CARTHAGE — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism to several headstones that were overturned and U.S. flags that were ripped apart at Winter Hill Cemetery on Winter Hill Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Cpl. Christopher Chase received the report of vandalism Sunday. He believes the vandalism occurred between Saturday night and […]
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City negotiating to bring crematorium to Oak Hill Cemetery
AUBURN — A national crematory company is negotiating a lease with the city to build at the front of Riverside Drive’s Oak Hill Cemetery. Roland Miller, Auburn’s director of economic development, said he is negotiating a lease with the company and hopes to have a draft in front of city councilors in about a month. […]
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Pico Ridge a family-friendly hike with great views
INDUSTRY — While 3 to 4 feet of snow still blankets the hills, it’s not too early to start planning a leisurely spring hike, such as Pico Ridge in Industry. For the hard-core winter enthusiast, Pico provides a snowshoe jaunt up past a cemetery and through the woods to a scenic viewpoint overlooking Clearwater Lake […]
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Shearman sworn in as register of deeds in symbolic ceremony
BUCKFIELD — Circled by the graves of her ancestors, Patricia Shearman was sworn in as Register of Deeds for eastern Oxford County in a symbolic ceremony Friday morning. In a small ceremony at the Buckfield Village Cemetery on North Buckfield Road, Shearman took the oath of office with one hand on a history novel, the thesis […]
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30 wreaths taken from Saco cemetery
SACO — Police in Saco are trying to determine who is responsible for stealing 30 Christmas wreaths from headstones at a cemetery in Saco. Sgt. Scott Sicard says the thefts occurred between Monday and Friday last week at the Laurel Hill Cemetery. Sicard says a family member concerned about the thefts hid a surveillance camera […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Channeling Hank
Douglas Antreassian got hooked on spooky from annual trips to Salem, Mass., as a kid. In his 30s, he owned a popular haunted tour company and a hearse with dual flamethrowers. At 46, he’s channeling the spirit of an 18th-century York reverend, who for 15 years wore a black veil over his head and neck, even […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore Falls to look at ways to keep livestock out of cemetery
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Manager Kristal Flagg and Public Works foreman Director Bill Nichols will check out a fence at a cemetery on the Haines Corner Road to see what can be done about it to prevent livestock from getting in it and rooting up areas. Pigs, goats, cattle, rabbits and ducks have been getting […]
Posted inRiver Valley, The Franklin Journal
Grant, cemetery lawn mower on agenda for Dixfield selectmen’s meeting
DIXFIELD — Discussions on the recent Community Development Block Grant denial and a new cemetery mower are on the agenda for the 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 28 selectmen’s meeting at Ludden Memorial Library. Interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky said during Thursday evening’s annual town meeting that the town was denied the CDBG they applied for […]
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Hebron voters increase spending on firefighting, roads, cemeteries
HEBRON — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting passed a budget of about $740,000, but some raised concerns about the $770,000 available in the General Fund. “We have a ton of money in the General Fund,” said resident Randy Swift as voters were asked to approve requests for increases in several budgets. Swift said he […]