Eight people were rescued Wednesday afternoon after a motorboat they were in caught fire on Morrill Pond in Hartland. Game Warden Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said all eight people escaped without injury just before 3 p.m. The boat’s owner, Christopher Gibson, 43, from Acworth, Georgia, told game […]
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Leon W. ‘Junior’ Elliott Jr.
1939 – 2015 SKOWHEGAN — Leon W. “Junior” Elliott Jr., 75, of Skowhegan and formerly of Lewiston, passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, at his residence in Skowhegan. He was born Nov. 12, 1939, in Hartland, the son of Leon Elliott Sr. and Doris (Cool) Elliott. Leon was raised in Hartland and graduated from Hartland Academy. […]
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Maine communities to share $1.2 million in grants
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine is receiving more than $1.2 million in grants for community and economic development in distressed parts of the Northern Forest area. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the Northern Border Regional Commission grants Tuesday. They say the five grants represent significant investments in these communities […]
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Frank H. McConnell
1936 – 2014 Frank H. McConnell, 77, of Poland, passed away on Thursday, June 12, in his home with his wife by his side, following a long illness. He was born in Hartland on Dec. 14, 1936, to parents Howard and Esther (Griffith) McConnell. Frank graduated from the Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield in 1955. […]
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William A. Witt
1946 – 2013 HARTLAND — William A. Witt, 66, of Harmony, met “The Great Spirit,” while doing one of the things he loved the most — fishing on Great Moose Lake in Hartland, a place where he found peace and tranquility. Bill was born in Boston on Nov. 28, 1946, the son of Eugene Witt […]
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Wardens recover boater’s body from Great Moose Lake
HARTLAND — Maine Warden Service divers have recovered the body of a Harmony man missing since Sunday. The body of William Witt, 66, was recovered in about 8-9 feet of water in Pickerel Cove on Great Moose Lake near where his boat was discovered on Sunday, according to Maine Warden Service spokesman Doug Rafferty. Witt’s […]
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Warden Service searches for man in Hartland lake
HARTLAND (AP) — The Maine Warden Service is continuing its search for a man whose unmanned boat was spotted circling a central Maine lake. A warden service officer said a boat belonging to 66-year-old William Witt of Harmony was spotted circling Great Moose Lake in Hartland with no one on board at about 7 p.m. […]