LEWISTON — Kent Mayerson played taps for the Lewiston Auburn Memorial Day Parade and unveiling ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Park on May 24. “Mayerson is the youngest and only Boy Scout that ever played taps at a military commemorative event held at the Veterans Memorial Park since its inception,” said Paul R. Bernard, […]
Bernard
Paris recreation and conservation committees merge
PARIS — Citing declining participation and an overlapping purpose, selectmen Monday approved merging the conservation and recreation departments. The move reorganizes the Conversation Committee as a recreation subcommittee. Volunteer participation in the Conservation Committee, which traditionally preserves trail conditions at Cornwall Nature Preserve on Paris Hill and Billings Dam Park, has fallen to just a […]
Paris officials issue 500 notices for liens
PARIS — Unpaid taxes are increasing at a steady rate even as town officials work toward economic growth and lower tax rates. The town issued 500 30-day notices for liens this year, up 82 from the year before, representing 18.6 percent of all taxable real estate. From July 1, 2013, unpaid taxes amounted to $486,445.07, […]
Man shot after 18-hour standoff with police in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH (AP) — Maine police officials say a man in Ellsworth has been shot after an 18-hour stand-off with police. Maine police spokesman Stephen McCausland says the 50-year-old Jeffrey Barnard man was shot by a state trooper at about 6:30 Sunday morning. He said Barnard was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center, where he was […]
Sex offender notification
The following people meet Auburn Police Department’s policy on community notification. Offender’s name: Danny Bernard Age: 46 Street address: 24 High St., #1, Auburn Conviction: One count of rape; two counts, indecent assault and battery on a person aged 14 or older Record location: Orleans District Court and Barnstable Superior Court, Massachusetts Registrant type: Lifetime […]
Mount Desert Island lobster pier sold to Connecticut financier
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A local lobster pier that for decades has been home to a family-owned lobster retail and wholesale business has been sold. The new owner of Beal’s Lobster Pier is Russel Bernard, managing principal of a real estate private equity firm in Westport, Conn. The pier is located at the end of Clark […]
Towns to address Main Street stoplight problems
PARIS — The town intends to fix a stoplight at Main and Alpine streets that has been malfunctioning for at least a year. Selectmen on Monday voted to spend $2,800 to install a camera system to signal the light to change during off-peak hours. The light at the Norway-Paris line is co-owned by the towns and […]
Rumford man arrested on criminal threatening charge
RUMFORD — Adam R. Cormier, 18, of Rumford was arrested Sunday night by Det. Sgt. James Bernard on a charge of Class C criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. A female called 911, reporting that while in front of her residence on Cumberland Street with her child and boyfriend, Cormier drove up and pointed a black […]
Selectmen focus on short-term goals
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen has whittled down a weighty list of long- and short-term goals for the town to a handful of immediate priorities and will hold a public hearing next month to go over their plans. At a workshop last Thursday, selectmen discussed goals they want to accomplish within the next year. […]