NORWAY — Lisa Jean Martin, 51, of South Paris passed away Tuesday, March 28, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, with loving family by her side. Lisa was born in Bridgton, Feb. 10, 1966, then raised in Norway by her mother, Daphne, and stepfather, Forrest Martin. Her biological father, Russell, and his wife, Joyce Day, reside in […]
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Lorraine L. Skinner
NORWAY — Lorraine L. Skinner, 77, passed away Monday, April 10, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. She was born in Fryeburg on Feb. 28, 1940, to Freeman and Esther (Bartlett) Durgin. Lorraine attended Fryeburg Academy and married Philip L. Skinner. She had been employed at local shoe shops in Norway and Bridgton and worked as a […]
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Maynard E. Burns
AUBURN — Maynard Earl Burns, 72, of Bridgton passed after a long battle with lung cancer Thursday, March 30, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, with his loving family by his side. Maynard was a resident of Lewiston for many years prior to settling Bridgton. He was born in Friendship on Feb. 10, 1945, […]
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Face Time: Jack D. Jolie, a.k.a ‘The Bridgton Pan-Handler’
Jack Jolie is a man driven by music. He spent the early years of his life learning how to play the guitar, performing in front of live audiences and recording music with his father. In the ’70s, he lived in Nashville with his father, where they wrote and recorded country music. Now, he lives in […]
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Father Normand E. Carpentier
LEWISTON — Father Normand E. Carpentier, 71, of 142 Broad St., Auburn, died Sunday, March 19, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Born in Quantico, Va., on April 5, 1945, he was the son of Charles E. and Adrienne Lajoie Carpentier. Educated at Holy Cross and St. Louis grammar schools, he attended high school […]
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Trail Hounds robotics team headed to California
PARIS — A passion for hiking — not only with humans but man’s best friend — led to the creation of the Trail Hounds’ successful safe hiking project, which landed the team the opportunity to represent Maine in the North American Open Championships for the FIRST LEGO League in May. The Trail Hounds are part […]
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Shawnee Peak racers go to the mattresses
Adam Armington of Lovell, Maine, right, holds on as his team goes airborne as they cross the finish line during The Mattress Race at the Shawnee Peak ski area, Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Bridgton. The annual late-season event had a theme of “a tropical vacation,” but racers had to deal with mid-winter conditions and […]
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Fishing derby cancelled NEW SHARON — The annual Cape Cod Hill School Fishing Derby that was scheduled for Saturday, March 4, has been cancelled due to unsafe ice conditions. Blood drive taking place on March 3 FARMINTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is hosting its annual winter blood drive on Friday, March 3, from noon to 6 […]
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Walking the goat in Norway
Jack Jolie of Bridgton takes Chester, his Nubian buck goat, for a walk in downtown Norway after visiting the veterinarian for an injured horn spur. Jolie said he wanted to let Chester stretch his legs after being cooped up in the back of his van.
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Pickup truck, tractor-trailer truck collide in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A pickup truck and a tractor-trailer flatbed collided Wednesday morning on Route 27, just south of the Barker Road intersection, officer Ryan Rosie said. There were no injuries, he said. When the southbound pickup truck went around a corner, the northbound tractor-trailer truck was moving over to go around a Maine Department of […]