Newry News

Mike and Jennifer Warren of Wilton brought chain saws, a flatbed trailer and an all-terrain-vehicle to a single-acre lot Saturday in the Mahoosuc Mountain Range above Newry.

Pullout Box: Upcoming or ongoing household hazardous waste collections: From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.

The sister of one of four people murdered over Labor Day weekend in 2006 has filed suit against the estate of the Newry innkeeper who rented a room to the killer.

The body of an elderly man was found in a Western Maine park last Monday night. Wardens were called to Grafton Notch State Park in Newry about a vehicle that had been sitting in the same spot for several days.

An unoccupied house in a remote area of town was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight Wednesday.

Stanley Steamers won't be the only vintage vehicles in town this week when the End of Summer Hoorah automobile and motorcycle show takes place Saturday at the Farmington Fairgrounds.

Maine Energy Systems , a new company providing wood pellet fueled boilers for home heating, has appointed Daniel Wheeler to the position of Senior Mechanical Engineer.

"I think it only fair that Lewiston should pay one half the cost of patrolling Lake Auburn during the fishing season," says a prominent Lewiston business man and a heavy tax payer.

State Poilce and the Oxford County Sheriff's Department on on scene of a crash involving a tractor-trailer carrying wood chips and a car on Route 2 in Hanover.

Jordan McLaughlin, a Medway resident, was awarded a scholarship by the Maine Innkeeper's Association Education Foundation, affiliated with the Maine Innkeepers Association at a gala dinner at the Grand Summit ...

Cutbacks in Maine's judicial system will be in the spotlight when the summer meeting of the Maine State Bar Association gets under way Thursday in Newry.

The Mount Abram ski resort in western Maine has been sold to two local investors.

Plans are moving ahead toward construction of a new Med-Care Ambulance Service facility as each of the 11 member towns vote on whether to approve a new 10-year local agreement. via Sun-Journal

Maine's two largest ski areas, Sunday River and Sugarloaf, are calling the past ski season, in which both resorts saw action into May, a record breaker. via WMTW-TV Auburn

“But if it pans out the way Otten thinks it will, the returns will be better. Entrepreneurs love that kind of environment.”

By The Associated Press Friday, May 09, 2008 - Bangor Daily News With oil prices continuing to rise, a former ski industry mogul and part-owner of the Boston Red Sox has started a venture that aims to convert ... via Bangor Daily News

A judge has rejected an appeal made by Christian Nielsen to have statements he made to police, shortly after being arrested on murder charges, suppressed. via WVII

“That's why it's not just about an ambulance service”

Less than 38 days from Monday, the fate of Med-Care Ambulance Service should be decided. via Sun-Journal

“Everyone said it was one of the hottest blazes they've been to. All-new buildings are airtight, and the material inside was all pine boards, so it had plenty of fuel. When I got there, most of the fire was around the chimney area”

A Bethel couple and their 2-year-old granddaughter escaped injury Friday night when a fire destroyed the couple's new, two-story home. via Sun-Journal

“It was put out to bid in February and now we're analyzing the proposals before making longer-term decisions”

Newry has a new solid waste hauling agreement after selectmen decided to go with low bidders at Monday night's board meeting, rather than stay with one hauler. via Sun-Journal

“Oprah's Big Give", is still looking to "grow”

Christian Nielsen appeared in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court yesterday to appeal statements he made to police shortly after being arrested on murder charges. via WVII