BUKER — Mary Carolyn Schoppe, 72, passed away on Sunday, July 16, in Auburn. Services will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, at 1:30 p.m. at West Auburn Congregational Church at 811 West Auburn Road in Auburn. CUMMINGS — Kathryn, 70, of Leeds passed away Wednesday, July 26. Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. […]
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Funeral Notices for Friday, July 28
CUMMINGS — Kathryn, 70, a resident of Leeds, passed away Wednesday, July 26, in Auburn. Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the Valley Cemetery, Route 202, Greene. Arrangements by Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home, 707 Main St., Monmouth. GAMMON — David Turner, died in South Paris on Tuesday, July 25. A […]
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Funeral Notices for Wednesday, July 19
CUMMINGS — Judith A., of Oxford, died Wednesday, July 12. A memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 21, at Oxford Advent Christian Church, 1130 Main St., Oxford. Interment will be private at Riverside Annex Cemetery in Paris. Those who wish to make a memorial contribution toward a gravestone may send it […]
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Canton board chooses chairman
CANTON — The Board of Selectmen held its organizational meeting Thursday, electing Donald Hutchins as chairman and choosing the committees and departments members will oversee. Hutchins chose to oversee the Planning Board and the Budget Committee. Mac Ray took the Recreation Department, Parks and Trails, and Sewer. Russell Adams chose the Fire Department and Brian […]
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Canton selectmen appoint Shane Gallant as EMA director
CANTON — Fire Chief Shane Gallant was appointed as Emergency Management Agency director Thursday night by selectmen. He succeeds Jason Vaughn whose resignation was accepted by the board at the meeting. Gallant said his term as selectman is up this year and he will have more time time to devote to the position. Many towns […]
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Canton fire chief makes case for brush truck
CANTON — Board of Selectmen Vice Chairman Lisa Cummings conducted the Thursday night board meeting so Chairman Shane Gallant, acting as fire chief, could explain to the board why the department needed a brush truck. The present brush truck is a 1990 model and has multiple problems, including its frame being broken in two places. […]
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Retired officer allegedly shot 2 people, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater in fight over texting
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — An argument over texting in a Florida movie theater Monday triggered a retired Tampa police captain to fatally shoot a man sitting in front of him, as about 25 horrified moviegoers looked on, sheriff’s officials said. “Somebody throws popcorn. I’m not sure who threw the popcorn,” said Charles Cummings, who, […]
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Police arrest 10, including suspected gang members, in Augusta heroin bust
AUGUSTA — Street gang members were likely among 10 people arrested in a heroin bust on Wednesday morning, according to police. Augusta Police Department’s Special Response Team along with members of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration searched a residence on Penly Street at […]
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Canton selectmen: No consensus on use of fire station
CANTON — Selectmen disagreed Thursday on whether to enact a policy that would charge groups a fee for using the community room at the fire station. “The building belongs to the taxpayers, and they should not be charged,” Selectman Lisa Cummings said. Selectman Shane Gallant, who is also the fire chief, said some groups were […]