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Man stabbed in possible home invasion

LIVERMORE FALLS – A 22-year-old man was stabbed Thursday night during a possible home invasion at an apartment on Vine Street, Livermore Falls Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. A second man may have received a serious injury during an altercation in the second floor apartment where the victim lives, Steward said. Police issued a […]

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DA declines prosecution of town manager

LIVERMORE FALLS – State prosecutors will not pursue charges against Town Manager Jim Chaousis after witnesses complained in June that he accused them of stealing his wallet and threatened them after a selectmen’s meeting, police said Friday. “The district attorney’s office has declined any prosecution based on what the investigation has revealed,” State Police Trooper […]

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Temporary travel route change approved for festival

LIVERMORE FALLS – Selectmen voted Tuesday to allow temporary changes to Foundry Road travel to accommodate the Apple Pumpkin Festival on Sept. 25, Town Manager Jim Chaousis said Wednesday. The event sponsored by the Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce will be held between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Recreation […]

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School year off to good start

LIVERMORE FALLS — The school year got off to a great start with student enrollment up slightly, RSU 36 Superintendent Sue Pratt said Thursday. At the beginning of the 2009-10 school year enrollment was 948 students and this year it is 953. It had been projected to drop this year. “We’re going in the right […]

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Police look for driver of speeding car

LIVERMORE FALLS — Police continue to look for the driver of a white 1999 Toyota car that was clocked on police radar going 82 mph in a 35-mph zone on Park Street last week, Lt. Thomas Gould said. Police have a suspect in the incident, which occurred Sept. 1, he said Friday. The last known […]

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Football: Andies wear down young Seahawks

LIVERMORE FALLS – Tough to say for sure if Livermore Falls expected an honest-to-goodness, four-quarter football game from precocious Boothbay on Friday night. About the time a few fallen Andies watched Seahawks freshman Jason Maddocks tiptoe into the end zone to punctuate a 69-yard run early in the second half, though, the defenders of Griffin […]

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SPEFS10 LF fh

Coach:  Julia Parker (10th year) Last year’s record:  12-4 (Lost in Western C semifinal) Returning players: Emilee Castner, Liz Cote, Annika Durrell, Katie Ferland, Samantha Greenwood, Caylee Morris, Kim Theriault, Megan Therrien, Marissa Welch, Micaela Baron, Kathryn Ventrella, Erin Gats, Lexie Neidner, Liz White. Key losses: Hannah Therrien, Kathrynn Lake Promising newcomers: Cheyanne Cushing, Lorayanna […]

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SPEFS10 LF golf

Coach: Rick Carleton (third year) Last year’s record: 9-5 Returning players: Seniors — Brian Maurais, Mike Anctil, Jimmy Seitz; Sophomore — Evan Castonguay. Key losses: Derek Castonguay. Promising newcomers: None listed. Outlook: The Andies lose just one player in Derek Castonguay. he’s a big loss, but with four experienced golfers there to pick up the […]

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Search on Androscoggin ends without incident, police continue investigation

LIVERMORE FALLS — An emergency search of the Androscoggin River below the Route 4 bridge connecting the towns of Livermore and Livermore Falls late Thursday, ended without incident, a spokeswoman for the Livermore Falls Police Department said Friday. Amanda Leclerc, an administrative assistant with the department, reading from a prepared statement said a report from […]

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Dog owner pleads not guilty to 3 charges

LEWISTON — A Livermore Falls man whose dog mauled a Jack Russell terrier last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three civil violations. Martin Vining, 41, told an 8th District Court judge he was not guilty of owning or keeping a dangerous dog, an unlicensed dog or a dog running at large. Vining at first […]