JAY — Representatives of Buxton, a customer analytics company, will present information Wednesday, Oct. 19, to officials of four towns and the public on how the business can help the towns. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Jay-Niles Memorial Library on Main Street in North Jay. Town managers and selectmen from Farmington, Jay, Livermore Falls and Wilton […]
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School superintendent who hired son resigns
BUXTON — A Maine school superintendent has resigned amid complaints that he broke the district’s nepotism policy by hiring his 23-year-old son. District board chairwoman Rebecca Bowley said in a statement Monday that the severance agreement reached with Frank Sherburne will avoid a legal struggle and bring closure to the matter. Sherburne was superintendent of […]
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Bonny Eagle student dies in Buxton crash
BUXTON — Bonny Eagle High School confirms that a student was killed in a crash overnight on Turkey Lane in Buxton. Buxton police say the accident happened about 1:30 a.m. Thursday. Police say three people were transported to a local hospital with “significant injuries.” A fourth person was declared deceased at the scene. The school […]
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Bernadette ‘Becky’ Miller
1918 – 2015 PORTLAND — Bernadette Mae “Becky” Miller, 97, of Buxton, died Tuesday, June 2, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, following a short illness. She was born in Gorham, N.H., on Feb. 10, 1918, the daughter of the late John W. and Ellen (Wight) MacKenzie. She was educated in Gorham and Berlin, N.H., […]
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Buxton woman found lying in road in remote area of Oquossoc
RANGELEY — A 79-year-old Buxton woman was found lying in the middle of the Bald Mountain Road in Oquossoc at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, police Chief Dennis Leahy said. Her car was found a mile away in a snowbank in a remote area of the road by a person who called 911. She had severe hypothermia […]
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Guns, marijuana and electronics seized by police
Three people have been charged and 11 guns recovered from burglaries in Oxford, Cumberland and York counties the past two months, state police said Tuesday. Arrested on Monday were 20-year-old Cole Meserve of Standish, his sister, 21-year-old Amber Meserve of Limerick, and 23-year-old Christopher Michaud of Limerick, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland […]
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Maine notifying regional officials about suspected cause of Delaware bridge closure
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation is notifying regional offices about the suspected cause of an interstate bypass closure in Delaware. Officials believe a large mound of dirt dumped next to the bridge shifted the ground underneath the span and caused the columns to tilt. John Buxton, the MDOT’s bridge maintenance engineer, said he’s […]
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Home invasion suspect’s surrender terms: Mountain Dew, chocolate milk
BUXTON — Police say a home invasion suspect was coaxed into surrendering after several days in the woods with a promise that he wouldn’t be harmed — and that he’d be provided chocolate milk and Mountain Dew. Police say 30-year-old Michael Crockett Jr. of Buxton was thirsty and hungry — and covered with mosquito bites […]
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Buxton home heavily damaged in early morning fire
BUXTON (AP) — Buxton’s fire chief says it appears a home in town is a total loss after an early morning fire, but there are no reports of injuries. The blaze at the home on Narragansett Trail was reported at about 3 a.m. Tuesday. By the time firefighters arrived, there was thick smoke pouring from […]
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Animal Tales: Homeless ferrets find fun, fellowship in Buxton
BUXTON — As soon as Crystal Kennedy starts down the basement stairs, sleek, furry heads pop up from boxes, blanket piles and plastic tubes. It’s hard to tell who comes running first. Suddenly there’s a brown ferret at her foot, a white ferret dancing for attention nearby. A roly-poly ferret abandons her water dish to […]