CANTON — Selectmen decided to close some of their stagnant town bank accounts and updated some of their investments at their Wednesday meeting, Town Administrator Scotty Kilbreth said Thursday. “We had over $33,000 sitting in the Pine Grove Cemetery account and we’re going to put it into a CD; that will earn us a lot […]
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Canton veteran receives medals
CANTON — World War II veteran Bernard Adams was presented with the Purple Heart and four other awards in Canton on Thursday. “This is one of our most decorated heroes in the state of Maine,” U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said after the presentation. The Good Conduct Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War […]
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Allen collects for pets in lieu of gifts
RUMFORD — A surprise birthday party was held at the Eagles recently for Valerie Allen. In lieu of gifts, donations of $406 were made to the River Valley Animal Advocates in Canton. The nonprofit organization has helped more than 1,100 area cats to get sterilized and vaccinated against rabies since 2010. Valerie Allen
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Susan R. Gammon
LEWISTON — Susan R. Gammon, 71, of Canton passed away to a life with no pain on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Androscoggin Hospice House. She was born July 19, 1946, in Farmington to the late Frank Cox and Mary Moulton. Along with her brothers, Mike and Tim, she was raised in East Livermore. On December […]
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Canton to get revenue from wind project
CANTON — A tax-increment financing project for which selectmen are applying should “capture at least $40,000 to $80,000 per year,” consultant Mathew Eddy of Brunswick told the board Thursday. Revenue from a $50 million wind turbine project being developed on Canton Mountain is expected to provide the investment money for the TIF. The eight-turbine windmill […]
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Ernest P. Venskus
AUGUSTA — Graveside services for Mr. Ernest P. Venskus of Canton, and formerly of Rumford, were conducted at noon Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta. A reception followed in Hallowell. Arrangements were under the care of the Meader & Son Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 3 Franklin Street, P.O. […]
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Ralph A. DeRocco
PORTLAND — Ralph A. DeRocco, 73, of Canton, passed away Monday, Oct. 2, at Maine Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Norway on May 16, 1944, to Thelma Eunice Perkins and later adopted by Arthur DeRocco. He was enlisted during the Vietnam War and served on the USS Topeka. He married the […]
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Canton Historical Society raising money for repairs
CANTON — A fundraiser organized by the Historical Society is aimed at making improvements to the society’s recently moved building, the former Masonic Hall. Historical Society member Phyllis Ouellette told selectmen Thursday night that all of the proceeds would go toward building repairs. Voters in July approved $60,000 to demolish the original Canton Historical Society […]
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Esther Nellie Watson
CANTON — Funeral services for Mrs. Esther Nellie Watson of Canton were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at the Wayside Bible Baptist Church in Livermore, with Pastor Dan Corff, Sr. officiating. Committal services were conducted by Pastor Dan Corff Sr. Interment was at St. John Cemetery in Rumford. Arrangements were under the care […]
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Esther Nellie Watson
CANTON — Esther Nellie Watson, 101, died Sunday, Aug. 13, at Pinnacle Health and Rehab, Canton, where she had resided since 2011. Esther was born in Troy, Vt., on Jan. 4, 1916, the daughter of Claude Smith and Ruth Edmunds. Esther’s first husband was Clarence Shover. They separated in 1952, and in 1953 she moved to […]