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Greely Middle School principal to take job in Poland-area schools
School Administrative District 51 will lose an award-winning administrator when Kimberly Brandt becomes assistant superintendent in Regional School Unit 16, which includes Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot, on July 1. "It's hard; I've been the principal here for eight years, and I do love it here," said Brandt, 52, who lives in Poland Springs.
Woman injured when car flips on Route 121 in Mechanic Falls
A 28-year-old woman was thrown from her car Monday morning after the car apparently hit an abutment and flipped over several times on Route 121 by the Sawyer Bridge.
Dixfield motorcycle club hosting first swap meet
The Dixfield League of Riders will hold its first Motorcycle Swap Meet from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 11 at the American Legion hall.
Oxford sewage system construction to start with south end
The town is expecting major economic development and work on sewage lines and a wastewater treatment facility will begin on the southern end of Route 26 to accommodate it.
Jeers and cheers: Of theft, neighbors, violence and a pledge
On Wednesday last week, Terri Arsenault of Mechanic Falls was sentenced to serve 6 months in jail on two charges of felony employee theft.
Arsenault to serve six months in jail on two felony theft charges
A former John F. Murphy group home manager has been sentenced to serve six months in jail for stealing from the nonprofit and from at least one of the disabled clients served by the agency.
Ranger: Juveniles lighting fireworks may have set off Otisfield fire
A fire that burned across 3 acres of brush Wednesday happened after juveniles lighted fireworks in the woods, according to a ranger investigating the incident.