Patricia Clark of Readfield has been recognized as the 2022 Maine Mother of the Year by American Mothers, Inc. Clark is director of early childhood studies and lecturer of mental health and human services and education at the University of Maine at Augusta. She will join 49 other mothers in representing their states at the annual […]
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Readfield to hold special Veterans Day event
READFIELD — A ceremony honoring Civil War veterans will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Readfield Corner Cemetery on Church Road. Members of the Third Maine Infantry, a group of Civil War re-enactors, will participate. The special remembrance will begin at 10 a.m. From the cemetery the Third Maine will lead the way to Asa […]
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Woman arrested in stabbing incident Sunday in Readfield
A woman was arrested following a domestic violence incident Sunday where police say she stabbed a man in the arm at a property on Beaver Dam Road in Readfield. Pamela Tarrio, 56, was charged with aggravated assault on the 64-year-old man, according to Sgt. Peter Michaud of the Maine State Police. Michaud said the incident […]
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Readfield officials quiet after barn concert
Readfield officials have decided against taking immediate action in the wake of Bob Bittar’s barn concert on Millstream Road last Saturday that prompted complaints from neighbors and others. But that hasn’t quashed lingering resentment and questions surrounding what kinds of event activities the town will allow in residential areas. Town Manager Eric Dyer said Thursday […]
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Winthrop homeowner fears house will collapse
WINTHROP — A family who lives near the south end of Maranacook Lake is worried that its house could collapse in the next year because of delays in a taxpayer-funded project to restore a nearby dam and stream bank. While Winthrop officials have expressed sympathy for Patricia and Tom Heiss and are considering intermediary steps […]
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Maranacook Community High School honor roll listed
READFIELD — The second-semester honor roll of the 2017-2018 school year for Maranacook Community High School is announced. High Honors Grade 12: Connor Firth and Ariana Wiles. Grade 11: Grace Bachelder, Luke Bartol, Kylee Cochrane, Grace Despres, Madelyn Dwyer, Charles Hippler, Gabriel Jones, Duncan Rogers, Anna Swimm and Lily Welch. Grade 10: Wyatt Cannell, Michael Chalmers, […]
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Readfield woman who shot husband, says she still loves him, gets 5 years
AUGUSTA — Sally Ann Earl-Costello, 62, admits she shot her husband in the back with a 12-gauge shotgun at their Readfield home and that it was “horrible, unthinkable, terrible, criminal.” She apologized Thursday during her sentencing hearing at the Capital Judicial Center, saying she still loves her husband of 38 years. “With these hands that […]
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Everett V. Tufts
AUGUSTA — Everett V. Tufts, age 90, died Sunday, May 27, in Augusta. He was born in Lewiston on June 21, 1927, the son of Fred and Alice (Vickery) Tufts. Mr. Tufts grew up in Auburn, attended local schools, graduating from Edward Little High School, and attended Coburn Classical Institute and Bates College. He served honorably […]
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Bellows a tireless advocate
I would like to thank Sen. Shenna Bellows for representing my community, Readfield, for the past two years. Shenna is a tireless advocate for the neediest among us. Her focus on the uneven burden that property taxes place on community residents due to tax shifting from the state onto municipalities is welcome. Serving the last […]
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Violent history: Readfield man indicted in police foot chase
LEWISTON — A Readfield man who served prison time as a teenager for attacking a man with an ice chopper was indicted on a slew of charges this week stemming from a dramatic foot chase with police in downtown Lewiston. Luke Blair, 27, was indicted by the Androscoggin County grand jury Tuesday on a dozen […]