JAY — An East Dixfield woman’s SUV went out of control Thursday morning on ice and slush on Morse Hill Road in North Jay, left the road and struck a private utility pole and a mobile home. Donnajean Buckley, 50, was traveling west toward Route 17 when her vehicle hit ice and slush on a […]
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Victim in Wilton crash remembered as a caring man
WILTON — An East Dixfield man who died Wednesday in a crash was remembered Thursday by three of his children as a very caring man. Gale Waycott, 62, died when he lost control of his truck on Temple Road and it rolled over and struck a tree, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. The mix of […]
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Cynthia L. Osgood
1934 – 2015 PORTLAND — Cynthia L. Dyke Osgood, 80, of Farmington, died the afternoon of Monday, May 25, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Her passing was the result of complications following heart surgery. She was born on June 29, 1934, in East Dixfield. The daughter of Milford and Thelma (Butterfield) Dyke. She received […]
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Correction: Maine Maple Sunday details updated
WILTON — A roundup of Wilton-area sugarhouses participating in Maine Maple Sunday which ran on Page A9 in Wednesday’s Region edition should have stated Sunrise Maple Farm will offer an indoor pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. and a lunch of beans, hot dogs and more will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 […]
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Wilton Group to host events for Maine Maple Sunday
WILTON — As part of its Think Local First Campaign, the Wilton Group will support the five sugar houses in Wilton that are participating in Maine Maple Sunday on Sunday, March 22. The sugar houses will be open, regardless of the weather, for tours and will have delicious treats for visitors to sample and purchase. […]
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Fire destroys garage, tools, 1959 Harley in East Dixfield
EAST DIXFIELD — A garage fire on Green Street in East Dixfield destroyed the owner’s lifetime collection of tools and his 1959 Harley-Davidson motorcycle Wednesday. Charlie Green was working on a snowmobile in the garage and started the wood stove to dry out the seat, he said at the scene. He went into his home […]
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Clayton Coe LaPlant
1926 – 2015 EAST DIXFIELD — Clayton Coe LaPlant, 88, of East Dixfield, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 18, at his son’s home with his family at his side. He was born in Dixfield on Nov. 29, 1926, a son of William and Addie Sampson LaPlant Sr. While a junior in high school, Clayton was drafted […]
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EAST DIXFIELD — Brian Maxham has little time to ice-fish but he wants to see children have the opportunity. A Maine Department of Transportation crew supervisor by day, Maxham, 59, makes tip-ups for ice-fishing on nights and weekends. A tip-up sits over the ice hole. When a fish tugs at the line, a small flag […]
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State investigator: Auburn company shouldn’t have asked age of applicant from East Dixfield
An investigator for a state agency found that an Auburn manufacturing company discriminated against an East Dixfield man by requiring him to reveal his age on an employment form. In January 2013, Allen Ackley applied for a job as a plant technician at Tambrands Inc., which manufactures and sells consumer hygiene products internationally. The company […]