HIRAM—Investigators may never discover what caused a fatal fire in Hiram that left a 19-year-old man dead Saturday. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the State Fire Marshal’s Office, said Sunday the fire was so intense there is very little left for investigators to work with as they try to find the cause of the blaze that killed Alexander […]
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One man killed, four escape house fire in Hiram
One man died and four others managed to escape a house fire in Hiram early Saturday morning, according to the State Fire Marshals Office. Alexander Mudgett, a 19-year-old resident, died in the fire. He was found on the first floor at the foot of the stairs. Investigators believe he was trying to escape the burning […]
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Fire destroys house and barn in Hiram
HIRAM (WGME) — A barn and a house were destroyed in a fire Thursday night, according to the Hiram Fire Department. Officials said they were called to the property on Hampshire Street around 8:45 p.m. They said when crews arrived, the barn had already burned to the ground and the house was fully engulfed in […]
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Making windows sparkle in Norway
Rich Moore of Hiram washes the front windows at Cafe Nomad on Main Street in Norway on Wednesday afternoon. It’s one of several businesses in Norway he washes every other week. He said he’s been doing it for three winters, and does it in other towns, including Bridgton, Falmouth, Fryeburg, Paris and Gray. (Matthew Daigle/Sun […]
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Westbrook man charged with taking returnables from cancer fundraiser
Police say 39-year-old Eric Dorf of Westbrook was charged with theft by unauthorized taking Tuesday morning HIRAM (WGME) — A man has been charged after the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says he stole hundreds of dollars worth of returnables that were donated to help raise money for a Porter man with cancer. Deputies say 39-year-old […]
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Fatal crash in Brownfield on Friday killed Hiram woman
BROWNFIELD — Police have named Gail Sumber, 80, of Hiram as the person killed in a car crash on Route 113 on Friday afternoon, WGME reported. Sumber was a passenger in a car driven by James Biggs, 70, of Hiram that nearly struck head-on a car driven by Melissa Lavin, 40, of Bangor. Channel 13 […]
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Former Sacopee Valley ed tech pleads not guilty to sex charges
PARIS — A former education technician at Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old student at the school where he once worked. Zachariah Sherburne, 24, the son of a former southern Maine superintendent, pleaded not guilty to both a felony count of gross sexual assault […]
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Marjorie L. Westleigh
1924 – 2016 BETHEL — Marjorie L. (Tibbetts) Westleigh, 91, of Bethel died on Wednesday, June 1, at her daughter’s home in Hiram. She was born in Rumford on Oct. 30, 1924, a daughter of Fred and Louisa (Cummings) Tibbetts. A full obituary may be viewed at www.wnyfuneralhome.com.
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Hiram fire destroys Sebago Road barn
HIRAM — An accidental fire destroyed a small barn and ell, and damaged a home at 72 Sebago Road early Monday morning, Second Assistant Fire Chief Eric Durgin said. The fire was reported around midnight when the owner, who was not identified, was at work, Durgin said. A neighbor alerted the owner and she returned […]
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Wales couple among 4 motorcyclists killed in weekend crashes
HIRAM — State police said a couple from Wales were killed Monday afternoon when their motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck in Hiram, doubling the number of motorcycle-related fatalities over the long weekend. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. on Route 113. According to a news release by Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson […]