Winslow’s annual Blueberry Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 15, at Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow St. in Winslow. This year’s festival will be presented as a drive-through, take-out, “Blueberry Fest To-Go” event, with social-distancing protocols observed. Drive-through admission to the festival is free, according to a news release from […]
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Stray cat known as ‘Big Hurt’ in Wilton dies a year after finding a home
Burt’s adoptive family has started a memorial fund to help other stray cats.
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Man charged in Massachusetts murder, armed robbery captured in Carthage
Derell D. Guy, 34, of Lynn was taken into custody, about 6 miles from where he fled, by the Maine State Police Tactical Team with assistance from a K-9 without incident or injury, police said.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police in Wilton search for Massachusetts man wanted for murder
Police ask people to lock their doors, take keys out of vehicles and bring in their dogs.
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Wilton man pleads guilty to theft from Gould’s Service Station
Six former employees of the Wilton station were involved in a fraudulent points scheme resulting in theft of more than $100,000.
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Area writers receive the Maine Literary Award
REGION — Kristen Case of Temple and Linda Britt of Wilton have been named recipients of the 2020 Maine Literary Award. The annual award is sponsored by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, which selects one recipient per genre. Britt, who received the award for her play “I Smile, Of Course, And Go On Drinking […]
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Western Maine Play Museum to offer day camps, scavenger hunts, more
WILTON — The Western Maine Play Museum, like all area businesses and nonprofits, has been struggling to move forward during the COVID-19 crisis. Joni James, the museum’s executive director, and her team have been doing extensive brainstorming to keep the museum active, while waiting for return to normal operations, according to a news release from […]
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Maine restaurants find different ways to serve diners in the pandemic
As restaurants in Androscoggin, York and Cumberland Counties reopen for dine-in service, some in Franklin and Oxford Counties have had a month’s head start.
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Farmington man charged with assaulting ex-wife, stepdaughter in Wilton
Ryan Nuzzo is accused of punching out a car window.
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Bear kills goats, destroys beehives in Franklin and Kennebec counties
Eight animals have been killed and two have survived maulings in the past three weeks.