PARIS — A Hanover man was sentenced Tuesday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to five years in prison with all but 18 months suspended on a felony drug-trafficking charge. Matthew Duka, 26, was arrested in 2017 after being charged with conspiring to import heroin and cocaine from Boston and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Rumford. […]
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Albany woman seriously injured when car veers off Route 2 in Hanover
Amanda Hart, 32, of Albany was distracted and veered off the road and over an embankment on Route 2 in Hanover. Hart complained of pain to her chest, pelvis, hips and abdomen and was taken by Lifeflight to Central Maine Medical Center. Amanda Hart, 32, of Albany was distracted and veered off the road and […]
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Nancy J. Wight
NEWRY — Nancy J. Wight, 78, of Newry, passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, at home. Nancy was born Dec. 17, 1938, in Lincoln, N.H., to Murial G. Jean and Harold O. Hussey. She was raised by Benjamin Blay. Nancy grew up in Hanover and was educated in Rumford schools, where she was a member of […]
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Famous western Maine tourmaline mine up for sale, asking $2.7M
NEWRY — In 1972, more than a ton of tourmaline was pulled from Plumbago Mountain. But how much is left? That’s for the new owner to find out. The site of one of the world’s largest tourmaline finds went up for sale this month — 2,222 acres with exclusive mining rights on 50 acres — […]
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Jeffrey Frederick Andrews
1950 – 2016 BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, Vt. — Jeffrey Frederick Andrews was taken way too soon. He was unexpectedly called to conduct a train to heaven on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Jeff was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to E. Frederick and Pauline F. (McCarthy) Andrews. Jeff spent many summers in Ticonderoga with his […]
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Med-Care budget to hold steady
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance will keep its budget at $24 per capita, Selectman Reggie Arsenault told the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 15 meeting. Arsenault, who represents Mexico on the Med-Care Board, said that after two budget meetings, the Med-Care budget was passed on Dec. 9. “The revenue stream on the paying part is showing […]
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Newry selectmen to consider new memorial
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen next week will continue discussion on obtaining a new veterans memorial. The board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in the Town Office. Chairman Gary Wight said previously that the town has memorial plaques recognizing veterans of World War II, but it doesn’t list their names or […]
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Hanover residents approve $525,926 budget at annual town meeting
HANOVER — More than 40 residents approved a $525,926 municipal budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year at the annual town meeting Tuesday evening. Town Clerk Kelly Harrington said that the meeting lasted around two hours, and that the residents approved all 37 articles, including Article 6, which asked residents if they wished to change the […]
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Hanover library ready for Celebration of the Fall
HANOVER — The Gardner Roberts Memorial Library will host their seventh annual Celebration of Fall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, librarian Peggy Susbury said Wednesday. Proceeds will go toward maintaining the library, a one-room building constructed in 1895. It’s beside the Hanover Town Office and is open four days a week. […]
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Charles E. Morse
1932 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Charles E. “Buster” Morse, 83, of South Paris passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass. Buster was born in Newry on Feb. 15, 1932, a son of Cyrus Clark and Edna (Jordan) Morse. He attended schools in Hanover, Newry, Bethel and Locke […]