HARTFORD — The Maine Forest Service is investigating a wildfire that burned 33 acres in Hartford Saturday afternoon. According to a press release issued Sunday by the Maine Forest Service, reports of the Oxford County wildfire came in Saturday around 1 p.m. The fire was discovered by hunters off Route 219 in Hartford. Firefighters from […]
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Soldier with local ties dies in Afghanistan
LEWISTON — Andrew Hutchins, a 20-year-old U.S. Army specialist with local ties has died in Afghanistan. Hutchins was killed Monday while serving as a military policeman with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Ky. His father, Jeffrey, lives in Leeds. His mother lives in Waltham. Details of Hutchins’ death were unavailable at press […]
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Leeds students visit Curtis Homestead
LEEDS — The third and fourth grades of Leeds Central School visited the 360-acre Curtis Homestead Conservation Area on the Bog Road on Oct. 22 as guests of the Kennebec Land Trust. Participants in the Kennebec Woodland Partnership conference joined the students to learn more about how the KLT works with schools to teach about […]
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Crash claims life of Leeds teen
AUBURN — A Leeds teen died Friday night when the car he was driving flipped on Stone Road, partially ejecting him from the vehicle. Police said early Saturday morning that 17-year-old Madison Daigle died after losing control of the 1995 Volkswagen Jetta he was driving. Critically injured, he was taken to Central Maine Medical Center […]
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‘Another Great Evening of Music’ scheduled
LEEDS — The Leeds Community Church will present “Another Great Evening of Music,” with Bryce Libby as headliner, on Saturday, Sept. 25. Libby, a Turner native and the youngest child born into a musical family, will perform a full set of cabaret and show tunes. The talents of his parents, Ken and Dorothy Libby, and […]
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Route 219 wins “Worst Road in Maine” contest
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A couple from central Maine who had to spend $1,000 in repair bills after their car went over a particularly bad pothole has won a $250 car repair gift certificate for their troubles. The Maine Better Transportation Association announced Thursday that Martha and Roland Jordan have won the association’s “Worst Road […]
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Leeds resident receives Boston Post cane
LEEDS — Louise Grant of Leeds was presented with the Boston Post Cane at a recent gathering of the Leeds Historical Society. Grant, who will be 99 in June, is Leeds’ oldest citizen and was honored with a replica of the original cane which can be seen in the Leeds Town Office. The Boston Post […]
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Naked grilling: Forget the condiments — Leon Emery at Farmers’ Gate Market says to let the flavor come on through
Once upon a time, before they were quartered and hung in a meat locker, these cows grazed in an open field, content, on an all-grass diet. Leon Emery says you can almost taste the sunshine. He’s a butcher with a sales pitch. And, a point. My first bite into one of his hamburgers found meat […]