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Everett, Wash., sues drugmaker for letting OxyContin flood black market

In this Feb. 16, 2017, photo, Robert Williamson, left, leans on a pole in front of his shelter in the woods as he talks with police Sgt. Mike Braley in Everett, Washington. As overdose deaths from opioids and heroin spiked the mayor of Everett took steps to tackle the epidemic devastating this working-class city north […]

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Eugene W. Everett

1942 – 2016 SOUTH PARIS — Eugene W. Everett, 74, died peacefully Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Maine Veterans’ Home with his daughter, Kathy Everett, by his side. He was born in South Paris on June 3, 1942, the son of Walter and Glenda Welch Everett. Gene enjoyed hunting and fishing in his younger years. […]

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Ernest ‘Roland’ Johnson

1932 – 2015 LEWISTON — E. Roland Johnson, 83, of Auburn passed away Monday morning, Oct. 12, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born in Everett, Mass., on April 8, 1932, a son of the late Ernest C. and Ingrid (Muhlbock) Johnson. He grew up in the area and attended local schools there. He […]

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Resident denied tax abatement asks for rehearing

WATERFORD — A property owner whose appeal for tax relief was denied Thursday by the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review has asked for an immediate rehearing. In a letter dated July 25 to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, John Howe, his wife, Deborah, and daughter, Virginia, whose property is in question, have requested a […]

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Peru board OKs road rally schedule for July

PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved the schedule for the New England Forest Rally on July 18. One of the dozen or so legs of the rally is run on the six-mile gravel section of Dickvale Road in Peru. The road will be closed for the event. According to organizer Mark Everett, […]

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SAD 44, Andover subcommittees to discuss options for Andover Elementary School

BETHEL — The SAD 44 board decided Monday to set up a subcommittee to explore options for the Andover Elementary School. Superintendent David Murphy said Andover selectmen are expected to either serve as a subcommittee or appoint others. They would meet with a SAD 44 comprised of Murphy, Woodstock board member Marcel Polak and Bethel […]