ROXBURY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that they’ll have to put off paving the Town Hall parking lot until next spring. They also unanimously appointed Ashley Hall of Andover as Roxbury’s alternate animal control officer. She will handle matters when ACO Sue Milligan is unavailable. Selectman Tim Derouche and Chairman John Sutton said the summer […]
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Oxford crash sends woman to hospital
Krystye Betteny, 26, of Paris, was injured when the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox she was driving north and a 1991 Jeep Cherokee driven by Reginald Mains, 88, of Otisfield, collided, Oxford Patrolman Zane Loper said. A nursing supervisor at the hospital said Friday night that Betteny was treated and released. Loper said Mains was pulling out […]
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Trailblazing women lead impressive inaugural class into Maine Basketball Hall of Fame
BANGOR — Lisa Blais was a trailblazer. So were Rachel Bouchard and Joanne Palombo. They not only helped put high school girls basketball on the map in Maine, but they also proved that girls from the state could play at the highest level after high school. Blais Manning, Bouchard and Palombo McCallie were among the […]
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Clemens: No regrets, no control over Cooperstown
BOSTON (AP) — Roger Clemens took advantage of his induction into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame to throw batting practice to two of his sons on the field at Fenway Park. Then, it was off to Chicago to see another son play in a high school All-America game at Wrigley Field. But at […]
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Maine Baseball Hall: Taylor’s love of game made him a shoo-in
PORTLAND — When Arthur ”Arthie” Taylor was on the diamond, he often dominated the action. His exploits and competitive nature were honored when he was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. The Rumford native proved to be the epitome of what a town team baseball meant to the respective communities when […]
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Oxford developers submit hotel plans for state approval
OXFORD — Construction on a proposed 93-room Hampton Inn across from the Oxford Casino on Route 26 could be weeks away after developers submitted plans to the state. Hotel developers are in the process of building the hotel, the first stage in a “master plan” to develop 550 acres of farmland into a series of […]
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Family first for hall inductees
AUBURN — Family was the word of the day at the 2014 Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Lost Valley Sunday afternoon. The five inductees — Kelly Bennett Brown, Ann-Marie Caron, Dan Maloney, and brother and sister Verne Paradie Jr. and Tammy Paradie Thibeault — all spoke about how family played a part […]
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A/L Sports Hall of Fame: Maloney walked the line
Football is more than a game to Dan Maloney. It taught him how to succeed on and off the field in his business career. “Part of the story to me (is that) football really changed my life and prepared me to have a successful business career after football,” Maloney said. “I’ve learned a lot playing […]
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Rowe among seven to join racing hall
AUGUSTA — While a long, cold winter is delaying the start of stock car racing here in central Maine, hundreds of longtime enthusiasts celebrated the sport’s rich history Saturday evening. Seven individuals were inducted into the Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame, as the Class of 2014 took center stage at the Augusta Civic Center. This […]
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Farmington Auxiliary offers Remembrance Tree
FARMINGTON — The Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is providing a Remembrance Tree at the hospital entrance, with bulbs purchased in memory or honor of individuals. A tree in the hospital lobby shows the names of the dedications, as well as the donors who made the gift. Proceeds benefit the Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. On Dec. […]