READFIELD (AP) — Maine state police say speed and distracted driving are being investigated as factors in a fatal crash in which a 17-year-old was behind the wheel in Readfield. Investigators say the 20-year-old passenger, Gabriel Soucy of Mount Vernon, died at the scene Saturday afternoon after the pickup he was riding in went through […]
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Students named to dean’s lists
BOSTON, Mass. — Emmanuel College in Boston recently announced recipients of dean’s list awards for the spring 2012 semester, which included the following local students: Brianna E. Bly of Buckfield and Dayle L. Castonguay of Lewiston. SAVANNAH, Ga. — Annunziata Graziano of Readfield, Maine has been named to the dean’s list at the Savannah College […]
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Barbara ‘Ann’ Buck
LEWISTON — Barbara “Ann” Craig Buck of Nobis Point Road, Readfield, died Nov. 30, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., July 8, 1935, to George and Dorothy “Helen” Bone Craig. She graduated Calumet High School, Calumet, Mich., in 1953, and Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis., in 1957, with a […]
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Youth band, Ramblers will celebrate ‘Cry of the Loon’ CD
READFIELD — On Saturday, Dec. 1, the Maranacook String Band and Sandy River Ramblers will celebrate the release of their “Cry of the Loon” CD, featuring original songs about Maine penned by Stan Keach. The CD’s 14 songs cover topics ranging from Colonel Joshua Chamberlain’s decisive skirmish at the Battle of Gettysburg to Donn Fendler, the 12-year-old boy who […]
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Bomb threat reported at Readfield polling place
READFIELD (AP) — A bomb threat has been reported at the polling place in the central Maine town of Readfield.Megan Sanborn of the secretary of state’s office says the bomb threat was received early Tuesday evening at the Readfield Town Office, which serves as the town’s polling place.Sanborn didn’t know the exact nature of the […]
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Bomb threat report at polling location in Maine incorrect
READFIELD, Maine (AP) — A state official says a report of a bomb threat at a polling place in central Maine was incorrect. Megan Sanborn of the secretary of state’s office says her office received a report of a bomb threat being received Tuesday evening at the Readfield Town Office, which serves as the town’s […]
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Students are semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship Program
EVANSTON, Ill. — Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation have announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next […]
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Readfield slaying trial moved to Franklin County
AUGUSTA (AP) — The trial of a Massachusetts man charged with killing a Maine man who had taken him into his home has been moved to Franklin County from Kennebec County. A judge Tuesday moved the trial of David Silva Jr. out of Kennebec County because noisy construction is scheduled to take place near the […]
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Readfield native wins national transportation award
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Nathan Belz, Ph.D. civil and environmental engineering student, and Brian H. Y. Lee, assistant professor, both in the University of Vermont School of Engineering, have won the Fred Burggraf Award from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies for their research titled, “Composition of Vehicle Occupancy for Journey-to-Work Trips: Evidence of […]