DEAR SUN SPOTS: Rural Community Action Ministry is accepting donations for its third “Somewhat Annual” yard sale scheduled on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24 and 25. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the RCAM office, 81 Churchill Road in Leeds. Call 207-524-5095 for more information. — No name, no town […]
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Robert P. Preo
AUBURN — Robert P. Preo died Thursday, July 12. He was born July 1, 1945, in Auburn. His parents were Ralph Preo and Ruby Kinlin. Bob married his childhood sweetheart, Carol LaChance, on March 21, 1964. Bob and Carol had four children: Lisa, Lauri, Rob and Karen. In 1962, Bob joined the U.S. Marine Corps, then, […]
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Sabattus Seniors plan fun day SABATTUS — The Sabattus Seniors will have a fun day on Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Maxwell Gill Hall. There will be no meeting on this day. The meal will be sandwiches, and the cost will be $6 per person. For reservations or cancellations, call Pauline at 207-375-4037 by July 25. […]
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Bethelyn Sweatt Fushimi
AUBURN — Bethelyn Sweatt Fushimi, 91, passed away Monday, July 16, at the Sarah Frye Home in Auburn, where she had resided for the past four years. Beth was born in New Gloucester on May 8, 1927. She was the daughter of Dr. Linwood Sweatt and his wife, Vivian Marden Sweatt. She graduated in 1945 from […]
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Society hearing about sanatorium OXFORD — Ben Conant will present “History of the Hebron Sanatorium” to the Oxford Historical Society at its next meeting. The monthly meeting will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, at 73 Pleasant St. followed at 6:30 p.m. by the presentation. Conant is the historian and curator for the Paris Cape Historical […]
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Looking Back on July 18
100 Years Ago: 1918 Browse this newspaper and it ought to be generally known that “coffee is not good for babies!” But the state board of health has discovered some need for making this fact public. The board also emphasizes the “necessity for sanitary dishwashing, the wash that really washes.” This is a hint to […]
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Carole Lyn Guilford Maynard
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. — Carole Lyn Maynard of Wisconsin passed away Friday, July 6, at the age of 54. She was born in Norway on Nov. 6, 1963, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, the daughter of Richard and Janice (Decato) Guilford. Carole attended local schools and graduated from Oxford Hills High School, Class of 1982. She was […]
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Harry L. Lowe
SOUTH PARIS — Harry Leo Lowe, 96, of Oxford died Saturday, July 14, following a brief hospitalization and stay at Market Square Health Care Center. He was in the presence of his two sons: the Rev. Frank Lowe of Reading, Mass., and Barry Lowe of Oxford. He is survived by his two sons; one grandson, Michael […]
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Rand N. Stowell Jr.
SOUTH FREEPORT — Rand N. Stowell, Jr. died in South Freeport on Thursday, July 12, after a long illness. Rand was born Oct. 14,1941, the son of Rand and Phoebe Hinman Stowell of Dixfield. He attended Dixfield schools, and graduated from Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. He then graduated from Dartmouth College and the Boston […]
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Rose Marie Kenney
BOSTON — Rose was 104 years old at her June 19, 2018, birthday party at the North End Rehab in Boston. She passed away Wednesday, July 11. Her husband, Dennis Kenney, passed at 55. She loved to smile and dance. She was a member of several dance groups meeting at the Harriet Tubman Center in Boston. […]