OTISFIELD — At least seven people, including a child who suffered critical injuries, were hurt in a two-boat collision on Thompson Lake on Thursday. Witnesses said the collision knocked children and an adult into the water. The Maine Warden Service later identified the operators of the boats as Matthew Nolan of Potomac, Md., and Ken Bartow […]
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Harness racing: Final trip to winners’ circle for Jimmy Jordan
An obscure painting of an illustrious harness racer with deep Maine ties sent his son on a a journey of self-discovery and inspired an amateur historian to push for the induction of the driver with into The Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y. During his research, Stephen D. Thompson, creator and […]
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Rangeley Lakes Regional School students off to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
RANGELEY — A team of six students from Rangeley Lakes Regional School will travel to Michigan State University in late May for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. Yes. The world competition. Mya Laliberte, Hannah McMillan, Lily Lavalee, Ella Schaffer, Evan Smith and Emily Eastlack will compete against teams from around the world. As […]
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Red Eddies raising money to aid Dempsey Center
AUBURN — Rakiya Mohamed barely took a breath as she ran through her pitch — selling a coin-like coupon to dinner patrons at Gritty McDuff’s — before bustling back to her team with a smile and a $20 bill. Moments later, other teens arrived holding $5 and $10 bills and bundles of $1 bills for […]
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New downtown Lewiston hotel to open Wednesday
LEWISTON — A new Lincoln Street hotel will take in its first guests Wednesday. Owner Chris Thompson confirmed that the Hampton Inn will begin taking guests Sept. 10. “We wanted to get open as early as possible into the Bates College school year and certainly before the Dempsey Challenge,” Thompson said. “That was a big […]
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Dixfield voters approve Ione Harlow fund request
DIXFIELD — Residents voted at Thursday’s special town meeting to use up to $10,000 from the Ione Harlow Dixfield Community Fund to build an enclosure for a new electronic scoreboard at Harlow Park. Peru resident Mark Thompson made the request at the July 28 board meeting. After the board confirmed that there was enough money […]
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Man facing drug charges accused of assaulting witness
PARIS — Police said a man accused of manufacturing and selling methamphetamine was arrested Tuesday on a charge of attacking a witness who gave evidence against him. Rodney Levesque, 35, of Hunts Corner Road in Albany Township, was arrested in Bethel on Aug. 12 by an Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy on charges of tampering with a […]
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Rangeley superintendent explains new graduation requirements
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 Superintendent Susan Pratt made a PowerPoint presentation for the board Monday night to illustrate some of the knottier features of the new proficiency-based diploma requirements. The state requires that after Jan. 1, 2018, high school students must demonstrate proficiency in state standards in English language arts, mathematics, social studies, […]
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Ione Harlow fund request on agenda for Dixfield selectmen
DIXFIELD — A request to use up to $10,000 from the Ione Harlow Dixfield Community Fund to build an enclosure for the new electronic scoreboard at Dirigo High School is on Monday’s agenda for selectmen. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Ludden Memorial Library. At the July 28 board meeting, […]
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Phillips fire destroys mobile home
PHILLIPS — A fire that destroyed an unoccupied mobile home at 109 Park St. early Monday morning may have resulted from work done to replace an electric water heater. Tenants of the home owned by Joel Thompson moved out a couple weeks ago and he was getting it ready to rent, Phillips fire Chief James […]