Buckfield News

Details for the rip-roaring smash-bang Fourth of July celebration in Turner are completed and it is evident that the town will see the biggest event in its history aside from the centennial 25 years ago.

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Stephen Curtis Holden, 45, of Otisfield, June 23, unpaid fines, $170, Oxford County Sheriff's Office Ryan Thomas Child, 21, of Rumford, June 23, ...

It was supposed to be a fun evening ride. The Legere family had made the trip before, clomping down Route 117 in one of Phil Trundy's pony carts.

Since 1998, "The Early Evening Show" with Mike Miclon has been playing to packed houses at Oddfellow Theater in Buckfield.

LINCOLNVILLE : John Meader, who raises woody plants in Buckfield, has a neat system for propagating some shrubs, vines and trees from softwood cuttings .

Despite the fact that midnight was fast approaching, more than half of the original 80 voters in attendance continued to look for every penny they might cut from the town's budget Wednesday.

Polly Ouimet, a longtime news editor at the Sun Journal, died Friday of cancer at home with her family by her side.

One of the survivors of a deadly crash in Buckfield is out of the hospital. Grace Legere, 9, was killed Monday when a truck ran into the horse-drawn buggy in which she was riding along Route 117.

While police searched for clues to the cause of Monday's catastrophic crash that killed 9-year-old Grace Legere of Auburn, a church community mourned and prayed.

As the 2008 Buckfield High School graduates marched into the auditorium led by grand marshals Charles Allen and Vera Abbott, senior James Guilmet was seated with assistance on the platform.

A newspaper says a motorist who was blinded by glare from the setting sun when he crashed into a pony-drawn cart had a similar accident two years ago.

It was the most stressful of times, it was the strangest of times. That about sums up the Maine Press Association's experience with the "short" session of the 123rd Maine Legislature.

Police said a 9-year-old girl died Monday night after an accident in Buckfield. It happened at about 7:50 p.m. on Route 117 between the Turner town line and Roundabout Road.

Voters approved development of a greenhouse and landscaping business, Reen's Greens, by Maureen and Gary Searles at 377 Redding Road.

Students stared with somber expressions as a realistic scene played out before them to illustrate what could happen as a consequence of driving while drunk.

Good morning! Well, May is turning out the way it normally does. You get a few wonderfully warm days and you think, "Yes, it is spring." And then, here come the 50 degree temperatures and rain to take that ...

Police are investigating a dog attack that sent a Buckfield woman to a hospital. via WMTW-TV Auburn

The Oddfellow Theater will celebrate its 10th-year anniversary Friday and Saturday, May 16-17. Friday's production will be a first performance reunion show and Saturday's event will be the 10th anniversary ... via Sun-Journal

“They've dropped about 30, 35 percent”

Sure, Charles Casey loved his pickup truck. It was, after all, just a couple of years old. via Sun-Journal

“There are seven taxpayers who are only asking for minimum upkeep. I think we should at least go and take a look”

After a lengthy discussion Tuesday night, selectmen voted to abandon a portion of Hammond Hill, Irish Hill, Gammon and Old Mountain roads. via Sun-Journal