monday. GEAR UP, or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a grant program of the U.S. Department of Education. “GEAR UP is (needed) to provide aspirations for kids to be able to attend […]
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Larry A. Conant
SUMNER — Larry Abbott Conant, 74, of Sumner, passed away Thursday, Jan. 25, at his home. He was born Oct. 1, 1943, in Norway, to Leon and Florence (Hadley) Conant. He graduated from Norway High School and served his country in the U.S. Army. He married Rosalie Ellen Currier on June 27, 1987. Larry worked at […]
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Young farmer takes in show
Lucien Perron, 11, of Sumner hangs out on a Waterman Farm Machinery tractor at the 77th annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show on Wednesday afternoon. Perron, attending with his father, has raised turkeys with his sister and now has a cow. The trades show continues through Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Admission is free. (Kathryn […]
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Farmington traffic stop leads to arrest of two from Sumner
FARMINGTON — Two Sumner residents face several charges after a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy stopped their vehicle Sunday night for illegally attached plates, according to Sheriff Scott Nichols. Deputy Derrick Doucette found the passenger, Nicole Waas, 32, had 10 outstanding warrants for unpaid fines. She was also faces charges of trafficking in prison contraband, violating […]
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Marilyn T. Gordon
LEWISTON — Marilyn T. Gordon, 87, of Livermore, passed away Monday, Dec. 4, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born Sept. 13, 1930, in Sumner, the daughter of Guy Loring Timberlake and Bertha Claire Tucker. She was a 1948 graduate of Leavitt Institute in Turner. She met the love of her life, Robert […]
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Fire destroys barn in Sumner Monday
SUMNER — A fire late Monday afternoon destroyed a barn on Starbird Road. Sgt. Tim Grimes of the State Fire Marshal’s office said Tuesday morning that he was on his way to the scene, at 35 Starbird Road, to assist the Sumner Fire Department with an investigation into the origin of the fire. Grimes said the […]
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Sumner residents approve annual spending, ordinances
SUMNER — At their annual town meeting Thursday night, residents passed all 42 articles and two ordinances, including a marijuana moratorium. They also re-elected Selectman Mary Anne Haxton and Road Commissioner Andy Wickson. There were roughly 45 people in attendance at Hartford-Sumner Elementary School, where Terry Hayes was elected moderator. At the beginning of the meeting, […]