LEWISTON — Thursday, Sept. 6, after a valiant fight Nancy passed on to Heaven with her family at her side. Born Nov. 22, 1936, to Richard and Evelyn Howard, Nancy grew up in East Auburn and attended Auburn Schools, graduating from Edward Little. While in high school she was a majorette. Nancy continued her education and […]
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Eustis woman pleads guilty to threatening former neighbor
FARMINGTON — A Eustis woman pleaded guilty in a Farmington court Tuesday to using a BB air rifle to threaten a man walking his dog near her home last year. Marcia L. Higgins, 65, entered her plea to criminal threatening, based on her belief that she is not guilty but thinks that based on the […]
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Three Somerset County residents accused of stealing camping equipment in Eustis
EUSTIS — A Skowhegan woman and two Somerset County juveniles face charges connected to the theft of camping equipment Tuesday night from a campsite off Flagstaff Road. Franklin County Deputy Brian McCormick, who was assisted by Sgt. Matthew Brann, responded to a report of theft, and was provided a description of a car and a […]
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Richard Walton Smith
FARMINGTON — Richard Walton Smith, “Dick,” 80, of Eustis died peacefully Saturday, July 21, with his loving family with him. Richard was born Aug. 14, 1937, in Peabody, Mass., a son of Ralph and Gladys (Smith) Smith. He is survived by his loving wife, Ruthann (Lahtinen), the love of his life for 60 years, of Eustis; […]
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Equipment fire at Stratton Lumber in Eustis
EUSTIS – A log loader at Stratton Lumber Co. was destroyed and its operator injured Thursday afternoon when it caught fire, Fire Chief Sprague Wise said Friday. He estimated the loss at about $250,000. The operator was using the large machine when it caught fire and jumped from it and sprained an ankle, Wise said […]
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Polar Blast Celebration in Eustis-Stratton
EUSTIS-STRATTON — The villages of Eustis and Stratton in the western mountains will celebrate all things winter on Friday through Sunday, Feb. 8 to 10, at the Polar Blast Celebration. Family events will include cardboard sled slide, fireworks, ice skating, chili chowder contest, silent auction, music, dancing and the largest event: Saturday’s snowmobile radar run […]
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Carol Francis Taylor
NORWAY — Carol Francis Taylor, 64, of Powhatan Road, Otisfield, died suddenly Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 24, 1953, a daughter of Rene and Murielle (Lebrun) Lecompte. She was educated in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School, Class of 1971. She worked for several years for […]
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Eustis woman accused of threatening dog walker with pellet rifle
EUSTIS — A local woman is accused of pointing a high-powered air rifle at a man walking his dog on Ken’s Way next to her property, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday. Deputy Brad Scovil responded at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a woman threatening the caller with a rifle. The […]
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Priceless: Eustis hunter saves a buck
EUSTIS — A hunter who had been pursuing deer in the woods just a day earlier used his boat Sunday to save a drowning buck from a freezing lake. The Bangor Daily News reports Justin Wyman saw the struggling buck in Flagstaff Lake in Eustis on Sunday. The six-point buck had fallen through thin ice […]
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Woman killed in ATV crash near Eustis
COPLIN PLANTATION (AP) — Maine game wardens say a woman was killed when she crashed her all-terrain vehicle in Coplin Plantation, near the town of Eustis. Police say the victim, a 25-year-old from Eustis, died Tuesday night after the ATV rolled on top of her. Her body was found by friends when she didn’t return. […]