Peru News

Eileen Adams/Sun Journal Soon these cubbies will be filled with brightly colored boots and coats, and the chairs occupied by 4-year-olds at Dirigo Elementary School.

The house at 711 Weld St. in Dixfield is, according to an online map, 4.5 miles from the town center in Dixfield and 2.5 miles from the center of Carthage.

Scott Dennett photo The facade of the chalet home in Dixfield is all that remains after the fire late Saturday night.

Members of the Senate and House of Representatives join in recognizing Robert S. "Bob" McPhee, of Dixfield, on the special occasion of his induction into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.

CAMDEN : It is customary for the Maine Legislature to ask a religious leader to present a prayer at the opening sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

SPRUCE HEAD : New paintings by up and coming artist, James Stephen Zoller are now being displayed in the dining room at Craignair Inn.

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Rachael Lee Robinson, 20, of West Paris, May 27, burglary, assault, $1,000 bail, Norway Police Department.

BAR HARBOR : Diana Escobedo Lastiri will be showing "Transient Encounters," an exhibit of photographs taken in South America at College of the Atlantic's Blum Gallery from Wednesday, May 27, through Saturday, May 30.

BAR HARBOR : The weather has been so beautiful lately and the daffodils are up and blooming.

Dewey Sheehan, 13, was one of 15 youths, ages 10-14, who took top honors in a photo and essay contest that drew thousands of entries from across the nation.

Explosions heard on Wednesday morning by residents from Peru to Andover were sonic booms from Navy fighter jets and not an earthquake, according to Jim Miclon at Oxford Regional Communications Center in Paris.

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Zachary Eugene Jackson, 20, of Fryeburg, March 14, domestic assault, $1,500 unsecured bail, Maine State Police.

From her home here, Angela Calden visited her MySpace site Wednesday afternoon, reviewing pages of comments and prayers proffered by friends and relatives.

A 36-year-old Jay man has been indicted on arson and burglary charges related to a Canton fire that occurred last May.

Two people are dead after a head-on collision in the Western Maine town of Peru... It happened around 7:30 Monday morning.

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Townspeople are mourning the deaths of two of their own after a head-on collision early Monday on Route 108 near Valley Road.

The last of five people charged in a burglary spree of camps last summer pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday in Oxford County Superior Court.

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