WILTON — A Farmington man drowned Tuesday afternoon after he dove into Wilson Lake from his pontoon boat and surfaced struggling, according to a news release by the Maine Warden Service on Wednesday. Jeffrey “Jeff” Mitchell, 63, was pulled from the water by witnesses prior to the arrival of Maine Warden Service personnel. Wilton firefighters […]
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Man facing drug charges accused of assaulting witness
PARIS — Police said a man accused of manufacturing and selling methamphetamine was arrested Tuesday on a charge of attacking a witness who gave evidence against him. Rodney Levesque, 35, of Hunts Corner Road in Albany Township, was arrested in Bethel on Aug. 12 by an Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy on charges of tampering with a […]
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Animal Tales: Water world at Argo
LEWISTON — It has all the elements of a good soap opera: Intrigue. Murder. Memorable characters. The fact those characters are tropical fish doesn’t put off anyone. “There’s a lot of action. You know what? Everybody likes the action,” said Jason Levesque, CEO of Argo Marketing. “Everybody comes in here and they watch the fish.” […]
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Poaching pensions? School leaders inflate salaries to boost retirement
Tom Morrill wanted to boost his retirement. So a few years ago, during his last year as Auburn’s school superintendent, Morrill chose to have the school system pay him some of the money it was paying for his health insurance. He turned around and bought back that insurance. Morrill didn’t gain or lose anything in […]
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School budget frustrating for Auburn mayor, school officials
AUBURN — Mayor Jonathan LaBonte’s penchant for redesigning government bumped up against school officials’ frustrations with state-enforced budgets during a special joint meeting Thursday night. LaBonte suggested now might be a good time to consider putting all youth-related matters — from library to recreation — under the School Department’s control. His ideas were not received […]
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L-A calling: More Mainers earning a living on the line
LEWISTON — A rooftop patio, an employees-only brew pub and a work space dominated by a 6,000-gallon saltwater aquarium are some of the unexpected amenities workers at Argo Marketing Group’s new call center in Lewiston’s downtown will enjoy when the facility opens later this year. It’s part of the $2.4 million renovation of the long-boarded-over, […]