HARTFORD — Selectmen on Thursday night opened bids on the 1978 International Harvester tractor with attachments and awarded the machinery to McNeil Farm Inc. There were seven offers, ranging from $403 to $3,500. David Bowman had the winning bid for the chipper. The Road Committee reported it had looked at Thompson Lane and Farrand Hill […]
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Fear didn’t strike out Sea Dogs pitcher
PORTLAND — Brian Johnson isn’t just willing to return to the scene of his worst nightmare. He’s doing everything in his power to make it happen. If he continues pitching as well he has been this season, including since his May 2 promotion to the Portland Sea Dogs, he may be back on the Fenway […]
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Former Andover resident publishes novel about Molly Ockett
BATH — A former Andover resident has published a fictional account of the life of Molly Ockett, an Abenaki healing woman born in the 18th century. Karen Johnson, who now resides in Bath, published her first novel, “Singing Bird: Molly Ockett, A Maine Legend,” on May 19 at local bookstores and Amazon, and describes it […]
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Sabattus man’s bail lowered in drug trafficking case
LEWISTON — Bail for a Sabattus man found with more than 300 illegal prescription pills at his home was lowered Monday from $100,000 to $30,000 cash. Reece Johnson, 24, appeared in 8th District Court in handcuffs after spending the weekend at Androscoggin County Jail. Johnson was arrested Friday after Maine Drug Enforcement Agents searched his […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Bethel, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Red Bull brings Frozen Rush to Sunday River
NEWRY — Off-road trucks with half-inch spikes in their tires will take to the ski slopes at Sunday River on Friday in a unique competition called Frozen Rush. Eight pro-tour drivers will go head-to-head in pairs as they race their 900-horsepower trucks through giant slalom gates on South Ridge. The event, free and open to […]
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First snowstorm of 2014 descends on northeast U.S.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A winter storm was bearing down on the Northeast on Thursday, promising heavy snow, strong winds and frigid temperatures that will make commutes hazardous for the first work day of the new year. Snow began falling overnight in parts of New England and New York, but the real brunt of the […]
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Pumpkin Run was fun for families
WEST PARIS — The first Pumpkin Run held Oct. 20. More than 200 entrants participated in the 5K run, mile-walk and kids fun run. For completing the run, each child was able to take home a pumpkin donated from the Swain Family Farm in Bethel. For the adults, Wendy Newmeyer from Maine Balsam Fir Products […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Water pollution is main concern for Hartford committee
HARTFORD — When the Road Committee discusses the upcoming project on Gurney Hill Road and other projects, their main concern is to assure that there will be no water or wetland pollution. Road Committee Chairman Harley Swanson said that he, Selectman Jack Plumley and Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson met at Gurney Hill Road and formed an informal […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Battling moose displays at the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — The only two existing displays of antler-locked moose in North America will be on display at the Fryeburg Fair next week. In a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Director of Public Information and Education Doug Rafferty said Maine has partnered with New Hampshire Fish and Game to bring […]
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High court to decide if 911 transcripts in Biddeford shootings will be released
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will consider Sept. 9 whether the transcripts of 911 calls made in connection with a Dec. 29 shooting in Biddeford that left two people dead and another wounded should be released. It is one of more than 20 appeals the court will consider next month. James Pak, 74, […]