OAKLAND — Authorities are investigating a fire Tuesday night on Sawtelle Road that claimed the life of a person in a camper, the fire chief said. The State Fire Marshal’s Office on Wednesday morning said the man who died is believed to be 46-year-old William Halley. His body has been taken to the State Medical […]
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Board accepts high bid for Livermore trailer
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons accepted the high bid Monday for a small utility trailer, Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay said Wednesday. There were four bids. Resident Tim Cox was the high bidder at $53.50, she said. In another matter, she said former Board of Selectpersons Chairman John Wakefield has applied to be on the Budget Committee. The […]
Selectmen to meet with the Friends of Peru Elementary School on Dec. 8
PERU — At Monday night’s meeting, selectmen announced that they will meet with the Friends of Peru Elementary School on Monday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m., prior to their regular 6 p.m. selectboard meeting. Residents recently voted to return oversight of the old school to the selectmen, with the Friends of Peru Elementary School providing management […]
Bucksport trailer damaged in Friday morning fire
BUCKSPORT — More than 30 firefighters fought a fire at Sherwood Forest Mobile Home Park on Friday morning, officials said. Bucksport and Orland crews were dispatched to the scene shortly before 9 a.m., according to Bucksport firefighter Jared Bowden. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke inside the double-wide trailer, Bowden said, but no fire was […]
Missing shipping container incident under investigation
WEST PARIS — The disappearance of a 53-foot shipping container from the old Penley Mill property in West Paris is being investigated as a theft by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. According to Chief Deputy Hart Daley, the trailer was last seen at a drop yard on the property three weeks ago, but its disappearance […]
Waldoboro man accused of setting fire that destroyed trailer he lived in
WALDOBORO — A man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a fire on Union Road in Waldoboro last week. Eric Buckley, 34, who resided at the mobile home, was taken into custody upon being released from VA Togus Hospital in Augusta on Friday, Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. […]