LIVERMORE FALLS — Concerns about a possible tax abatement for Verso Paper Co. prompted Jay RSU 73 board member Michael Schaedler to begin a discussion of what may happen to the school district and the district’s three member towns at Thursday’s board meeting. “What is the reality of the abatement?” he asked. “If we lose […]
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Paris board OKs $28,000 for fire department vehicle
PARIS — Selectmen on Monday approved spending up to $28,000 to buy a new command vehicle for the Fire Department. According to fire Chief Brad Frost, the department has purchased a 2014 Ford Interceptor specifically designed for use by first responders. It comes ready for communications equipment and emergency lights to be installed. Frost expects the […]
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Fire marshal investigating cause of fatal house fire in Perry
PERRY — The Maine state fire marshal was on the scene Sunday morning of a fatal house fire on Birch Point Road. According to Perry Fire Chief Paula Frost, the body of the homeowner, whose name is being withheld pending notification of family members, was discovered outside of the engulfed, two-story home Saturday afternoon. Cause […]
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Western Class D Football Championship: Cats out of the bag
DIXFIELD — Aside from a trick play or an injury-related switch there, not many championship football teams fundamentally change who they are at this time of year. Almost never will spectators see a regional semifinalist suddenly shift gears from two of the gridiron’s most time-honored offensive attacks to the gadget approach du jour … and […]
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TV figure David Frost, who coaxed apology from Nixon, dies at age 74
Sir David Frost, the veteran broadcaster who famously drew a grudging post-Watergate apology out of former President Richard Nixon, died Saturday aboard a cruise ship sailing from England to the Mediterranean. He was 74. His death, from an apparent heart attack, was confirmed in a statement his family released to the BBC. Known for his […]
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Maine Women’s Amateur Golf: Bouchard regains composure, wins again
BRUNSWICK — It was the self-professed worst iron shot of Emily Bouchard’s life, and the end result could have been much more disastrous than losing a golf tournament. Her level of concentration possibly dulled by a seven-shot lead with three holes remaining Wednesday in the Maine Women’s Amateur, Bouchard badly mis-hit a 4-iron to the […]