PARIS — A boat launch. A volleyball court. Picnic tables. A dog park. Scavenger hunts. These are just some of the ideas for the town’s new recreational space at the Paris Utility District (PUD) property on Paris Hill Road. The 1 Paris Hill Committee held an open house on Saturday, May 20, to let people check […]
2017
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Oxford Hills Memorial Day parades and events for 2017
OXFORD HILLS — Memorial Day observances will be held throughout the Oxford Hills. Paris The annual Memorial Day Service in Paris is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 29, which includes Maine Treasurer Terry Hayes giving the Memorial Day address. The parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. at the lower parking lot at the Oxford […]
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Husband, wife are grand marshals of Norway Memorial Day parade
By Matthew Daigle NORWAY — After 34 years of marriage, Ralph and Rose Moulton have figured out the secret to living a happy life: Keep it simple and stay busy. Ralph, a World War II veteran who turns 90 in August, said that he has spent his 30 years of retirement spending time with his […]
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11-year-old hit by car while riding skateboard in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — An 11-year-old Maine boy is being treated for life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car while skateboarding. Police say the boy had skated into an intersection in South Portland when he was hit Wednesday. He was unconscious when medics arrived. The driver called 911 after the collision. He is cooperating […]
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Donald Trump meets with EU leaders
BRUSSELS — Visiting a city he once called a “hellhole” to meet with the leaders of one alliance he threatened to abandon and another whose weakening he cheered, President Donald Trump will address a continent Thursday still reeling from his election and anxious about his support. Trump traveled Thursday morning to the European Union headquarters […]
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Your fitness tracker’s calorie count isn’t as accurate as you think
Calorie counting is a useful way to lose weight, but a new study suggests a fitness tracker could sabotage your efforts. The devices are overwhelmingly popular. For instance, since its inception, the leading brand, Fitbit, has sold at least 30 million of them. The company promises on its website that the devices “track steps, distance, […]
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Harold T. Andrews, of Hebron Academy, first Maine casualty in WWI
HEBRON — Hebron Academy suffered the first Maine casualty of World War I. Harold T. Andrews, Class of 1914, died in the Battle of Cambrai in France in late November 1917, after he jumped on an abandoned machine gun and tried to defend himself and others in the American engineering regiments as the Germans advanced on […]
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Dam failure imminent; $1.4 million to repair
OXFORD — The Welchville Dam is in danger of failing, according to engineer Myron Petrosky, of MBP Consulting in Portland. “The condition is awful. It is in the state of imminent failure,” Petrosky told the Board of Selectmen at its May 18 board meeting. “If the dam fails I would expect the pond levels (Whitney and […]
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Norway loses star student to local war effort
NORWAY — Harold T. Andrews, a Herbon Academy graduate and the first Mainer to die in the First World War, was well known in Norway having spent some of his summer vacations at Beal’s Hotel on Main Street engaged in the insurance business. But before Andrews was killed in the Battle of Cambrai in November […]
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Funeral notices for Thursday, May 25, 2017
ANICETTI — Frank J., 77, passed away on Monday, May 22. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Crosman Funeral Home in Lisbon Falls. An additional visitation will be held on Saturday, May 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Crosman Funeral Home in Lisbon Falls. A […]