Norman C. Hodsdon

BRIDGTON — Norman C. Hodsdon, 90, of Foxboro Road, Lovell, passed away Saturday, May 4, with his daughters by his side. He was born July 28, 1922, the son of Arthur and Eleanor (Kerr) Hodsdon. Norman was an avid Boston Red Sox fan and he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and was a pa...

Communications Training Conference held in Lovell

LOVELL — More than 60 first responders gathered at the Lovell Fire Station on April 6 for the third annual Communications Training Conference. It was sponsored by the Oxford County Regional Communications Center and hosted by Lovell fire Chief Tom McKenzie. The conference was open to...

Fishing opportunities should be good Monday

Francis Brautigam, a fisheries biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Gray, manned a department booth at the second annual Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on March 23 in Bethel. He provided open-water anglers with information about where to fish on April 1, Maine's...

Lovell man accused of sex abuse

PARIS — A Lovell man is accused of sexually abusing a girl under 12 on Jan. 1. Glenn M. Graves, 29, of Christian Hill Road, faces one count of unlawful sexual contact, a Class A offense, and one count of Class D unlawful sexual touching. He was arrested in Lovell on Friday by ...

Irish flags honor cancer victim, welcome spring

LOVELL - Family and friends of the late Josie Armington, who passed away 14 years ago from cancer, spent Friday putting dozens of Irish flags up around town. Before she died, Josie had bought the flags and raised them all over town and with permission from Central Maine Power. The tribute to Josi...

Briefly

LOVELL — A flea market and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Lovell United Church of Christ, Route 5, Center Lovell. There will be lunch, baked goods, crafts, flea market items, antiques and furniture. For table rental or information, conta...

Clinton man claims $2 million Powerball prize

CANAAN — An unemployed truck driver scored a $2 million lottery prize late last month. James Lovell of Clinton matched the first five numbers on the Feb. 23 Powerball ticket to claim $1 million. Because he used the Power Play option, his prize was doubled to $2 million, according to ...

Lovell: Ramsden re-elected to board, budget passed

Lovell voters re-elected Selectman John Ramsden to the board and passed a $1.1 million town budget Saturday at the annual town meeting.

Lovell town meeting set for Saturday

LOVELL — Residents will be asked to approve an expected $1,115,984 budget at the annual town meeting Saturday. Voters will be asked to act on 88 articles, including electing a selectman, making a recommendation for the appointment of a code enforcement officer and see if the town wil...

Lovell landmark a great loss to the town

LOVELL — The Lovell Village's General Store that burned Saturday was once the hub of the community. "It was the center of village life," Lovell Historical Society member Catherine Stone said. "Some might argue it was the center of life in Lovell." Four days after an early-morn...