ANDOVER — Andover’s librarian, Janet Farrington, and her friend, Hazel Wightman, were key cheerleaders and supportive advisers for a fundraising campaign spearheaded by local lake water quality volunteer monitors Ross and Christine Swain. The Swains are volunteers for the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and track water quality indicators at Roxbury Pond, also known as […]
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Roxbury weighs pros and cons of speeding solutions
ROXBURY — Residents met with the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening at the Town Office to discuss ways to reduce speeding on Main Street. The meeting followed complaints from Stan Kaubris and several other residents during the summer. Selectman Tim Derouche said Thursday that residents could provide a list of suggestions and later evaluate […]
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Roxbury board selling two tax-acquired camp lots
ROXBURY — Selectmen set minimum bids Tuesday night for two of three tax-acquired properties that are less than an acre each. Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton said the two camp lots are on Main Street just beyond the boat launch for Roxbury Pond. One is 0.14 of an acre; the other is 0.23 of […]
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James D. Riordan
1924 – 2015 WESTBROOK — James D. Riordan, 90, a resident of Avita of Stroudwater, Westbrook, formerly of Rumford, died on Wednesday, May 27. He was born in Livermore Falls on Aug. 14, 1924, the second of nine children to George and Serena Riordan. He graduated from Livermore Falls High School and attended Farmington Normal […]
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Joseph A. Elliott
1937 – 2015 RUMFORD — Joseph A. Elliott, 77, died Friday, April 3, at Rumford Hospital, with his family by his side, following a brave battle with lung cancer. He was a lifelong resident of Rumford. Born in Rumford on Dec. 21, 1937, he was a son of Fred J. and Mary E. (Roach) Elliott […]
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Dixfield man builds fishing shack with tractor-trailer cab
DIXFIELD — Bob Riley loves ice fishing so much that he built a unique fishing shack late last year and parked it on Roxbury Pond in Roxbury. It’s the Dixfield garage and towing service owner’s favorite place to fish with his brother-in-law, Bub Desroches of Dixfield, though neither eats what they catch. Riley, a former […]
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Mexico Lions Club to host ice fishing derby on Valentine’s Day
ROXBURY — After placing a nearly 20-inch tagged brook trout into Roxbury Pond through the ice last February, Roland Patneaude hoped someone would catch it during the Larry Mercier Ice Fishing Derby. It was worth $2,000. But for the 35th year in a row, no one caught the beautiful fish during the derby. However, for […]
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Caution urged for Maine’s traditional ice angling season opener
RUMFORD — This week’s cold spell should have happened last week to set up the ice in time for Jan. 1, Maine’s traditional start to its ice angling season. After last week’s heatwave and subsequent windy conditions, Gov. Paul LePage urged caution on Tuesday in a news release for snowmobilers and ice anglers heading out […]
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Warmth, rain bad for Western Maine sled trails, but spring skiing a boon for ski areas
RUMFORD — Small Maine ski areas including Black Mountain in Rumford, Titcomb Mountain in Farmington and Shawnee Peak in Bridgton featured something unseasonable Friday and Saturday: spring skiing conditions. Warm weather this month and rain has slammed the brakes on what looked this fall to be a promising season. But officials at the ski areas […]
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Roxbury board delays Town Hall paving work
ROXBURY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that they’ll have to put off paving the Town Hall parking lot until next spring. They also unanimously appointed Ashley Hall of Andover as Roxbury’s alternate animal control officer. She will handle matters when ACO Sue Milligan is unavailable. Selectman Tim Derouche and Chairman John Sutton said the summer […]