LEWISTON — Stephen H. Brown, 75, of Carthage died in Lewiston on Thursday, Aug. 16, from complications of cancer. Steve was born in Northampton, Mass., on Aug. 8, 1943, the son of Stephen Brown and Elsa Parshley Brown. He grew up in Northampton and Amherst and graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1968. He […]
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Med-Care holding the line for 2018 budget
MEXICO — The Med-Care Ambulance board of directors has voted to hold the line on its 2018 budget. Directors last month approved a $1,827,333 budget, or $24 per capita — the same as 2017 for the 11 towns comprising the Northern Oxford Regional Ambulance Service. Board President Steve Brown said the budget is actually down from […]
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Mexico 8-year-old receives 911 Award
MEXICO — A young boy was presented with the 911 Award from Med-Care Ambulance on Thursday for demonstrating a cool head and quick thinking during a medical emergency at home. Marq Macleod, 8, called 911 on July 31 because his soon-to-be stepfather, Matthew Lennon, appeared to be hallucinating and said that “seals were dancing in […]
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Med-Care budget to hold steady
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance will keep its budget at $24 per capita, Selectman Reggie Arsenault told the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 15 meeting. Arsenault, who represents Mexico on the Med-Care Board, said that after two budget meetings, the Med-Care budget was passed on Dec. 9. “The revenue stream on the paying part is showing […]
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Rumford woman injured in Roxbury snowmobile accident
RUMFORD — A Rumford woman was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital on Saturday after her snowmobile struck a tree in Roxbury, Warden Josh Smith said Monday morning. Smith said Kathryn Gagnon, 53, of Rumford was driving her snowmobile in the area of Bunker Pond Trail when she missed a left turn and hit […]
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Rumford police, fire respond Sunday to suicide on Memorial Bridge
RUMFORD — Officers with the Rumford Police and Fire departments responded to the report of a suicide on Memorial Bridge on Sunday morning. Rumford Sgt. Tracey Higley said the Police Department, along with the Maine Warden Service, Rumford Fire Department and Med-Care Ambulance, were dispatched to Memorial Bridge after receiving a call about a suicide. […]
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Andover girl rescued after sledding accident
ANDOVER — An 11-year-old girl was rescued this week after she fell off her sled at the bottom of a 75-foot-long hill behind her home, fire Chief Rob Dixon said Wednesday. The girl was taken to Rumford Hospital on Monday evening and later to a Portland hospital for treatment, Dixon said. He did not identify […]
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Canton to begin E911 numbering
CANTON — Enhanced 911 numbering will soon get underway after training on Tuesday at the Town Office, Administrator Scotty Kilbreth told selectmen Thursday night. Kilbreth, who is also the town code enforcement officer, volunteered himself and the office staff to take the training. He said he is just waiting for the state to send him […]
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Peru woman dies in ‘tragic, tragic’ accident: Mother backs over her
PERU — A local woman was killed Thursday morning when her mother accidentally ran over the woman while backing up a car. Lt. Brian Landis of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said Linda White, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her mother, Maxine Brown, 77, ran her over in the driveway of their residence […]